TIME Reveals the Inaugural 2026 Trailblazers: Designing and Making the Future List

Presented in partnership with Autodesk, TIME will convene this year’s listmakers at a special event in Las Vegas on September 14.Today, TIME reveals the inaugural TIME Trailblazers: Designing and Making the Future list recognizing an exclusive group of architects, engineers, founders, technologists, and builders whose work is expanding what is possible across housing, infrastructure, climate adaptation, mobility, and public health.--Explore the full 2026 TIME Trailblazers: Designing and Making the Future list: here.Of the inaugural list, TIME editors write: “Our inaugural TIME Trailblazers list recognizes those leaders who, across the world, are designing and making the future…This is a world full of potential, promise, and problems to solve. This is a world that is still being built. These 14 Trailblazers are standout examples of the many committed to building it.” Read more here.TIME’S 2026 ‘TRAILBLAZERS: DESIGNING AND MAKING THE FUTURE’ LIST INCLUDES:Aicha Evans, CEO of ZooxAlex Athenson, Co-founder of the Foothill Catalog FoundationAlex Honnold, Founder of the Honnold FoundationBjarke Ingels, Founder and creative director, Bjarke Ingels GroupCynthia Sigler, Co-founder of the Fo...