Como Fundar uma Nova Cidade - com Jon Hillis, fundador Cabin.
- Date
- 2024-05-25
- Location
- Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
- Host
- Ipê City
About this event
What would it actually take to start a new city today: not as a fantasy, but as a real social, economic, and community project? This meetup in Curitiba brings that question into the room with Jon Hillis, founder of Cabin, for a grounded conversation about building places from scratch, designing community intentionally, and rethinking how people choose to live together. If you’re curious about the future of cities, new models of community, or the practical side of turning bold ideas into real-world experiments, this event gives you a chance to explore those questions in person. Expect a thoughtful discussion, strong networking energy, and a room full of people who care about how communities are built. About the Event This is an in-person meetup centered on the idea of founding a new city, with Jon Hillis sharing perspectives from his work building Cabin. Rather than staying at the level of abstract theory, the event is designed to explore what it means to create a place with intention: socially, physically, and culturally. The conversation should be especially interesting for people thinking about housing, governance, community design, entrepreneurship, remote living, and the future of local life. Even if you are not planning to launch a city yourself, the topic opens up useful questions about belonging, coordination, incentives, and how new communities get off the ground. Because this is a meetup as well as a talk, the format is also about connection. You won’t just listen; you’ll have the chance to meet others in Curitiba who are drawn to ambitious ideas about community, place-making, and new civic models. What to Expect You can expect a format that combines focused conversation with time to meet people before or after the main discussion. The core theme is big, but the best version of this event is practical: how new communities begin, what makes them viable, and what kinds of people and structures help them grow. Topics likely to animate the room include: What it means to found a new city in the modern world How community gets built intentionally rather than accidentally The role of shared values, governance, and participation What people are looking for that existing cities and neighborhoods may not provide How experiments like Cabin can inform broader thinking about the future of living together The networking side matters here. This event sits at the intersection of community, social connection, and big-picture thinking, which makes it a strong fit for people who like meeting others through ideas rather than small talk alone. Come ready to listen, ask good questions, and compare notes with people approaching the topic from different angles. Some may be interested in startups, some in urbanism, some in culture, and some simply in finding more intentional ways to live and build with others. Why Attend Most conversations about cities happen after systems are already in place. This one starts earlier, at the stage where you can still ask: what should a community be for, who is it serving, and how do you build it in a way people genuinely want to participate in? That makes the event valuable not only for urban thinkers, but also for founders, organizers, and community builders. The idea of a “new city” is a lens into larger questions about coordination, trust, identity, land use, local institutions, and the design of social life. You may leave with: A clearer view of what intentional community-building can look like in practice New ways to think about cities, neighborhoods, and shared infrastructure Fresh questions about governance, membership, and belonging Connections with people in Curitiba who are thoughtful, curious, and builder-minded A stronger sense of how ambitious place-based ideas move from concept to experiment If you’ve felt that many events stay too superficial, this one offers a more substantive entry point. It is social, but it has intellectual weight. It is ambitious, but it is rooted in real-world attempts to create something new. Practical Details This event takes place in person in Curitiba, Brazil, which means the biggest value comes from being in the room: hearing the conversation live, reading the energy of the audience, and meeting people face to face. The meetup is scheduled for Saturday, May 25 at 10:45 AM GMT-3. A morning time slot makes this a good fit if you want to start your weekend with a serious conversation and then continue it informally afterward with people you meet there. A few useful ways to prepare: Arrive ready to engage, not just observe Bring questions about cities, community design, governance, or place-making Expect a mix of talk and networking rather than a purely formal lecture Be open to interdisciplinary conversation with people from different backgrounds If you care about how communities are formed, how people organize around shared values, and what new forms of living together might become possible, this meetup is worth making time for.
Who should attend
This is for you if big questions about community, place, and the future of living together feel exciting rather than abstract. - You’re interested in **cities, urbanism, housing, or governance** and want to explore what it would mean to build a new place from the ground up. - You’re a **founder, operator, or builder-minded professional** who likes applying ambitious ideas to real-world systems and communities. - You care about **intentional community**, whether through local groups, co-living, civic projects, cultural initiatives, or new ways of organizing people around shared values. - You enjoy events where **networking has substance** and conversations quickly move beyond surface-level introductions. - You’re curious about **Cabin, new community models, or experiments in modern belonging**, and you want to hear directly from someone working in that space. - You’re based in or around **Curitiba** and want to meet thoughtful people who care about the social and practical future of how we live. You do not need to be an expert in urban planning or community design to get a lot out of this. If you bring curiosity, strong questions, and an interest in how bold ideas become real communities, you’ll likely feel at home here.