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  • Workshop outcomes

    These are the results of the three-day “Social Cities of Tomorrow” workshop (14 − 16 Feb. 2012). Most teams made two presentations: a longer one for the public presentation at Mediamatic  on 16 February 2012, and a shorter one for the public presentation during the Social Cities of Tomorrow conference on 17 February 2012. Team briefing Each…

  • Natalie Jeremijenko at the Social Cities of Tomorrow.

    by NATALIA SANCHEZ Natalie Jeremijenko is an artist. She is also the director of the Environmental Health Clinic at NYU, a space where environmental issues are approached as health concerns. In her clinic the (im)patients leave the consultation not with a series of pharmaceuticals but instead with a prescription for actions that could have an impact…

  • Designing Trust

    by AURELIE The event Social Cities of Tomorrow that took place last Friday opened up with a series of workshops at the ARCAM (Architecture Center of Amsterdam) earlier this week and brought together local stakeholder organizations and participants from different backgrounds to brainstorm on urban design and media technologies. It was organized by The Mobile City…

  • Workshop presentation Social Cities of Tomorrow – Templot

    A presentation of the result of two days of workshops that is part of the Social Cities of Tomorrow conference. Providing urban pioneers with plots of unused land plus a Templot app to build an online and offline community of engaged developers of unused spaces in the city.  

  • Natalie Jeremijenko talks at Social Cities of Tomorrow

    Natalie Jeremijenko talks about one of her many projects: bicycles digitally displaying geotagged information such as bicycle traffic fatalities as you are cycling through the city.  

  • Live-blog of the conference at the MC Theater

    Michiel de Lange from The Mobile City introduces the subject of today: how can we make our cities more social instead of just more hi-tech. Martijn de Waal explains that although we will be talking a lot about technology today, it is not about technology in the end, but about the people that are living in de…

  • Katherine Watson of the European Cultural Foundation on Social Cities of Tomorrow

    One of the visitors of the Social Cities of Tomorrow Conference shares her impressions of the first half of the programme.

  • Natalie Jeremijenko reflects on the Social Cities of yesterday, today and tomorrow

    A short interview with Natalie Jeremijenko sharing her views of what constitutes a social city of tomorrow. Embracing complexity is key.

  • Usman Haque

    Usman Haque talks about the possibilities for creative solutions with data collected by the public in the city.

  • Workshop Presentation (Thu Feb 16 20:00) Sold out

    We are having a full house Thursday night at Mediamatic for the presentation of our workshop results. Unfortunately, no more tickets are available.  

  • Combined skills.

      by NATALIA SANCHEZ  The week began with the contrasting view of the semi-frozen canal and the taste of warm coffee. Once everyone arrived at the ground floor of ARCAM, and as it is accustomed in this type of event, the introductory presentation and quick welcome to the participants were followed by a round of individual…

  • Background Reading: Ownership in the Hybrid City

    Background Reading: Ownership in the Hybrid City

    Digital media technologies are becoming increasingly influential in daily urban life. How can we implement these technologies in such a way that they make and maintain the city as a liveable and vibrant environment? How can we best design urban areas where citizens feel at home, feel empowered to engage with shared issues and interests, and…