{"id":125378,"date":"2026-03-12T06:47:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/?p=125378"},"modified":"2026-03-13T01:23:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T01:23:47","slug":"calling-all-innovators-apply-for-the-fab-city-awards-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/12\/calling-all-innovators-apply-for-the-fab-city-awards-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Calling all innovators: Apply for the Fab City Awards 2026!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"125378\" class=\"elementor elementor-125378\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d925b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49d925b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cee8d73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cee8d73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a1fc2f72621b\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p>At Seeed Studio, we\u2019ve always believed that the most powerful technologies are the ones that end up in the hands of the community to solve real-world problems. That\u2019s why we are incredibly proud to be one of the official sponsors of the <a href=\"https:\/\/fab.city\/ongoing-awards\/fab-city-awards-2026\"><strong>Fab City Awards 2026.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>And the award is now open for submission!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b2a382 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b2a382\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f13afc0 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f13afc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a1fc2f727aa6\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" 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Foundation<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iberopuebla.mx\/\"><strong>Ibero Puebla<\/strong><\/a>, creating a global platform for projects that transform local action into scalable urban solutions.<\/p><p>We are looking for implemented and tested initiatives that empower communities, restore ecosystems, and apply sustainable technologies aligned with the Fab City 2054 vision.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02f4cee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"02f4cee\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c72853 elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"2c72853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a764096 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a764096\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span 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640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8a1a32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a8a1a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a1fc2f732a4e\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-1-824x1030.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-125403\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-1-824x1030.jpg 824w, 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