Fab City
Foundation
One of the three pillars of the Fab City Global Initiative
Driving social and environmental innovation
Founded by The Fab Foundation, Tomas Diez, and the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC), and based in e-Estonia, the Fab City Foundation champions the Global Initiative through pioneering projects in social innovation, urban research, and learning programs. Our Foundation fosters a network of forward-thinking cities, organizes the annual Fab City Summit with local partners, and leads strategic research on transformative urban models such as the Fab City Full Stack and the PITO to DIDO transition.
Our Team
Supervisory Board
Tomas Diez
Co-Founder
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Sherry Lassiter
President & CEO
The Fab Foundation
Daniel Ibáñez
Director
Institute For Advanced Architecture of Catalonia
Executive Leadership
Kate Armstrong
Management Board Member
Lauri Lõugas
Management Board Member
Lucas Marangoni
Head of Operations
Team Leads
Josefina Nano
Learning & Programming Lead
Francesco Barzon Marzari
Research & Grants Lead
Lars Petrova Taylor
Network Lead & EU Project Coordinator
Special Ops
Mitalee Parikh
Fab City Challenge Expert
Daan Sonnemans
EU Project Coordinator
Marcela Gonzalez Morgado
Content Expert
Tomas Vivanco
Fab City Full Stack Expert
Open and Accessible Research
Promoting open design, research, and innovation with cities and communities.
The Foundation pursues strategic research to fulfill our vision of cities producing (almost) everything they consume. Through our projects, courses, networks, and events, we identify best practices in smart cities, green innovation, digital transition, and community building. We focus on generating high-quality case studies and outputs that can be adopted within and beyond our network of cities and regions. Our high-level research, conducted with esteemed collaborators, is showcased on our research blog.
