ANCB’s institutional partners provide vital support in the implementation of our programs. Embassies, ministries, NGO’s and city councils are critical for maintaining relations within our international network, as well as providing locally relevant information regarding urban design and culture and assisting in communication with the broader public. Research institutes are also a key component in ANCB’s practice-oriented metropolitan laboratory. Research institutes are critical in keeping our programs firmly grounded in reality as well as ensuring that programme outcomes are re-integrated into broader spheres of investigation and practical application.