Zichang Yan

Tekuma Frenchman is an urban innovation practice designing future cities worldwide. We design to improve and technologically advance the quality of urban life to make cities healthier and more productive. In partnership with MIT Professor Dennis Frenchman, our notable works include the award-winning project for Shenzhen Marine City (China), Seoul Digital Media City (South Korea), the Digital Mile in Zaragoza (Spain), Media City: UK (England), MedellInnovation District (Colombia) and Ciudad Creativa Digital in Guadalajara (Mexico). With over 20 next-generation cities and districts planned across Latin America, Europe, China and the Middle East, the firm’s work touches across multiple spectrums from ideation to master-planning. We work with leading consulting firms to governments and sovereign wealth funds. Our design mission is to empower cities to grow through the intersection of placemaking, culture and technology.