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The Hackable City: Citymaking in a Platform Society
For the journal Architectural Design, we wrote a contribution for the Special Issue: 4D Hyperlocal: A Cultural Toolkit for the Open-Source City. Abstract Can computer hacking have positive parallels in the shaping of the built environment? The Hackable City research project was set up with this question in mind, to investigate the potential of digital platforms to…
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Article (in Dutch) in AGORA Magazine “Slimme stad, slimme stedelingen”
Recently I wrote a contribution (in Dutch) for the Agora Magazine special issue about smart cities. In the essay I suggest three alternative imaginaries for smart and social cities: data city, playful city, and maker city. All of these imaginaries have hackability as a central quality. Here’s the scan of the essay. Photo credit (cropped…
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New Amsterdam Magazine #10 – contribution about Hackable City Making
To the most recent edition of New Amsterdam Magazine #10 we contributed an article about The Hackable City. Read the article Hacking Buiksloterham: How digital media can democratize city-making (pdf) Read the full version of the Magazine here >>
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Essay (in Dutch) “Stories about smart cities: how citizen can identify with their city”
Recently I wrote an essay at the invitation of the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK). In the essay (Dutch), I argue that the lack of appealing narratives about smart cities is one of the reasons why citizen engagement is still such a big unresolved question. I discuss two emerging alternative narratives that indeed do…
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New publication “The Hackable City: A Research Manifesto and Design Toolkit”
As part of our The Hackable Research project, we are proud to announce The Hackable City Research Manifesto. See The Hackable City website for more information about our research project The Hackable City: A Research Manifesto and Design Toolkit Cristina Ampatzidou, Matthijs Bouw, Froukje van de Klundert, Michiel de Lange, Martijn de Waal In a…
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NWO Creative Industries funds “Hackable City” project
We are happy to announce that NWO has funded our project “The Hackable City: Collaborative City making in Urban Living Lab Buiksloterham”. The project is funded through NWO’s Creative Industries Embedded Research program. Project leader is Martijn de Waal. The project runs from April 1 2015 until April 1 2016. Against the background of the CLICKNL Smart…