Taking place in Amsterdam on February 17th comes the event Social Cities of Tomorrow: New Media & Urban Design that will focuses on using digital media technologies for collective urban issues.
Social Cities of Tomorrow is organised by The Mobile City, Virtueel Platform and ARCAM. and made possible with a contribution from the Pauwhof Fonds and the Stichting Doen.
Event Description:
"Our everyday lives are increasingly shaped by digital media technologies, from smart cards and intelligent GPS systems to social media and smartphones. How can we use digital media technologies to make our cities more social, rather than just more hi-tech?
This international conference brings together key thinkers and doers working in the fields of new media and urbanism. Keynote speakers such as Usman Haque, Natalie Jeremijenko will speak about the promises and challenges in this newly emerging and highly interdisciplinary field of urban design. The keynotes will be accompanied by presentations of ‘best practices’ from various disciplines, such as architecture, art, design, and policy."
We see three promising interrelated developments where urban technologies may be used to create livable and lively cities.
1. Data-commons
2. Sense of place and a feeling of ‘ownership’
3. DIY urban design & networked publics
Learn more details about the event and register by visiting: http://www.socialcitiesoftomorrow.nl/
