Every relationship begins as a social contract. Whether as a friendship or a working dynamic, a social contract sets the foundation for underlying value systems and how a relationship …

Dr. Antonio Petrov selected as Global Diplomacy Lab member
Dr. Antonio Petrov, Founder of the Urban Future Lab (UFL) and Associate Professor in the UTSA College of Engineering and Integrated Design, has been selected as a Global Diplomacy Lab …

Dr. Antonio Petrov selected for UTSA’s Advancing Next-Gen Faculty Leadership Fellowship
Dr. Antonio Petrov, Founder of the Urban Future Lab (UFL) and Associate Professor in the UTSA College of Engineering and Integrated Design, has been named a 2021-2022 Advancing Next-Gen Faculty …
Archives and Memory: Who Gets to Speak and Who Is Heard
Dr. Antonio Petrov spoke at the MAS Context event “Tracing / Traces: Architecture and the Archive” on November 13, 2021. In the fifth annual event of the Chicago …


Urban Future Lab will design and build Legacy Park shading structure next to Frost Tower
The Urban Future Lab is collaborating with Weston Urban to design and build a shading structure for Legacy Park directly in front of the Frost Tower in the heart of …

2021-22 Urban Future Lab interns: Kelsey Brown, Nicole Chavez, Luis Escalante, Karla Ruiz
Kelsey Brown is currently a Master of Architecture student, also pursuing a certificate in Historic Preservation. Prior to beginning the Master of Architecture program, she earned her undergraduate degree in …

Urban Future Lab Research Fellow: Dr. Bastian Wibranek
The Urban Future Lab is pleased to welcome Dr. Bastian Wibranek as a Research Fellow for 2021-2022. Dr. Wibranek is Assistant Professor for Digital Design and Fabrication at the School of …

Urban Future Lab 2.0
Since 2015, the Urban Future Lab (UFL) has operated in partnership with UTSA’s College of Architecture, Construction and Planning, functioning as an applied research, experiential learning, and engaged scholarship …

Urban Future Lab receives “Best Interdisciplinary Urban Planning Think-Tank in the United States” Award from BUILD Magazine
The Urban Future Lab is delighted to have received the “Best Interdisciplinary Urban Planning Think-Tank in the United States” by the European BUILD Magazine. We would like to thank everyone …


Urban Future Lab Visiting Scholar Dr. Alberto Gomez reflects on CityLab D.C.
By the year 2050, two-thirds of the global population will live in cities. This situation raises questions about how cities will have to learn to adapt and overcome many challenges, …