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Txt and the city

This is a commissioned article I wrote a few months ago for Canvas8 about the role of technologies in urban culture and its implications for brands. It is republished here with kind permission. Txt and the city Michiel de Lange Scope Today’s cities are pervaded by a variety of visible and invisible media technologies,…

April 28, 2012
Workshop impressions (pics)

Here are some visual impressions of the three-day workshop Social Cities of Tomorrow:

March 7, 2012
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…

March 7, 2012
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.

February 17, 2012
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.

February 17, 2012
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…

February 17, 2012
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.

February 17, 2012
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.

February 17, 2012
Usman Haque

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

February 17, 2012
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.

February 16, 2012
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…

February 15, 2012
Ticket update (12/02/13) Conference Sold Out, tickets for pre-conference events still available

The international conference Social Cities of Tomorrow is sold out. You can use the form on our tickets-page to add yourself to the waiting list. We will contact you if ticket becomes available. There are still tickets available for our pre-conference events: Trust Design #4 Feb 15 18:00-19:00 in collaboration with Premsela Institute: launch of ‘Trust Design #4′ (ARCAM,…

February 13, 2012