Future City is a project-based learning competition where middle school students design, build, and present a futuristic city that solves a specific sustainability challenge. This year’s theme focuses on designing a floating city.
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Future City
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- Contact: futurecity@discovere.org
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About the competition
Comp Info
- Estimated Ann. Participants: 45000
- Cost: Typically less than $100 per team
- Estimated Time Commitment: Major
- Participant Format: Large Team
- Event Format: Hybrid
- Competition Format: Design, Simulation/Challenge
- Reach: International
- Event Size: Medium
Participation Information
Students register through their schools, form teams, and work with educators and mentors to design and build their city model, submit essays, and present their project at regional competitions.
Open to middle school students, typically grades 6-8, with educator or mentor supervision.
Trophies, certificates, and scholarships for sustainable urban design
Students register through their schools, form teams, and work with educators and mentors to design and build their city model, submit essays, and present their project at regional competitions.
1. Register a team. 2. Design a city with SimCity software and build a physical model. 3. Submit essays and project plans. 4. Compete in regional and national rounds.
Access to design tools, SimCity software, model-building materials
Based on creativity, engineering, sustainability, feasibility of the city, teamwork, and presentation skills.