Extraordinary Challenges: Smarter Cities

Collaborate, innovate and reimagine the cities of the future
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Extraordinary Challenges: Smarter Cities

Collaborate, innovate and reimagine the cities of the future

  • University of Plymouth campus

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&  Friday 20 November 2026, time TBC
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How would you build a better city? 
Open to Year 11–13 students, this exciting and interactive event challenges you to think creatively about the places of tomorrow.
Drawing on geography, engineering and architecture, you'll explore real-world issues before working together to design and pitch your own smart city.
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Interested in creating better places for people and communities?

Explore our architecture, geography and engineering degrees and discover how you can develop the creativity, technical expertise and environmental understanding needed to design the smart, sustainable cities of the future.
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