This edition brings together a set of opportunities that reflect where urban careers and practice are heading right now.
From shaping how you present your work, to building new skills, to stepping into roles and programmes with real-world impact, the focus is not just on knowledge, but on how you apply it and position yourself.
You’ll find a mix of pathways here. A hands-on programme for those preparing for top architecture and urban design schools. A new course focused on communicating spatial insights clearly. An in-person gathering in Berlin exploring the intersection of urbanism and artistic practice. Alongside fellowships and roles that connect directly to ongoing urban challenges across cities and institutions.
At the same time, many of these opportunities go beyond formal structures. They’re also about conversations, collaborations, and the kind of exchanges that often start informally and grow into something more.
We’re continuing to build more of that across the community. If you’d like to get involved locally or be part of upcoming initiatives, you can fill in the interest form and we’ll follow up with next steps.
Let’s get into it!
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📍Berlin 📅 Friday, April 17 🕔 2:30 - 5 PM (CET)
We're co-hosting a gathering in Berlin with Laboratory for Artistic Intelligence to explore what happens when urbanism meets artistic intelligence.
This one is specifically for urbanists curious about bringing art, culture, and creative practice into their work. It's also for artists and cultural practitioners who want to engage with urban systems, spaces, and challenges.
Your hosts:
– Diana R. (independent cultural urbanist)
– Anastasia Sukhoroslova (All Things Urban and GeoSpatial Hub)
– Helen Yung (Laboratory for Artistic Intelligence).
This will be a small, intentional gathering, designed for meaningful conversation and genuine exchange, not a panel you sit through.
Stay tuned for our next gatherings, we're planning more events across different urban topics!
Applying to top architecture or urban design schools?
The Aedes Graduate Admissions Intensive is a 4-week programme in Berlin designed to help you build a portfolio, sharpen your ideas, and position yourself for highly competitive graduate programmes.
→ Portfolio development that actually stands out
→ Clear writing and strong argumentation
→ Presentation and interview confidence
→ A real strategy for where (and why) to apply
Led by Prof. Dagmar Richter (Pratt Institute) and supported by an international network of leading practitioners and schools.
📍 Berlin
📅 26 July – 23 August 2026
⏳ Apply by 24 April
How do you turn spatial data into something people actually understand and act on?
Most professionals can run the analysis. Fewer can communicate what it means. This intensive short course helps you close that gap, whether you’re presenting to policymakers, design teams, researchers, or the public.
In just a few live sessions, you’ll learn to translate spatial analysis into clear, actionable insights, design maps with purpose and visual clarity, and build strong narratives around data, place, and audience.
Join the waitlist for early access, course dates, and full details ahead of the May launch.
Prior experience with QGIS is recommended to get the most out of this course!
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🌐 International Fellowship for Urban Scholars from the Global South
Organisation: Urban Studies Foundation
Location: Global (host university of your choice)
Contract: Fellowship (3–9 months)
📅 Deadline: 6 July 2026 (23:59 UTC)
This funded fellowship supports early- to mid-career urban scholars from the Global South to spend 3–9 months at a host university, focusing on turning existing research into publishable outputs. It covers travel and living costs and requires collaboration with a mentor, with a strong emphasis on contributing to global urban knowledge, fostering long-term academic connections, and advancing perspectives from the Global South.
🍃 Open Call: OBEL Build 2026 – Systems’ Hack Programme
Organisation: Henrik Frode Obel Foundation x Atelier LUMA
Location: Arles, France
Contract: Short-term programme (1 week immersive)
📅 Deadline: 1 June 2026
This one-week immersive programme explores how bioregional food systems intersect with building practices under climate change. Through hands-on research and design, participants will investigate new architectural approaches within the Camargue context, contributing to the broader OBEL theme of “Systems’ Hack.” Open only to students currently enrolled at selected Danish institutions.
🌆 Junior Urban/Landscape Designer – MLA+ (Rotterdam)
Organisation: MLA+
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Contract: Full-time
📅 Deadline: 24 April 2026
MLA+ is hiring a Junior Urban/Landscape Designer to join its Rotterdam office, working on large-scale international projects across urban design, landscape, and strategic planning. The role involves collaborating in a multidisciplinary, global team, contributing to complex projects grounded in place, policy, and people. Strong design skills, curiosity, and an interest in cities are key, with GIS knowledge considered a plus.
When applying, please mention All Things Urban
🏫 Open Call: cityLAB Fellows & Research Roles (UCLA 2026–27)
Organisation: UCLA cityLAB
Location: Los Angeles, USA
Contract: Fellowship / Part-time research roles
📅 Deadline: 5 May 2026 (23:59)
cityLAB at UCLA is inviting applications from students for its 2026–27 cohort, including Graduate and Undergraduate Fellowships as well as potential Research Associate roles throughout the year. The programme focuses on applied urban research across housing, public space, community engagement, GIS, and policy, with current projects around infill housing and Altadena. Open to students from relevant UCLA programmes with diverse skill sets.
🎯 Stakeholder Engagement Manager
Organisation: Oxford Street Development Corporation
Location: London, UK (hybrid)
Contract: Full-time
The Oxford Street Development Corporation is hiring a Stakeholder Engagement Manager to lead communications and engagement for one of the UK’s most high-profile urban regeneration projects. The role focuses on building partnerships across public, private, and community stakeholders, delivering engagement strategies, and shaping co-design processes to transform Oxford Street into a world-class public space. Strong experience in stakeholder engagement, communications, and complex urban or political environments is essential.
🗺️ Manager, Mapping Designer (Cartographer) – LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games
Organisation: LA28 Organizing Committee
Location: Los Angeles, USA
Contract: Full-time
LA28 is hiring a Mapping Designer (Cartographer) to lead the design and production of static and interactive maps supporting transportation planning for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The role focuses on translating complex spatial and operational data into clear visualisations using tools like ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online, while managing mapping workflows and collaborating across teams. Strong experience in GIS, cartography, and large-scale urban or transport projects is required
🌡️ PhD Position: Green Interventions for Heat Resilience (TU Delft – GreenCare4Health)
Organisation: Delft University of Technology
Location: Delft, Netherlands (+ research stay in São Paulo, Brazil)
Contract: PhD (4 years)
📅 Deadline: 29 May 2026
This PhD position focuses on co-designing and evaluating green interventions to reduce heat-related health risks in vulnerable urban areas. As part of the GreenCare4Health project, you’ll work across urban design, public health, and microclimate analysis, developing and testing a toolkit for climate-adaptive school environments through international collaboration and Urban Living Labs. Salary ranges from €3,059 to €3,881 gross per month, plus additional benefits.
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