City of Telosa
, United States
Client
Marc Lore, Junto Group
Typology
Urbanism
Status
Idea
STARTING WITH A BLANK SLATE — Desert land is donated to a community endowment
LAND VALUE INCREASES AND THE PEOPLE BENEFIT — City generates income from ground leases and appreciation
A VIRTUOUS CYCLE — Money is channeled into social services + amenities in the form of education, housing, health and transportation
THE FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESS — Community endowment owns land during hyper growth and infrastructure is built
THE FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESS — Community endowment owns land during hyper growth and infrastructure is built
A VIRTUOUS CYCLE — Community engagement helps determine how money is channeled
CITY BUILDING — People create value
CITY BUILDING — People create value
“Telosa embodies the social and environmental care of Scandinavian culture, and the freedom and opportunity of a more American culture."Bjarke Ingels - Founder & Creative Director, BIG
Partner in Charge
Bjarke Ingels
Martin Voelkle
Project Leader
Alana Goldweit
Paul Clemens Bart
Project Team
Alejandra Cortes
Florencia Kratsman
Mateo Fernandez
Terrence Chew
Tracy Sodder
Cheng Zhong
Isela Liu
Jeffrey Shumaker
Jeremy Alain Siegel
Douglass Alligood
Mengzhu Jiang
Norain Chang
Frankie Sharpe
Juan Diego Perez Diez
Philip Andersson
Casper Clausen
Luca McLaughlin
Catrina Nelson
Pooja Annamaneni
BIG Landscape
Lingyi Xu
Morgan Mangelsen
Autumn Visconti
Shuo Yang
Quanjiang Li
Collaborators
Buro Happold
Squint/Opera
Two Bridges Film