Big Picture City

Powered by Big Picture Learning & Tasha Bleu
"Build the future. Make education everyone’s business."

While Belmont will be a smart city driven by technology—Big Picture City delivers a smarter one, driven by people.

This is the world’s first fully 3D-printed city built not around traffic, tech, or towers—but around education as the core operating system of society.

Co-created by Big Picture Learning, the Gates Foundation, Microsoft, Pivotal Ventures, and global storyteller Tasha Bleu—and masterplanned by visionary architect Bjarke Ingels—Big Picture City is a new model for urban development that fuses learning, equity, sustainability, and economic mobility into every block.

Spread across seven connected neighborhoods with climate-resilient infrastructure, shaded walkways, and community-first design, this city doesn’t just house families—it grows futures.

Here, students don’t just attend school—they design businesses.
Parents aren’t on the sidelines—they’re stakeholders.
And learning isn’t a test score—it’s the city’s currency.

Big Picture City will become the permanent home of all BIG BANG homecomings and a living example of what happens when we stop building schools inside cities—and instead, start building cities around schools.

This is not an idea. It’s in motion.
This is not a concept. It’s a contract with the future.
We invite you to help shape it—by August 1, 2025.

🌍 Why It Matters Now

America’s education system is collapsing under outdated models.
We’re not tweaking it—we’re replacing it.

In Big Picture City:

• Every student has a personalized learning plan tied to their passions and future career path.

• Families are co-creators, with housing, schools, and safety designed as one ecosystem.

• Learning happens through real-world internships, businesses, and civic projects—powered by Microsoft, ICON3D, and local entrepreneurs.

• Teachers are trained to design learning environments, not enforce test prep.

• Students are assessed through portfolios and public presentations, not standardized tests.

• Tech is a tool for creation and agency—not just consumption.

• College completion is tracked and supported beyond acceptance.

• Students define their own metrics of success, with accountability at the school level.

• This is not a reform. It’s a full reset.

Big Picture City turns 10 broken policies into one living solution.
We’re not building a school system inside a city.
We’re building a city that is a school system.

🧱 The Build

• 100% 3D-Printed Architecture by ICON, planned by BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group)

• Designed for Climate Resilience, Education & Legacy Ownership

• Zero-Barrier Entrepreneurship — Instant business licenses + Microsoft-backed microgrants

• On-Campus Living, Learning, and Earning — Schools, homes, and startups built as one

📅 5-Year Buildout Plan

2025–2026: From Vision to Groundbreak

• Land acquired + zoning approved

• ICON3D prints first prototype homes

• “City Founders” program opens — NFT-backed real estate deeds

• Bjarke Ingels reveals master plan

2026–2027: First Families, First Students

• Met Schools and College Unbound campuses break ground

• Retail & dining open to public

• Microsoft Innovation Lab launches with AI/VR/Coding centers

2027–2028: A City Comes Alive

• Students, educators, and founders move in

• Tasha Bleu docu-series airs worldwide

• Microsoft brand activations + Surface creators in residence

2028–2029: Global Scaling

• Art Basel x Big Picture City collab

• New neighborhoods 3D-printed

• Microsoft launches “City-in-a-Box” expansion kit

2029–2030: The Legacy Phase

• BIG PICTURE x Microsoft cities begin planning globally

• Annual BIG BANG homecomings hosted here

• Monetization through IP, brand licensing, and immersive city models

📣 90-Day Investor Launch Plan

JULY 2025: Tease Phase

• Hashtag #BIGPICTURECITY goes live

• Tasha Bleu shoots at Microsoft innovation sites + ICON3D labs

• Countdown page: bigpicture.city

• Custom Microsoft Surfaces shipped to 100 global influencers

AUGUST 1, 2025: Reveal Phase (Investor Deadline)

• Microsoft + Gates Foundation announce BIG PICTURE CITY partnership

• Blueprint of the Future: short film by Bjarke Ingels

• MICROSOFT x TASHA BLEU megagrant press release

• AR app lets users design and walk through virtual 3D homes

SEPTEMBER 2025: Founders Phase

• Founders NFT Deeds mint

• ICON3D Behind-the-Scenes series begins

• Tasha Bleu Zine + Photo Story launches

• First investor funds unlock youth entrepreneurship grants

🔥 Final Pitch: Why Invest Now

Big Picture City isn’t just a development.
It’s Microsoft’s first-ever immersive infrastructure brand—a city designed for the dreamers, doers, and builders of a new economy.

Every element is engineered to sell performance, innovation, sustainability, and storytelling.

This is a trillion-dollar opportunity hiding in a school district.

If you miss this, you miss the moment.

Tasha Bleu | Chief Storyteller, Big Picture City
Systems Strategist | Narrative Architect

Tasha Bleu is a visionary storyteller and Met School valedictorian whose work has shaped the visual language of culture, commerce, and impact at scale. Over the past decade, she led global visual strategy at HYPEBEAST, generating 3.28 billion views and architecting over 100 brand partnerships across tech, fashion, education, and international markets. Her campaigns consistently delivered long-term brand equity, operational efficiency, and cross-platform scalability.

Now, Bleu brings that momentum into sovereign-scale infrastructure—translating complex systems like architecture, AI, and education reform into cinematic narratives that move capital, culture, and communities.

What she brings to the table:

• Cross-sector fluency to design adaptive storytelling systems that work across public, private, and philanthropic domains

• Creative and technical mastery across mediums—from analog to AI-enhanced—to drive relevance, retention, and measurable outcomes

• A unique ability to narrate the future—simplifying layered ecosystems into emotionally resonant campaigns that catalyze action

• 20+ years of team leadership spanning design, marketing, and executive strategy—ensuring alignment between storytelling and mission-critical objectives