The Urban Future Lab is pleased to welcome Dr. Bastian Wibranek as a Research Fellow for 2021-2022. Dr. Wibranek is Assistant Professor for Digital Design and Fabrication at the School of …

Urban Future Lab 2.0
Since 2015, the Urban Future Lab (UFL) has operated in partnership with UTSA’s College of Architecture, Construction and Planning, functioning as an applied research, experiential learning, and engaged scholarship …

Urban Future Lab receives “Best Interdisciplinary Urban Planning Think-Tank in the United States” Award from BUILD Magazine
The Urban Future Lab is delighted to have received the “Best Interdisciplinary Urban Planning Think-Tank in the United States” by the European BUILD Magazine. We would like to thank everyone …


Urban Future Lab Visiting Scholar Dr. Alberto Gomez reflects on CityLab D.C.
By the year 2050, two-thirds of the global population will live in cities. This situation raises questions about how cities will have to learn to adapt and overcome many challenges, …

1 Million Trees for Equality
Humanizing the Future: Alternative Landscapes for Just Environments Although San Antonio is currently the nation’s fastest growing city it struggles with inequality. Of the 25 largest metro areas, the city …

The Future of “South” Summit
Summit Participants Podcasts This summit builds, on the one hand, on Urban Future Lab research at the UTSA College of Architecture, Construction, and Planning. Projects like the “Puro” symposium in …

Urban Future Lab Visiting Scholar: Dr. Alberto Gómez
Dr. Alberto Gómez is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences (FADYCS), Director of the Media, Society, Culture and Technology Research Group, and founder of the …

“The Architecture Play” symposium at Kent State
Urban Future Lab Founder and University of Texas San Antonio associate professor Dr. Antonio Petrov is an invited presenter of “The Architecture Play,” a November 8 symposium at the Kent …






Conversations Beyond Mobility: Urban Future Lab invited to speak at SASW
The Urban Future Lab was invited to discuss how the future of mobility transforms the city in the discussion “Future Mobility: Beyond Cars, Trucks, and SUVs.” The San Antonio Startup …




Dr. Antonio Petrov invited to serve on UTSA’s new Community-Based Research, Sustainable Partnerships, & Advocacy Task Force
Urban Future Lab highlighted as a model of experiential learning Dr. Antonio Petrov, Associate Professor in the College of Architecture, Construction and Planning and Founder of the Urban Future Lab, …