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How Would You Design Your Dream City? | James Rojas | TED

Urban planner James Rojas has led hundreds of workshops where participants creatively design their ideal communities with small objects — and he’s noticed that people of every age, income and background build strikingly similar places. Through play and storytelling, he shows how we can use our childhood memories and imaginations to shape the places we…

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Urban planner James Rojas has led hundreds of workshops where participants creatively design their ideal communities with small objects — and he’s noticed that people of every age, income and background build strikingly similar places. Through play and storytelling, he shows how we can use our childhood memories and imaginations to shape the places we live and love. (Recorded at Play@TED on May 14, 2026)

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  1. @jjutt87

    November 12, 2026 at 11:19 am

    Brilliant talk, work, and imagination! I could tell he was nervous but the joy and play of the subject kept me hooked to the message!

  2. @ExistentialWolf

    November 12, 2026 at 11:31 am

    Is this about the Manchester water strategy in Calgary. When I finished the road network in Calgary, I upset the planning group with the traffic “model” by explaining it to them. There was a coefficient they called Lambda that was rooted as a function. I simply understood their train of thought and opened the floor to more engaging banter for our fodder in the planning department. So, I passed on the water bait before they let me go. Snooze loose cow town.

  3. @rubyxcroft

    November 12, 2026 at 11:34 am

    The Venus project. visit.

  4. @rabbitscope

    November 12, 2026 at 11:51 am

    James Rojas really made me rethink my whole city in one video

  5. @JenniferJaws5283

    November 12, 2026 at 3:55 pm

    I am now a vegetarian ! Peace, clean reverse osmosis water, clean bathing, washing and cooking water, completely restored, healed , prosperous and happy! My version of the garden of eden.

  6. @user-lm4qs6kr8r

    November 12, 2026 at 3:59 pm

    I really enjoyed listening to this. Thank you.

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