Our Cities Ourselves shows the visions of ten of the world's most fascinating cities from ten of the world's leading architects. These cities have proven to be leaders in innovation in sustainable transport and are fertile ground for further transformation. Each has the leadership potential to make the transformational leap in urban planning that we believe is needed, and are also places where ITDP works.

Nearly all of the cities are in developing nations, because this is where most urban growth will happen over the next 20 years. They have the opportunity to learn from and leapfrog over the mistakes made by developed nations, particularly the over-dependence of cars in the United States.

These architects are acknowledged leaders in their field. Each has a close knowledge of the city they worked on, a track record of innovative urban design, and a strong commitment to putting sustainability at the core of their work.

Over the past year, the architects worked with ITDP and its offices in these cities around the world. The architects used ITDP's 'Ten Principles of Sustainable Transport' to help guide their design choices. The results combine creativity with pragmatism, and show what is possible when we design our cities for ourselves.

Our Cities Ourselves is on view from June 24 to September 11, 2010

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