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  • Finding Infinity develops $100 billion zero-carbon strategy for Melbourne "that would pay for itself in less than 10 years"

    Eco research lab Finding Infinity has been working with architects, investors, developers and councils on a concept to transform Melbourne into a zero-carbon city by 2030, and has unveiled 15 prototypes that could make the plans a reality. More

    Amy Frearson | 2 April 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Doomed Sidewalk Toronto development "was not dealing with the urgent topics of today" says Ben van Berkel

    The Sidewalk Toronto smart city was scuppered by a combination of local opposition, excessive secrecy and the prioritisation of profit and technology over sustainability and community, according to architect Ben van Berkel. More

    Marcus Fairs | 15 May 2020 | Leave a comment
  • "The pandemic is a handy excuse" to scrap Sidewalk Labs' smart city in Toronto say commenters

    Readers are debating why the Alphabet subsidiary's plans for a waterfront smart city were abandoned and sharing their thoughts on other top stories in this week's comments update. More

    Karen Anderson | 12 May 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Sidewalk Labs abandons Toronto smart city during pandemic

    Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalk Labs has abandoned its ambition to create a smart neighbourhood in Toronto amid "unprecedented economic uncertainty" caused by the coronavirus pandemic. More

    Eleanor Gibson | 7 May 2020 | Leave a comment
  • "Corporations are beginning to sound a lot like governments" says Bianca Wylie at reSITE conference

    Open-government advocate Bianca Wylie discusses her concerns over smart-city project Sidewalk Toronto in the fourth VDF talk in collaboration with reSITE. More

    Cajsa Carlson | 27 April 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Akon finalises deal to create his own cryptocurrency city in Senegal

    Senegalese-American singer Akon says he has signed an agreement with the government of Senegal to build a city with a cryptocurrency-based economy named Akon City. More

    Tom Ravenscroft | 17 January 2020 | Leave a comment
  • BIG and Toyota reveal city of the future at base of Mount Fuji in Japan

    Danish architecture studio BIG is designing a "prototype city of the future" with wooden buildings and autonomous vehicles for Japanese car company Toyota near Mount Fuji in Japan. More

    Tom Ravenscroft | 7 January 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Partisans to turn Canadian town into "city of the future" The Orbit

    Architecture studio Partisans has unveiled plans to transform a Canadian town into a smart community, combining fibre optics, autonomous vehicles and drone ports within a rural setting. More

    Bridget Cogley | 10 December 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Sidewalk Labs advances plans for Toronto smart city

    Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalk Labs is moving forward with its ambition to create a smart neighbourhood in Toronto, after addressing a number of "critical issues" in its initial scheme. More

    Eleanor Gibson | 1 November 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Five smart cities that are being proposed in North America

    From a smart forest in Mexico to a Nevada desert city powered by blockchain, a wave of smart cities are being proposed in North America. Here are five examples from the continent that hint at the shape of future neighbourhoods. More

    Eleanor Gibson | 28 October 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Stefano Boeri unveils Smart Forest City covered in 7.5 million plants for Mexico

    Italian architect Stefano Boeri has unveiled plans to create a forested smart city near Cancun, Mexico, that is designed to be a "pioneer" of more eco-efficient developments. More

    Eleanor Gibson | 25 October 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Sidewalk Labs reveals masterplan for Sidewalk Toronto neighbourhood

    Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs has outlined its Toronto Tomorrow masterplan to turn a parcel of the city's waterfront into the "neighbourhood of the future". More

    Eleanor Gibson | 28 June 2019 | Leave a comment
  • UNStudio masterplans smart city in Bangalore

    Dutch practice UNStudio has unveiled a masterplan for Karle Town Centre, a garden-filled smart city in Bangalore where buildings will be covered in cooling white paint. More

    India Block | 24 May 2019 | Leave a comment
  • "China is one of the best places for experimenting" with urban technology says Carlo Ratti

    All eyes should be on China in the race to develop smart cities, says architect Carlo Ratti, who is co-curating this year's Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture in Shenzhen. More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 25 April 2019 | Leave a comment
  • The We Company hires Studio Dror to head up "future cities" initiative

    WeWork parent The We Company has revealed plans to explore the design of cities of the future with a new initiative spearheaded by New York's Studio Dror and former Google executive Di-Ann Eisnor. More

    Bridget Cogley | 21 March 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Sidewalk Labs unveils Building Raincoat prototype for smart city in Toronto

    A "raincoat" designed by architecture studio Partisans to protect pavements in harsh weather is among a series of prototypes that Alphabet company Sidewalk Labs has revealed for its smart city in Toronto. More

    Bridget Cogley | 11 March 2019 | Leave a comment
  • UNStudio develops smart neighbourhood where residents own their data

    UNStudio has unveiled plans to create the "smartest neighbourhood in the world" in the Netherlands, where residents produce their own resources and control the use of their data. More

    India Block | 5 March 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Snøhetta and Heatherwick Studio unveil designs for Sidewalk Labs' Toronto neighbourhood

    Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs has tapped Thomas Heatherwick's studio and architecture firm Snøhetta to develop proposals for the smart, mass-timber city that the company is developing on Toronto's waterfront. More

    Eleanor Gibson | 19 February 2019 | Leave a comment
  • "Whole chunks of our environment are being privatised" says Silicon States author Lucie Greene

    Silicon Valley companies including Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook are threatening democracy by usurping governments as the key provider of public spaces and services, according to a new book examining the rising power of tech giants. More

    Marcus Fairs | 15 November 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Zaha Hadid Architects designing smart city outside Moscow

    Moscow's new Rublyovo-Arkhangelskoye district, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and Pride Architects, will be a "people-centric" sustainable smart city. More

    India Block | 13 November 2018 | Leave a comment
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