Their intention is to support community outreach and master plan solutions in underprivileged areas that do not have direct access to qualified architects and urban designers.

They are a pro bono studio and lab for adept architects, planners, scientists, and urban studies specialists to investigate and refine the broader framework of ecological city design.

The organization strives to inspire unique solutions for global sustainability in the following categories; air quality, smart mobility, renewable power, infrastructure, food access, recycling waste processes, clean water, and equitable economies.

To further the humanitarian aim of Terrform ONE's directives, the group began offering the ONE Prize, a public design and science award focused on green urbanity.

A public lecture series occurs during the seminars, with notable designers Vito Acconci, Dickson Despommier, Natalie Jeremijenko, and Christian Hubert.