News5 min read
Cape Town joins the Fab City global network
The pledge is made in Boston. Now the work begins.
1 August 2026
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2026 — The beginning.
Dispatches from Cape Town's Fab City experiment.
LatestField Note
16 August 2026
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Fab City Cape Town
The ARC of Franschhoek: a living laboratory for the Western Cape
A regenerative farm, an ecological experiment, and the first site for Fab City Cape Town's sensing network.
Set within the Cape Floristic Region — one of the most biodiverse places on earth — the ARC is where Fab City Cape Town's work becomes real.
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Field Note4 min read
Fab City Summit 2026: what happened in Boston
Dispatches from the annual gathering of the global network.
10 August 2026
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Upcoming3 min read
Fab City Summit 2027 will be held in Oulu, Finland
The Arctic Circle as the next node in the planetary experiment.
14 August 2026
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Upcoming4 min read
Shenzhen Maker Faire 2026: the world's largest maker gathering returns in December
The annual convergence of open hardware, fabrication, and maker culture — and why it matters to Cape Town.
14 August 2026
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News4 min read
AI coordination tools and the Fab City network
At the 2026 Summit in Boston, conversations about shared intelligence infrastructure for distributed cities.
14 August 2026
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Field Note6 min read
Saad Chinoy and the Edible Makerspace: citizen sensing in Singapore
How one maker's work in Singapore connects directly to what Fab City Cape Town is building.
16 August 2026
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Field Note6 min read
Making Sense Bali: open environmental sensing at the Jimbaran Hub Fab Lab
How a Fab Lab in Bali is building a community sensing network -- and what it means for Cape Town.
16 August 2026
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Field Note5 min read
The make-a-thek bus is on the road -- and Cape Town is watching
A European library makerspace project with deep roots in the Global South is touring its pilot sites.
16 August 2026
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