the future of cities

A REPORT

PSFK presents

LABS

THE FUTUREOF CITIES

The Future Of Cities Report ALABS

INTRODUCTIONImagine a downtown that changes from a commercial center during the day to a vibrant cultural district at night, and is served by transportation hubs that facilitate multiple modes of travel. The surrounding neighborhoods are comprised of mixed-use residential buildings that contain adaptable micro-units to accommodate single residents and entire families with systems that recycle grey water to support rooftop farms. The entire urban landscape becomes an interactive canvas, providing new outlets for entertainment and exchange, and re!ecting the sentiment of its populace. Within this context, the actions of individual residents help positively impact the fabric of daily life, as they come together to share information, experiences and even physical goods with one another, raising the collective value of their communities.

The UN estimates that by 2050 there will be 10 billion people living on the planet and 75% of them will be in cities. With such a large percent-age of the population living, working and socializing in urban centers, the traditional construct of today’s cities will have to radically change to support the needs of their citizens. Current models for housing, food, education, transportation, energy and infrastructure will need to be re-imag-ined to sustain such large numbers of residents and allow them to thrive.

Aided by connected technologies, social platforms and !exible design think-ing, many cities across the globe are already beginning to implement progres-sive solutions to many of these challenges. When viewed as a whole, these innovations begin to create a compelling blueprint for transforming the way urban centers are developed and how they continue to grow and operate.

Beyond access to the basic necessities, cities must aspire to provide a higher quality of life by promoting environmental initiatives, beauti"cation projects and shared systems and encourage citizens, public services, and businesses to work together to improve their communities.

In the following pages, the team at PSFK Labs will contribute its point of vie w to this exciting converstion, showca ing 28 key trends that are helping to de"ne the Future of Cities. To help understand their larger signi"cance, the trends have been organized into "ve macro themes: Maximized Space, Sensi-ble City, Citizen Sourced, Urban Canvas and Green Scaping. Each trend is accompanied by descriptions of three best-in-class manifestations, other rel-evant examples of innovation and a list of related experts that readers can tap into for further conversation. We hope that this report o#ers a frame-work that can be leveraged by developers, planners, local governments and citizens to help remake their own cities and neighborhoods.

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The Future Of Cities Report BLABS

This report would not have been possible without the help of two valuable sponsors who share our forward-looking vision. PSFK would like to kindly thank Prodigy Network and BD Bacata for their support.

Prodigy Network.

Real Estate marketing and development company based on Wall Street with outlets in Miami and Bogota. Its projects are the best in all of their markets and are recognized for their inspirational qualities. Rodrigo Niño, Prodigy Net-work’s president, is the creator and director of My Ideal City.

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BD Promotors.

BD Promotors is a real estate development company based in Barcelona, Spain. They are responsible for construction of BD Bacata, an architectural complex that is being built in Bogota, Colombia through crowdfunding. The "rst crowdfunded initiative of its scale, the building will be 66 stories tall, making it the tallest building in Bogota.

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PSFK Labs creates thought leading content that provides its clients and their audiences with ideas and inspiration. Our trends research helps companies evolve their products, services and communications to meet the changing be-haviors and expectations of their customers, partners and society. Our unique methodology to describe the future has been employed by a client list that includes American Express, BMW, Microsoft, Target and Pepsi.

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The Future Of Cities Report CLABS

TABLE OF CONTENTSMAXIMIZED SPACE 02

1. Pop-Up Culture 03 2. Elastic Environments 08 3. Snap-On Housing 13 4. Micro Living 18 5. Multi-Modal Transit Hubs 23 6. Creative Clusters 28

SENSIBLE CITY 33

7. Citizen Sensor Networks 34 8. Hyperlocal Reporting 39 9. Just-In-Time Alerts 44 10. Proximity Services 49 11. Data Transparency 54 12. Intelligent Transportation 59

CITIZEN SOURCED 64

13. Crowd Planned 65 14. Community Currency 70 15. Collaborative Economy 75 16. Social Pairing 80 17. Micro Financing 85 18. Shared Transport 90

URBAN CANVAS 95

19. Derelict Revival 96 20. Infrastructure Reboot 101 21. Enhanced Facades 106 22. Culture Hacking 111 23. Landscape Narratives 116 24. Architectural Infographics 121

GREEN SCAPING 126

25. Clean Air Everywhere 127 26. Recycled Resource Systems 132 27. Micro Parks 137 28. Compact Farming 142

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The Future Of Cities Report 1LABS

THE FUTURE OF CITIES

1. Pop-Up Culture

2. Elastic Environments

3. Snap-On Housing

4. Micro Living

5. Multi-Modal Transit Hubs

6. Creative Clusters

7. Citizen Sensor Networks

8. Hyperlocal Reporting

9. Just-In-Time Alerts

10. Proximity Services

11. Data Transparency

12. Intelligent Transportation

13. Crowd Planned

14. Community Currency

15. Collaborative Economy

16. Social Pairing

17. Micro Financing

18. Shared Transport

19. Derelict Revival

20. Infrastructure Reboot

21. Enhanced Facades

22. Culture Hacking

23. Landscape Narratives

24. Architectural Infographics

25. Clean Air Everywhere

26. Recycled Resource Systems

27. Micro Parks

28. Compact Farming

MAXIMIZED SPACE SENSIBLE CITY CITIZEN SOURCED URBAN CANVAS GREEN SCAPING


MAXIMIZED SPACE

Creative design solutions for making urban lifestyles feel limitless within a "nite amount of space.

TRENDS

1. Pop-Up Culture


3. Snap-On Housing

4. Micro Living



Soluciones creativas de diseño para la fabricación de estilos de vida urbanos sin sentir límites dentro de un espacio limitado.

TENDENCIAS

1. Cultura Itinerante

2. Espacios Flexibles

3. Edi"cios Ensamblados

4. Micro Viviendo

5. Centros de Transporte Integrado

6. Clústeres Creativos

ESPACIO MAXIMIZADO


Architects and planners are experimenting with temporary venues designed to be quickly deployed and assembled to host temporary events like performances and "lms. These !ash experiences connect with an ever changing audience, while highlighting locally sourced content and bringing cultural enrichment into people’s lives.

POP-UP CULTURE

Debido a que algunas ciudades no pueden tener acceso inmediato a los

fondos disponibles o bien en el espacio para apoyar la infraestructura

cultural permanente dentro de los entornos públicos, los arquitectos y

los planificadores están imaginando escenarios flexibles y rápidamente

desplegables diseñados para acoger eventos temporales de actuaciones

para el cine. Estas son las experiencias flash de conectar con un público

en constante cambio, además de destacar el contenido de origen local y la

inyección de disfrute en día a día la gente.

CULTURA ITINERANTE


The Moveable Movie Theater is a portable movie theater that is designed to be transported on a single truck. The theater’s rectangular structure is composed of several sections, each layer housed within another, much like a nesting doll. When in use, the accordion-like layers are simply pulled out into a functional, multi-level theater. Created by Japanese designer Yusuke Yamamoto, the current design is able to "t approximately 30 people. The design is also lined with bookshelves to double as a moveable library. Yamamoto has said that he hopes his design will bring ‘smiles to the faces’ of those currently living in the tsunami-ravaged Tohoku region of Japan.

www.yusukeyamamoto.net

Collapsible Movie Theater Can Be Transported By A Single Truck


Stairway Cinema is a mobile movie theater created for urban environments that converts an ordinary building stoop into a pop-up cinema. Created by the experimental design collective, OH.NO.SUMO from Auckland, New Zealand, the micro-theater can be grafted onto the front steps of a building so that the stairs become seats for "lms and other visually-rich content. In addition to providing entertainment, the cinema doubles as a refuge from rain, and as a place for random social encounters between city dwellers.

www.ohnosumo.com

Deployable Sidewalk Theatre Connects City Dwellers


To keep pace with the changing face of downtown areas as they transition from understated business and commerce centers by day into lively areas for social and cultural engagements by night, developers are designing infrastructure that can adapt to meet an evolving set of needs. These !exible solutions accommodate a range of potential uses, transforming any environment into a multi-use destination that attracts a mix of demographics.

ELASTIC ENVIRONMENTS

Para mantener el ritmo con el rostro cambiante de los centros urbanos en

la transición desde negocio discreto y centros de comercio del día a día a

las animadas zonas de compromisos sociales y culturales por la noche, los

desarrolladores están diseñando una infraestructura que puede adaptarse

para satisfacer en conjunto la evolución de las necesidades. Estas soluciones

flexibles dan cabida a una serie de casos de uso, ya que pueden transformar

cualquier ambiente en un destino de uso múltiple, que atrae a una mezcla de

demografía.

ESPACIOS FLEXIBLES


The Gourmet Tea is a store in São Paulo, Brazil that is hidden behind a multi-colored wall, but unfolds onto the street from a compact cube. During opening times, the wall transforms into a fully equipped shop, complete with a counter that slides forward from beneath a hatch, shelves that are wheeled out from behind a panel, and a cupboard that emerges from inside a large door. The modular plywood box ‘pops out’ of a space to create a colorful, dynamic atmosphere that can be customized to suit a variety of retail needs.

bit.ly/MMA3hr

Gourmet Tea Shop Folds Out Of The Wall


11 11 is a multipurpose, premium parking garage in Miami Beach, Florida that doubles as a venue for weddings, wine tastings, yoga classes and more. Developed by art collector, Robert Wennett, and the architects of London’s Tate Modern and the Beijing 2008 Olympic Stadium, Herzog & de Meuron, the oversized loft-looking building features extraordinarily high ceilings, mixed retail and parking services and venue rental space that, thanks to the absence of exterior walls, o#ers event guests sweeping views of the city. The project showcases the potential for creating civic spaces through mixed-use environments.

www.1111lincolnroad.com

Parking Garage By Day Converts into Event Space By Night


As a way to accommodate an increasing in!ux of urban residents, architects and planners are experimenting with construction techniques that allow for the rapid assembly of housing and other structures, often onto the footprints of existing buildings. These modular, prefab designs can be used as standalone dwellings or stacked together to create multi-unit buildings that can be adapted for a variety of uses. Whether created in pieces or, in some cases, pre-assembled units, the on-demand nature of this style of architecture is changing the pace at which areas can be developed and expanding available real estate, while reducing associated labor and costs.

SNAP-ONHOUSING

Para acomodar el creciente influjo de personas hacia zonas urbanas

arquitectos y planificadores urbanos están experimentado con técnicas

constructivas que les ayuden a ensamblar edificios fácilmente, así como

la fabricación de módulos que puedan añadirse a la propia estructura del

edificio. Estos diseños modulares prefabricados pueden usarse para crear

edificios independientes o multi unitarios que se pueden adaptar para

diversos usos. La naturaleza ‘on demand’ de este estilo de arquitectura con

módulos prefabricados está acelerando la velocidad en que áreas pueden ser

desarrolladas y está ayudando a expandir el terreno construible a la vez que

se reducen los costes de mano de obra y producción.

EDIFICIOS ENSAMBLADOS


Design studio Urban-Think Tank has built a 4,000-square-meter prefab vertical gym in a slum of Caracas, Venezuela. The four-!oor gym has the dimensions of a basketball court, and it has already proven its e#ectiveness: after it opened in 2004, crime in the surrounding neighborhood dropped 30%. The gym is programmed at any time of the day or night, with everything from dance therapy classes to chess tournaments.

www.u-tt.com

Vertical Prefab Gym Adapts To Any Urban Structure


The MuReRe housing concept adds prefabricated units on top of existing structures in order to enhance and expand a city’s built environment. Created by Argentine architect Adamo Faiden, the prefabricated concept features steel framed structures that are relatively light, fast to deploy, and adaptable to the underlying building. Once installed, the units can improve the building’s existing infrastructure by collecting rainwater or by incorporating solar-panels. The concept utilizes the !at rooftop architecture predominant in most Argentine cities as a basis for its design, but its modular o#ering is scalable worldwide.

www.adamo-faiden.com.ar

Prefab Housing Additions Stack Vertically Onto Existing Infrastructure


As a larger percentage of the population chooses to reside in cities, a greater emphasis has been placed on the importance of space. As a result, there has been a shift towards living spaces that are designed to take up a smaller footprint without sacri"cing on functionality or comfort. These creative solutions rely on multipurpose furniture, adaptive interior environments and the e$cient use of resources to accommodate a range of living styles and needs.

MICRO LIVING

Dado que un número elevado del porcentaje de la población reside en las

ciudades, ha habido un mayor énfasis en la importancia del espacio. Como

resultado, se ha producido un cambio hacia espacios vivos que se han

diseñado para desarrollarse sobre un espacio más pequeño sin sacrificar

la funcionalidad o la comodidad. Estas soluciones creativas se basan en los

muebles multiusos, adaptables para crear ambientes interiores haciendo

un uso eficiente de los recursos para dar cabida a una amplia gama de

estilos de vida y necesidades.

MICRO VIVIENDO


City o$cials in San Francisco approved a proposal has reduced the minimum size requirements for a residential apartment from 290 square feet to 220, e#ectively paving the way for architects to begin designing what will be the nation’s smallest apartments. To minimize living space in each unit, the proposed micro-units feature shared communal space for residents and adaptable interior schematics, including window seats that convert to spare beds and beds that can transform into tables. In a burgeoning metropolis where over 41% of residents live alone, the proposal creates plentiful, a#ordable housing ideal for students, artists and seniors. Additionally, the micro-units are estimated to range in cost from $1,200 to $1,700 a month, whereas the average studio apartment in San Francisco currently rents for $2,075.

www.sfgov.org

Miniature Dwelling Proposal Creates The Smallest Apartments In The US


Resource Furniture has successfully designed a 300 square foot apartment through the use of transforming furniture. Resource o#ers space saving pieces like the Box Table used in the adAPT mock-up; the table converts from a co#ee table to an eight person dining table. Resource Furniture is seeking to rede"ne the possibilities of urban living with a line of space-saving furnishings hand-selected for their ability to transform a space with both beauty and functionality. With pieces designed to cleverly unpack or stow-away on command, the line is designed to unlock potential in small spaces.

www.resourcefurniture.com

Transformer Furnishing Collection Saves Space


City planners and transportation agencies are considering multi-use transit centers as a way to reduce congestion and increase transportation e$ciency. These hubs combine multiple forms of public transportation such as trains and buses with shared systems like bikes and cars, allowing people to access the best form of transportation based on their current needs. In addition, these spaces typically contain parking for personal vehicles, as well as additional travel services such as repair, retail and changing facilities.

MULTI-MODAL TRANSIT HUBS

Los urbanistas y las agencias de transporte están considerando formas de

simplificar las soluciones de transporte a los centros de multi-uso en un

esfuerzo por reducir la congestión y permitir a las personas moverse de

manera más eficiente. Estos centros suelen combinar múltiples formas de

transporte público, como trenes y autobuses con sistemas compartidos como

bicicletas y coches, permitiendo a la gente a acceder de la mejor forma de

transporte en función de sus necesidades actuales. Además, estos espacios

suelen contener aparcamiento para vehículos particulares, así como servicios

adicionales de viaje.

CENTROS DE TRANSPORTE INTEGRADO


A design for China’s Beijing Bohai Innovation City establishes a multi-modal transportation solution intended to spur the use of public transit at an unprecedented urban scale. The award winning design by architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill uses transportation hubs linking trains, bikes and pedestrians to urban activities and businesses as well as nearby seaports, airports and metropolitan areas. In addition, the plan calls for an advanced multi-modal transportation network that unites high-speed rail with metro lines, bus rapid transit, local streetcar and a state-of-the-art electric car !eet.

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China’s City Of The Future Links Multiple Transit Options In Strategic Hubs


The Station Diderot outside the Gare de Lyon in Paris is a bus stop doubling as community center and modular transportation hub, complete with an electirc-bike rental station. Created by urban designer Marc Aurel, the structure has been designed to blend into the urban environment, with a ‘transport facade’ and an ‘urban facade’ with each side catering for their respective user. It additionally o#ers riders a variety of services, from a book lending library and an electric-bike rental station to phone charging outlets, free WiFi, and a snack and co#ee kiosk.The stop is completely modular and its size can therefore be tailored to speci"c locations.

http://bit.ly/Kzz9p1

Bus Stop In Paris Includes Electric Bike Rentals


As a way to breathe life back into forgotten corners of a city, there has been a renewed push to develop an artistic and cultural infrastructure like galleries, studios and workshops within transitional neighborhoods. By highlighting educational programming and creative self-expression, these grassroots e#orts seek to build a strong anchor for the surrounding community that is attractive to both residents and visitors. As these areas establish themselves as destinations, they open the door for further social and business ventures, adding to the collective bene"t of a place.

CREATIVE CLUSTERS

Una de las maneras de reactivar algunos rincones olvidados de la ciudad

es desarrollar una infraestructura artística y cultural mediante galerías,

estudios y ‘workshops’ en barrios emergentes. El énfasis en los esfuerzos

para desarrollar programas educativos en que se promueva la autoexpresión,

tiene como objetivo crear un sustrato para la comunidad que atraiga tanto

a residentes como a visitantes. Estas áreas aspiran a establecerse como

destinos en si y pueden abrir la puerta a futuras iniciativas empresariales y

añadir beneficios colectivos al barrio.

CLÚSTERES CREATIVOS


Philadelphia’s Village of Arts and Humanities is a community-based organization supporting youth revitalizing their communities through art and culture. Founded by artist Lily Yeh, the organization engages youth in community-oriented artistic expression through a self-published magazine and in the renovation of urban lots and empty buildings with murals, mosaics, and gardens. The Village inspires people to be agents of positive change by providing the support and resources for citizens to improve their communities from the bottom up in ways that preserve heritage and respect the environment.

www.villagearts.org

Organization Revitalizes Local Community Through The Arts And Culture


The Dashanzi Art District (798 Art District) in Beijing is a neighborhood of Communist-era factories and warehouses converted into art galleries, boutiques, co#ee shops, and restaurants. The district is re-nowned for artists renting out, and remaking the factory spaces, gradually developing them into galleries, art centers, artists’ studios, design companies, restaurants, and bars. Attracting talent and attention from all around, this district of the city is bringing together contemporary art, architecture, and culture with a historically interesting location and an urban lifestyle. For example, 798 Space is a new rising, avant-garde and trendy space that hosts high-level cultural, artistic and commercial activities that can hold more than 1000 guests with ease.

www.798district.com

Chinese Art District Attracts Community Of Cultural Tastemakers


Bringing intelligence to the city and its citizens through the free !ow of information and data, helps improve both immediate and long-term decision making.

SENSIBLE CITY

TRENDS







Llevar inteligencia a la ciudad y a sus

ciudadanos a través de la libre circulación de

información y datos, que ayudan a mejorar

tanto de inmediato como a largo plazo, la

toma de decisiones.

TENDENCIAS

1. Sensores Dentro de las Redes Ciudadanas

2. Reportes Hiperlocales

3. Alertas Justo a Tiempo

4. Servicios De Proximidad

5. Transparencia de Infomación

6. Transporte Inteligente

ESPACIO MAXIMIZADO


Sensor-laden personal electronics are collecting data that, when analyzed, provides insight and real-time intelligence to improve communities. By routinely monitoring environmental and other forms of data, communities can contribute to a public pool of knowledge, enabling any interested party to make more informed choices about their surroundings. These feedback systems require little infrastructure, transforming people into sensory nodes with little e#ort on their part.

CITIZEN SENSOR NETWORKS

A través de métodos pasivos de recolección de datos, las personas están

encontrando formas innovadoras de reunir y compartir información para

ayudar a mejorar sus comunidades. Un número cada vez mayor de tecnologías

personales están equipadas con sensores que tienen la capacidad de reunir

datos etiquetados geográficamente mientras la gente va sobre su día a día—el

establecimiento de una red en tiempo real, de sensor humano- Monitoreando

regularmente las formas ambientales y otro tipo de datos, las comunidades

pueden contribuir a una piscina pública de conocimiento, para que cualquier

interesado pueda disponer de información y así tomar decisiones sabiendo lo

que ocurre en su entorno.

SENSORES DENTRO DE LAS REDES CIUDADANAS


Street Bump is a crowdsourcing project that helps residents improve their neighborhood streets by collecting data around real-time road conditions while they drive. Using the mobile application’s motion-detecting accelerometer, Street Bump is able to sense when a bump is hit, while the phone’s GPS records the location. The system "lters out things like manhole covers and speed bumps using a series of algorithms—including one that can tell if the initial motion is up over a speed bump, as opposed to down into a pothole. If at least three people hit a bump in the same spot, the system recognizes it as a pothole. City planners believe that this aggregated information cannot only be utilized to "x immediate problems, but also plan long-term infrastructure investments.

www.streetbump.org

Sensor Detects Potholes And Reports Them To City O$cials


Asthmapolis is a suite of tools designed to help patients and health providers better monitor the behavior of asthma. Each time the inhaler is used, a bluetooth-enabled sensor records the time and location. The location-speci"c information is transferred to Asthmapolis’ servers where the data can be used by individuals to track their response to treatments or by public health o$cials to spot and map patterns and outbreaks.

asthmapolis.com

Smart Inhalers Track Usage to Save Lives


Crowdsourced information platforms are changing the top-down nature of how news is gathered and disseminated by placing reporting tools in the hands of citizens, allowing any individual to instantly broadcast about the environment around them. Often using mobile phone technology, these information monitoring systems not only provide real-time, location-speci!c data, but also boost civic engagement by establishing direct channels of communication between an individual and their surrounding community.

HYPERLOCAL REPORTING

Las plataformas de información, crowdsourced, están cambiando en cuanto

ala naturaleza de cómo las noticias se recopilan y difunden mediante la

colocación de instrumentos de información en manos de los ciudadanos, lo

que permite a cualquier persona poder transmitir en ese instante acerca de

la situación que les rodea. A menudo utilizando la tecnología de telefonía

móvil, estos sistemas de monitoreo no sólo proporcionan información en

tiempo real con los datos específicos de la localización, sino que también

impulsan la participación ciudadana mediante el establecimiento de canales

de comunicación directos desde cero, mientras que ayudan a garantizar el

bienestar comunitario.

REPORTES HIPERLOCALES


Retio is a mobile application that allows Mexican citizens to report on organized crime and corruption using social media. Platform contributors use the Twitter handle that corresponds with the city they are in (e.g. @RetioMID for Mérida), and then tweet out a description of the issue at hand, and if possible, an accompanying photo. Each issue is plotted on a map, allowing users and authorities to get an overall idea of what has been reported or narrow results down to speci"c incidents. Retio’s Twitter feeds are available in multiple cities throughout every Mexican state and the creators hope to bring it to other countries as well, giving citizens a tool to actively combat problems in their communities.

www.ret.io/mx

Twitter Reported Crimes In Mexico Get Mapped In Real-Time


Waze is a free mobile app recently purchased by Google that o#ers real-time maps and tra$c info sourced directly from its community of drivers. In addition to providing drivers turn-by-turn navigation information, the app allows users to quickly and easily report road incidents like tra$c jams or accidents. The commu-nity-powered app can help drivers planning a trip alter their route based on tra$c problems in the area. Additionally, the crowdsourced tra$c information is used to augment real-time way"nding by updating maps.

www.waze.com

Drivers Share Road Congestion Reports In Real-Time


As an increasing number of city services are networked with the cloud, the management and !ow of information between various agencies, o$cials and citizens becomes more responsive, quickly disseminating important messages and alerts throughout a population using a combination of phone calls, SMS texts, or emails. The just-in-time nature of these noti"cation systems ensures that every person has the most current and accurate news at hand, helping provide an intelligent basis to form opinions or make decisions.

JUST-IN-TIME ALERTS

Un número cada vez mayor de servicios de la ciudad están conectados en

la red con ‘la nube’, la gestión y el flujo de información entre los distintos

organismos, funcionarios y ciudadanos se vuelve más sensible, rápida

difusión de los mensajes importantes y alertas a través de una población

que utiliza una combinación de llamadas telefónicas, correos electrónicos o

textos SMS . La naturaleza de ‘JUSTO EN ESE MOMENTO’ de estos sistemas

de notificación nos aseguran que cada persona tiene la noticia más actual y

precisa en la mano, ayudando a proporcionar una base inteligente para la

formación de opiniones o tomar decisiones.

ALERTAS JUSTO A TIEMPO


The government in Mexico city has launched a mobile-phone application that will give citizens a one minute advance notice of impending quakes. The free app will emit a ‘Seismic Alert’ in the form of a sound when an earthquake is on its way, allowing residents to evacuate buildings or engage in emergency preparations. Tremors striking the city tend to originate near the coast, allowing o$cials to receive early warning and alert mobile users.

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Citizens Warned Of Impending Earthquakes On Mobile Device


SPUN is a location-based mobile application that allows citizens to get their "nger on the pulse of a city providing users with constantly updated urban guides, insider tip sheet, and local news. The app curates stories from hundreds of news and lifestyle sources – including new restaurant openings, fashion boutiques, and concerts, for example – and ‘spins’ them into mobile form for local users.

www.getspun.com

Curated App Delivers City Speci"c Alerts


Mobile technology platforms are leveraging location as a key metric for helping citizens seamlessly access a host of services to help them better navigate their urban environments. Whether providing a real-time map of available parking spots or instantly connecting nearby people around location-speci"c conversations and meetups, these solutions make it easier for anyone to easily "nd and tap into services and information when they need them most.

PROXIMITY SERVICES

Las plataformas móviles de última tecnología están aprovechando la

ubicación como una medida clave para ayudar a los ciudadanos acceder

sin problemas a una serie de servicios para ayudar a navegar mejor sus por

entornos urbanos. Ya sea proporcionando un mapa en tiempo real de plazas

de aparcamiento disponibles o instantáneamente conectando a las personas

cercanas en torno a una ubicación concreta conversaciones y cumplir-ups,

estas soluciones hacen que sea más fácil para que cualquiera ya que se puede

encontrar fácilmente y aprovechar los servicios y la información cuando más

los necesitan.

SERVICIOS DE PROXIMIDAD


ParkMe is a parking application that helps drivers "nd real-time parking availability in color coded maps that highlight the most likely availability for parking on a block-by-block basis. Drawing from a comprehensive parking database detailing 25,000 worldwide locations in more than 500 cities and 19 countries, factors such as street sweeping schedules, hour limits and pricing are available for street parking, metered parking, parking lots and parking garages. For drivers, the service includes in-app rate calculators, route navigation and a timer. For businesses, the ParkMe widget allows merchant sites to feature real-time parking availability near their location.

www.parkme.com

Parking App Reveals Available Spaces Nearby


The ChargePoint Network mobile application helps EV drivers "nd and reserve time slots at nearby charging stations. The app maps available stations near a speci"ed address, provides turn-by-turn driving directions and allows users to secure, modify and cancel reservations. A collaboration between energy "rm Fuji Electric Corporation, and electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure company Coulomb Technologies, the app is helping EV drivers connect to the resources they require in any location, while the real-time maps serves to improve EV mobility.

www.chargepoint.net

Locate And Reserve Time Slots At EV Charging Stations


City administrators, institutions, and companies are publicly sharing data generated within their systems to add new levels of transparency and accountability. Access to this information not only strengthens civic engagement, but also establishes a collaborative agenda at all levels of government that empowers citizens through greater access and agency.

DATA TRANSPARENCY

Administradores de la ciudad, instituciones y compañías comparten

públicamente información generada en sus sistemas para añadir nuevos

niveles de transparencia y fomentar su responsabilidad democratizadora. El

acceso a la información no solamente fortalece la colaboración ciudadana,

sino que establece unos lazos de colaboración entre los distintos estratos del

gobierno que da más poder y mayor voz a los ciudadanos.

TRANSPARENCIA DE INFOMACIÓN


‘OpenSpending is a mobile and web-based application that allows citizens in participating cities to examine where their taxes are being spent through interactive visuals. Citizens can review their personal share of public works, examine local impacts of public spending, rate and vote on proposed plans for public spending and monitor the progress of projects that are or are not underway. Tax contributions can be broken down to the language of personal daily expenses and, via the mobile app, project data can be reviewed onsite in real time. By providing citizens an easy to understand overview of publicly funded projects, and their personal funding share, local governments are held more accountable to waste, duplication, ine$ciency and corruption.

openspending.org

Transparency Driven App Shows Citizens How Their Taxes Are Being Spent


Nulpunt is a mobile application that allows users to access, highlight, and share every document in use by the Dutch government. Users register on the site and decide what topics they’re interested in—from the war in Iraq to healthcare—and then receive an inbox of documents related to these areas. Citizens can utilize the platform for highlighting speci"c paragraphs and calling out details in documents, and distributing their "ndings through third-party applications like Facebook or Twitter.

nulpunt.nu

Civic Platform Crowdsources Government Accountability


The continuous !ow of information being gathered by a network of sensors coupled with seamless communication platforms and sophisticated, autonomous systems is streamlining the movement of people and things across cities. This data is being leveraged to solve any number of transportation challenges from real-time tra$c management to the creation of less dangerous roadways for pedestrians and bicyclists. By automating certain processes and alerting drivers with real-time information, these technologies not only ensure a safer, more e$cient commute, but remove a principal source of stress from daily urban life, helping to improve health and overall well-being.

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

Tecnología Barato, fiable sensor se integra en entornos urbanos, tales como

edificios, puentes y carreteras, que generan cantidades masivas de datos. Este

acceso a la información en tiempo real permite a las agencias municipales,

las comunidades y las personas a recibir información en tiempo real y tomar

decisiones más rápidas y más informadas. Funcionando como un sistema

nervioso central para el entorno construido, estos sistemas inteligentes de

conectar el mundo real con el virtual, y utilizar el conocimiento recogido de

datos para optimizar y automatizar todo tipo de procesos de gestión de las

condiciones del tráfico en el flujo de los recursos.

TRANSPORTE INTELIGENTE


Technology company Virtual Tra$c Lights has patented an algorithm designed to ease tra$c by intelligently dictating the !ow of cars passing through a four-way intersection. When cars approach the intersection, dedicated short-range communication equipment relays back information about how many cars are approaching and which direction they are headed. The largest group of vehicles is prioritized, and once the group has passed through the intersection, the next largest group will be given the green light to proceed. Simulations over the past three years have shown the system could reduce commute time for urban workers between 40 to 60 percent during rush hour.

www.virtualtra$clights.com

Stoplight Senses Tra$c Patterns To Reduce Congestion


Florida, Nevada and California have passed respective laws allowing Google’s self-driving cars on the roads with a human passenger along as a safety measure. The cars use a combination of technologies, including radar sensors on the front, video cameras aimed at the surrounding area, various other sensors and arti"cial-intelligence software that helps steer. Google is the most visible company working on these types of vehicles, but similar projects are underway at other organizations, including Caltech. Google has already been testing the cars on the road in Nevada, which passed a law last year authorizing driverless vehicles. Both Nevada and California require the cars to have a human behind the wheel who can take control of the vehicle at any time.

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Autonomous Vehicles Legal In California And Nevada


CITIZEN SOURCEDHarnessing the power of citizens to raise the collective resources and bene"ts available across communities, neighborhoods and entire cities.

TRENDS

1. Crowd Planned



4. Social Pairing

5. Micro Financing

6. Shared Transport

Aprovechar el poder de los ciudadanos para aumentar los recursos colectivos y los bene"cios disponibles a través de las comunidades, barrios y ciudades enteras.

TENDENCIAS

1. Planeación Por Parte de los Ciudadanos

2. Monedas Alternas

3. Economía de Colaboración

4. Emparejamiento Social

5. Micro-Financiación

6. Transporte Compartido

PARTICIPACIÒN CIUDANA


Participatory online platforms and visual tools are lowering the barriers to participation and empowering citizens to design their communities. These systems facilitate an open dialogue between city agencies and the people they serve, establishing a structured process for collaboration and encouraging a higher level of participation. By seeking input throughout the development process, these systems help ensure greater transparency and buy-in that ultimately results in an end solution that meets the actual needs of the population.

CROWD PLANNED

Las agencias municipales, están aprovechando la sabiduría y la creatividad

de los residentes del crowdsourcing, con nuevas ideas sobre la manera de

mejorar sus vecindarios y comunidades. Nuevas herramientas en línea y

plataformas permiten la conversación de dos vías para fomentar una mayor

colaboración, conseguir la aceptación de todas las partes y garantizar

que la solución final responda a las necesidades reales de la población. La

promesa de un punto de vista compartido puede empoderar a las personas

a participar, estimular la innovación y ayudar a ver más ideas a través de la

acción. Esto no sólo puede conducir a nuevas formas de pensar acerca de

la superación de retos, sino que también permite a las ciudades aprovechar

estos conocimientos y entregar mejores resultados a sus ciudadanos.

PLANEACIÓN POR PARTE DE LOS CIUDADANOS


San Francisco-based Neighborland aims to bring people of the same community together to develop projects that will improve their neighborhood. The website allows people to share their ideas for improvement and gather support from people in the community. Once an idea gets enough support, and community members decide it is achievable, they can work together on the site to accomplish the idea.

www.neighborland.com

Social Network Asks Citizens To Help Develop Their Communities


Block by Block is an urban planning game allowing people to participate in the reconstruction process of their own neighborhoods through playing Minecraft. Working in partnership with UN Habitat, the gaming company behind Mojang invites citizens to enter Minecraft servers and modify their own neighborhood and visualize it on screen. The game allows citizens to submit their own urban planning ideas without necessarily having architectural training, and can provide the groundwork for political decisions. The "rst Block by Block site, in Nairobi, Kenya, is already in the planning phase.

www.mojang.com

UN-Backed Planning Game Enlists Citizens To Design Their Communities


A number of businesses and municipalities are experimenting with alternative forms of currency to encourage local spending. Whether creating a local currency that encourages spending at area businesses or accepting less tangible payments such as good deeds as viable tender, these emerging payment systems hope to raise the collective prosperity of a population by placing greater importance on personal relationships, rather than material assets.

COMMUNITY CURRENCY

En un esfuerzo por redefinir cómo el valor y la riqueza se mide en una

comunidad, una serie de empresas y municipios están experimentando

con formas alternativas de moneda y el intercambio. Si la creación de una

moneda local para alentar el gasto en áreas de negocios o aceptar pagos con

menos tangibles, como las buenas acciones como moneda de curso viable,

estos sistemas emergentes esperan recaudar la prosperidad colectiva de una

población mediante la colocación de mayor importancia en las relaciones

personales más que bienes materiales.

MONEDAS ALTERNAS


Municipal organizations in both the cities of Jundiaí, Brasil and Mexico City, Mexico o#er citizens fresh produce in exchange for recyclables. In Jundiaí, the city’s utilities department runs a program called Delícia de Reciclagem, where aluminum cans and plastic bottles are the only currency accepted in a publicly run vegetable garden. In Mexico City’s Mercado de Trueque, citizens swap out glass, plastic, aluminum, paper and cardboard waste for credits, which in turn can be exchanged for fresh produce and seedlings from local farmers. By exchanging trash for fresh foods, both programs forge strong links between recycling habits, sustainable food supply and healthy eating.

www. mercadodetrueque.org

Waste-By-The-Pound Exchanged For Veggie Credits


Impossible is a ‘social network’ built around the concept of people doing simple favors for one another. The site lets participants select from a series of small tasks that they need done or would like to do for others. These tasks range from ‘I wish to "nd someone who needs help looking after an animal’ to ‘I wish to help someone learn a language’ and other simple acts in "tness, business, and home care. Impossible is a social giving network based on cooperation, o#ering opportunities to help everyone help each other.

www.impossible.com

Social Network Uses Kindness As Currency


New person-to-person commerce systems are enabling citizens to harness the potential of underused resources such as excess space and Wi-Fi bandwidth, transforming them into valuable services that can be traded with both neighbors and visitors. These platforms help generate extra wealth for enterprising individuals and reduce waste, while providing crucial and a#ordable infrastructure to underserved communities.

COLLABORATIVE ECONOMY

Existen nuevos sistemas de ‘persona a persona’, estos son sistemas de

comercio que están permitiendo a los ciudadanos a aprovechar el potencial

de los recursos infrautilizados, como el exceso de espacio y ancho de banda

Wi-Fi, transformándolas en servicios valiosos que pueden ser objeto de

comercio con ambos países vecinos y visitantes. Estas plataformas ayudan

a generar riqueza adicional para las personas emprendedoras y reducir

los residuos, al tiempo que proporciona la infraestructura fundamental y

asequible a las comunidades marginadas.

ECONOMÍA DE COLABORACIÓN


New York-based KeyWi" allows anybody who pays for Internet access to rent out their connection to those who need it for a nominal fee. The peer-to-peer platform is a web-based solution meaning that users don’t need any additional software or hardware to get online. By simply logging into the KeyWi" website, users with a connection can specify when exactly they aren’t using their Wi-Fi, how many people can log onto it and for how long. Users without connections can join the temporarily vacated network for about $10 a month using web payment platform PayPal. KeyWi" takes about a third of that money for operating costs, but the other two-thirds will be divided proportionally among the owners of the various Internet connections.

www.keywi".com

Platform Allows Users To Rent Out Their Internet Connection When Not In Use


Parking Panda is a community driven marketplace that connect drivers to available parking spaces while they are en route to their destination. Leveraging the GPS functionality of the app, users can view a list of parking spaces nearby that are available to rent. Anyone with a parking spot can rent their space out on the platform, using the app to upload a description and photo of the lot along with a schedule of when it’s available. After drivers reserve a space, they can simply enter a description of their car so there doesn’t have to be any interaction between them and the owner of the space. All payments are taken care of through the app or by credit card.

www.parkingpanda.com

App Helps Drivers Locate And Rent Parking From Others While On The Go


New services are using a mix of social, location and demographic data to match people around similar interests, activities, and needs, allowing for the creation of temporary connections in a way and at a speed that was previously not possible. These systems foster a feeling of community based-on activities and geography and create opportunities for people to work together toward common business, social or civic-minded goals.

SOCIAL PAIRING

Nuevos servicios usan un conjunto de datos sociales, geográficos y

demográficos para aglomerar a las personas según sus intereses, actividades

y necesidades, ayudando a la creación de conexiones temporales de una

manera, y a una velocidad, que previamente no eran posibles. Estos sistemas

ayudan a crear una sensación de comunidad entre personas que tienen

intereses y goles comunes tanto a nivel empresarial, social como cívico.

EMPAREJAMIENTO SOCIAL


Fixperts is a online service platform that connects designers with people who need help solving everyday problems. The idea behind the project is to match designers who have practical know-how with disabled people and the elderly who need assistance with speci"c challenges. Designers pay house visits with the intention of developing a solution to the problem in no more than three weeks. Design solutions so far have included a device to help an MS su#erer put in her earrings and "xing the broken joystick on an electric wheelchair. The process is "lmed and uploaded to their website so the lessons learned can be transferred to the wider community. Fixperts positions itself as part of a wider return to "xing or ‘hacking’ products, rather than replacing them.

www."xperts.org

Startup Matches Designers With People To Help Solve Everyday Problems


[Im]possible Living is a crowd-assisted map site that identi"es vacant properties anywhere in the world with the intention of matchmaking abandoned spaces and people with ideas to revive those spaces. Via the website or mobile app, users can add abandoned buildings to the listings and explore the catalogue, researching by building location, description, size, history, present condition and future ideas. More than 500 abandoned buildings are currently mapped, inspiring users to rethink the abandoned world and give new life to idle resources.

www.impossibleliving.com

Matchmaking Site Pairs Abandoned Properties With Ideas For Revival


A number of social platforms are creating new avenues for people who are seeking funding for their business or creative endeavors. These peer-to-peer models allow a community of like-minded individuals to contribute small amounts of money to the ideas and projects they’d like to see succeed. The platforms serve as viable alternatives to traditional "nancial institutions, encouraging experimentation by lowering the barriers to participation and providing more opportunities for people to get their ventures o# of the ground and into their communities.

MICRO-FINANCING

Un numero elevado de plataformas sociales están creando nuevas vías para

personas que quieren financiar sus proyectos o empresas. Estos modelos

‘peer-to-peer’ permiten a la comunidad de personas, que piensan de manera

similar, contribuir económicamente, en pequeñas cantidades, a los proyectos

u ideas que les gustaría que tuvieran éxito. Estas plataformas sirven como

alternativas viables a las formas tradicionales de financiación y promueven

la experimentación al rebajar las barreras de participación y proveer de mas

oportunidades a las personas para que puedan desarrollar sus iniciativas y

acercarlas a la comunidad.

MICRO-FINANCIACIÓN


Patronhood is a hyperlocal crowdfunding platform allowing citizens to initiate and source support for projects aimed at civic improvement in their local community. Built on the notion of crowdfunding as a democratizer, citizens with an idea for a park, playground, retail space, or piece of public art, can submit their proposal to the Patronhood platform and ask their neighbors and other ‘patrons’ for funding. Though the platform is initially focused on spurring local projects, the Patronhood team envisions the platform to be used to fund large-scale initiatives as a tool for reconstruction after natural disasters or wars, for instance. Patronhood is still in a private alpha and focused on building out an audience in a few major cities, including San Francisco, New York and Montreal.

blog.patronhood.com

Communal Projects Funded For Civic Improvement


BD Bacata is a crowdfunded skyscraper in Bogota, Colombia that has been funded by its city’s citizens. Thousands of ordinary Colombian citizens have invested their own money to be shareholders in what will be the tallest building in Colombia. Citizens bought small shares called FiDi’s, which entitle them to a portion of ownership and, also, portions of pro"ts. The project will be realized by 2014, and the campaign has already raised over $145,000,000 through 3,000+ investors.

www.bdbacata.com

Skyscraper Is Funded By City Residents


Digital technologies are connecting travelers through their shared needs, enabling drivers to coordinate carpooling e#orts during busy commuting times or individuals to rent their vehicles when not in use. By distributing the costs associated with transportation or ownership, these peer-to-peer exchanges not only save money, but also improve the overall community by removing excess cars o# the road, limiting the amount of resources used, and connecting people around shared experiences.

SHARED TRANSPORT

Las tecnologías digitales están conectando a los viajeros en torno a las

necesidades comunes, permitiendo a los conductores poder coordinar

los esfuerzos para un uso compartido del coche durante los tiempos de

desplazamiento o bien permite a personas poder alquilar sus vehículos

cuando no estén en uso. Mediante la distribución de los costos asociados con

el transporte o la propiedad, estos intercambios ‘peer-to-peer’ ‘ de igual a

igual’ no sólo ahorrarán dinero, sino que también mejorarán la comunidad en

general, mediante la eliminación de exceso de vehículos fuera de la carretera,

lo que limita la cantidad de recursos utilizados, y se pues entonces, conectar

a las personas del mismo entorno a vivir experiencias compartidas.

TRANSPORTE COMPARTIDO


Peer-to-peer rideshare provider MyRideBuddy in Singapore, matches drivers with riders for carpooling and ride sharing in the city. To coordinate a ride, participants register as a ‘car owner,’ ‘ride taker’ or ‘both’ via a computer or mobile website. Desired journey requirements are matched, mobile numbers are exchanged to coordinate pick up, riders are charged a ‘ride fee’ plus a small transaction fee, and ride fees are passed on to car owners to o#set transportation costs. The program, which facilitates more than 1 million rides in more than 500,000 vehicles every day, formalizes the informal exchange of ‘getting a ride’, adding greater security, user agreements and payment transaction bene"ts to the experience while reducing tra$c congestion, pollution and personal driving expenses.

www.myridebuddy.com

P2P Ridesharing Formalizes Carpooling And Taxi Pooling Exchanges


Spinlister is a matchmaking site started in New York and San Francisco that has created a bike rental market out of idle bicycles owned by individuals. Matching those that want to ride a bike with bike owners not using their bikes, the social rental network matches desired bike type, location, size and accessories - like helmet, lock, lights, etcetera—with bike owners who have listed their rides for self-set hourly, weekly and monthly rates. Liquid, in turns, insures participating bicycles, facilitates the payment transactions and markets listed bikes.

www.spinlister.com

Social Bike Network Pairs Riders With Owners For Rentals


Artistic endeavors and considered redevelopments that make the city landscape feel more vibrant and alluring, while engaging citizens around shared experiences and conversations.

Actividades artísticas y de reurbanización considerando que conforman el paisaje de la ciudad para que se sienta más vivo y vibrante el entorno, mientrasque involucran a los ciudadanos en torno a experiencias compartidas y conversaciones.

URBAN CANVAS

TRENDS

1. Derelict Revival


3. Enhanced Facades

4. Culture Hacking



TENDENCIAS

1. Abandonados Renacimiento

2. Reactivar la Infraestructura

3. Renovación de Fachadas

4. Hackear la Cultura

5. Paisajes Que Narran

6. Infografía Arquitectónica

LIENZO URBANO


As cities struggle to "nd available land for new development projects, there is a counter-movement taking place that seeks to reinvigorate existing urban environments that have been neglected. The reimagination and rehabilitation of these decaying urban environments enhances existing structures and makes them suitable for public use, while retaining the original character of the past. These modern hybrids can serve as burgeoning civic centers, bringing new opportunities for commerce and cultural exchange.

DERELICT REVIVAL

Igual que existe la constante lucha de las ciudades para encontrar tierras

disponibles para nuevos proyectos de desarrollo, paralelamente hay un

contra-movimiento que tiene lugar, en la búsqueda de formas para revitalizar

los entornos urbanos que se enfrentan al desuso y deterioro. Esta reinvención

del paisaje construido, mejora las estructuras existentes y diseños con

avances creativos, haciéndolas adecuadas para el uso público, mientras que

conserva el carácter original del pasado. Estos híbridos modernos pueden

servir como un rebrote de centros cívicos, generando nuevas oportunidades

para el comercio y el intercambio cultural.

ABANDONADOS RENACIMIENTO


The High Line is a New York City linear park built on a section of the former elevated New York Central Railroad spur called the West Side Line. The abandoned railway has been redesigned and planted as an aerial greenway. In addition to providing additional green space to residents and tourists alike, the recycling of railway into an urban park has spurred real estate development in the neighborhoods which lie along the line.

www.highline.org

Elevated Green Space Repurposes Rails Fallen Into Disuse


Popuphood in Oakland, San Francisco was an urban initiative o#ering free retail space in unused buildings to local entrepreneurs. Launched by two local entrepreneurs to encourage urban renewal in Oakland where retail is struggling, the project allows local artists, designers, and retailers the opportunity to open their own stores in previously vacant storefronts for six months, rent free. The project’s main focus is to provide the local community with a vibrant shopping area, and has led to "ve new retail shops, including a jeweller and art gallery.

www.popuphood.com

Entrepreneurs Take Over Vacant Storefronts To Spur Retail Revival


As consumer technologies grow more advanced and the needs of a population evolve, much of a city’s existing infrastructure can become outmoded and therefore go underutilized. As a way to inject relevancy back into these older systems and environments, artists and developers are creating intelligent solutions for bringing them up-to-date, while keeping their original uses and designs intact.

INFRASTRUCTURE REBOOT

Como consumidor se desea el avance de las tecnologías para cubrir

las necesidades de una población y así evolucionar, gran parte de la

infraestructura existente de una ciudad puede llegar a quedar obsoleta

y por lo tanto subutilizada. Una manera de inyectar la relevancia de nuevo

en estos sistemas más antiguos y sus entornos, es invitar a los artistas y

desarrolladores a crear soluciones inteligentes para criarlos hasta la fecha,

conservando sus usos y diseños originales intactos.

REACTIVAR LA INFRAESTRUCTURA


As part of New York City’s Reinvent Payphones competition, New York City o$cials are rolling out a program to provide free, unlimited Wi-Fi to the public through public payphone kiosks. The city hopes to spread the public Wi-Fi throughout the city using 12,000 payphones in about 9,000 locations. The program is meant to provide greater digital inclusion for New Yorkers, giving them access to free internet 24/7 with the estimated radius of each station to be about 100–200 feet. To access the Wi-Fi on a device, users select the ‘Free Wi-Fi’ network. Then, after they’ve agreed to accept the terms and conditions, they are taken to the NYCgo.com website, the city’s tourism arm, and are free to navigate wherever they chose from there.

www.NYCgo.com

City Transforms Old Payphone Booths Into Free Wi-Fi Hotspots


Eyestop is a bus stop that has been partially covered with touch-sensitive e-ink and digital screens to deliver a wide range of information. Developed by MIT’s SENSEable City Lab, the concept provides bus passengers in Fukoka, Mexico City and Rome with a range of interactive information. Passengers and passers-by will be able to post ads and community announcements to a moderated bulletin board on the bus stop. Ads can be displayed, and the solar-powered bus shelter also collects data about the local environment for scienti"c use. The concept aims to enrich the city with state of the art sensing technologies, interactive services, community infor-mation and entertainment.

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Reinvented Bus Stop Allows Citizens To Post Virtual Notes


Artworks and other creative design solutions are being added to building facades and other structures to enhance the overall beauty of the urban environment. These e#orts are inviting artists and even brands to help contribute to the cityscape by helping refresh drab exteriors, hide ongoing construction, and complement the existing surroundings.

ENHANCED FACADES

Obras y otras soluciones de diseño creativo que se añaden a las fachadas

de edificios y otras estructuras para realzar la belleza general del medio

ambiente urbano. Estos esfuerzos están invitando a artistas e incluso marcas

para ayudar a contribuir al paisaje urbano, ayudando a los exteriores de

actualización monótona, ocultar construcción en curso y complementar el

entorno existente.

RENOVACIÓN DE FACHADAS


Philadelphia-based artist Steve Powers has initiated a pro-bono e#ort directed at helping resuscitate run-down commercial strips in Philadelphia through improving the built environment. The project, ‘Icy Signs’ intends to help draw attention to small businesses in Philadelphia’s lower-income neighborhoods by manufacturing actual storefront signage for businesses along struggling retail strips across the city. In tailoring the sign projects to re!ect the character of individual neighborhoods, the project aims at to draw in new customers and generally improve the aesthetic environment of urban shopping strips. ’Icy Signs’ also helped establish a ‘guild’ of artists with a wide variety of aesthetic styles and talents, uniting them around a common goal of improving the visual appeal of their cities.

www.icysigns.tumblr.com

Artist Creates Commercial Signage To Improve Neighborhood


To transform a desolate pathway and motorway beneath a San Antonio, Texas highway into a more pedestrian and motorist friendly passageway, artist Bill Fitzgibbons has installed lighting that converts the highway underpass columns into a rainbow display of illumination. The LED lighting system !ashes through a range of color spectrums that, repeating in a 20 minute loop, are projected onto the highway’s structural columns capped with aluminum. By layering bright lighting and cheerful hues into an otherwise dubious space, safety and comfort are improved attractively and playfully.

www.bill"tzgibbons.com

Uninviting Spaces Become Safer With Rainbow Hued Lights


Communities are using various forms of street art as a way to make statements about and bring attention to larger social, political and economic issues. These playful and sometimes provocative displays are designed to make people question the status quo, creating an open discourse around important topics that often go overlooked within the context of the city.

CULTUREHACKING

En un esfuerzo para criticar la cultura dominante, las comunidades están

utilizando diversas formas de arte callejero como una manera de hacer

declaraciones sobre y llamar la atención a los grandes problemas sociales,

políticos y económicos. Estas exhibiciones lúdicas y provocativo a veces

están diseñados para hacer que la gente a cuestionar el statu quo, la creación

de un diálogo abierto en torno a temas importantes que a menudo pasan por

alto en el contexto de la ciudad.

HACKEAR LA CULTURA


Activists in Egypt engaged in a guerilla form of environmental and political activism by engaging in a ‘seed bombing’ campaign known as ‘Bozoor Baladi’ (Seeds of My Country). ‘Seed bombing’ is considered a political act in which small, tightly compacted balls of clay, fertilizer and seeds are thrown into public spaces and parks to create awareness about a particular agricultural cause, establish dialogue, and reclaim and beautify public spaces in the process. In Egypt, the particular cause was the advocacy of using local, organic seeds rather than imported, genetically modi"ed seeds, which are both expensive and yield harmful and poor crops.

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Seed Bombing Campaign Raises Awareness Around Food Sovereignty


Artist and teacher Ruganzu Tusingwire has built an amusement park using recycled materials including repurposed plastic bottles. In designing the park he notes that this initiative was a conscious e#ort to create a space for local children. The park is multi-faceted in that it allows a safe area for children to play all the while encompassing traits to psychologically and emotionally stimulate the children. In addition, by using recycled material to create this playground, Tusingwire is sparking creative ways for the children to actively participate in environmental initiatives. The project was awarded the 2012 TED Prize at the TEDxSummit in Doha, Qatar.

www.thecity2.org/stories/recycled-amusement

Ugandan Artists Create A Local Park Out Of Garbage


Digital technology is enabling people to attach stories, information, and thoughts to speci"c locations and moments in time. These can be shared, followed, and interacted with by others through their mobile devices, bringing more meaningful and engaging experiences to our physical environments.

La tecnología digital está permitiendo a la gente para unir historias,

información y pensamientos a lugares y momentos específicos en el tiempo.

Estos pueden ser compartidos, seguido e interactuaron con los demás a través

de sus dispositivos móviles, con lo que las experiencias más significativas e

interesantes para nuestros ambientes físicos.

LANDSCAPE NARRATIVES

PAISAJES QUE NARRAN


Listen Here is a concept map that invites users to place a stethoscope-shaped RFID reader over speci"c points on a map to listen in on real-time streamed sounds. Microphones placed throughout the city transmit noises that can be heard in nearby bars, eateries, streetscapes and other locations identi"ed on the map. Developed by Nicola Hume, a product design graduate from the University of Dundee, the map reveals both public and secret sounds that might inspire or deter either locals and travellers to visit the featured locations.

www.nicolahume.co.uk/listen-here

Map Lets Viewers Explore The City By Its Sounds


Findery is an online platform that allows users to move throughout their cities and ‘pin’ virtual notes on a map for others to interact with and experience. Notes can be private or made available to the general public, allowing citizens to discover stories, advice, and information as they move throughout their environments. Information can be organized into categories like, ‘Best Spots for Butter!y Hunting’ or ‘Find me a Nearby Toilet NOW’ allowing users to contribute to a database being built up over time. In future versions, the app will include an instant noti"cation system that would push messages to users as they travel throughout a city.

www."ndery.com

Website Creates Digital Notes For Others To Find Anywhere In The World


As a way to connect citizens with their fellow residents, their immediate surroundings and wider world events, designers and architects are working together to transform buildings and other structures into large- scale information displays. These platforms use lighting and other visual reporting to relay real-time data to the population such as environmental conditions, social sentiments and election results, bringing people together around a shared experience.

Es una manera de conectar a los ciudadanos con sus compañeros residentes y

de su alrededor inmediato de los mayores eventos mundiales, los diseñadores

y los arquitectos están trabajando juntos para transformar los edificios y otras

estructuras en grandes pantallas de información de escala. Estas plataformas

utilizan iluminación y la información visual ofreciendo datos a tiempo real a

la población, tales como las condiciones ambientales, el sentimiento social,

y los resultados electorales, en definitiva, reunir a la gente en torno a una

experiencia compartida.

ARCHITECTURAL INFOGRAPHICS

INFOGRAFÍA ARQUITECTÓNICA


To report on the mood in Great Britain surrounding the 2012 Olympics, the energy company EDF Energy partnered with branding agency Ignite and MIT graduates to create a light installation on the London Eye, the city’s iconic Ferris wheel on the banks of the River Thames, that visualized the nation’s daily mood as Olympic activities ensued. In a campaign called Energy of the Nations, people were invited to tweet responses to the question, ‘How are you feeling today, Great Britain?’ Taking an emotional read of the tweets, algorithms analyzed collected adjectives, emoticons and punctuation to estimate the share of daily energy which was positive or negative. Visualized as a simple pie chart projected on the circular Ferris wheel form, illuminated portions in yellow expressed positive energy while purple expressed negative.

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Iconic Landmark Projected With Pie Chart Expressing Public Sentiment


A group of residents in Brighton, United Kingdom recorded their daily electricity use in 2011 on a giant infographic painted on the street outside their homes. Each day the participants’ marked their electricity usage over the previous 24 hours and each week, participants added another comparison line to show how their electricity consumption compares to another region in the UK or even a di#erent country. Working in collaboration with a local gra$ti artist, the concept produces an engaging artwork intended to spur conversation around energy usage.

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Neighborhood Records Its Electricity Use On The Street


GREEN SCAPINGDesigns for urban environments that promote natural landscapes and the sustainable use of resources.

TRENDS



3. Micro Parks

4. Compact Farming Los diseños de entornos urbanos que promueven los paisajes naturales y el uso sostenible de los recursos.

TENDENCIAS

1. Aire Puro en Todas Partes

2. Sistemas de Reciclaje de Recursossystems

3. Micro-Parques

4. Agricultura en Espacios Pequeñosing

PAISAJISMOVERDE


A combination of advanced materials and living walls are being incorporated into buildings and other structures to help remove harmful pollutants from the air. In addition to health and environmental bene"ts, these material choices can contribute to the overall aesthetics of the surroundings, creating safer and more enjoyable places for people to work and live.

Una combinación de materiales avan- zados y las paredes vivientes se están

incorporando en los edificios y otras estructuras para ayudar a eliminar

contaminantes peligrosos del aire. Además de los beneficios para la salud

y el medio ambiente, estas opciones de materiales pueden contribuir a la

estética del entorno, creando espacios más seguros y más agradable para las

personas que trabajan y viven.

CLEAN AIR EVERYWHERE

AIRE PURO EN TODAS PARTES


A 59-foot mural located in Bologna, Italy was painted using photocatalytic paint, which is capable of converting nitrogen monoxide (smog) into clean air. Created by Italian artist Andreco, the "ve-story piece of public art called Philosophical Tree, demonstrates how artwork can increase quality of life by contributing to the environment and improving urban spaces.

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Five-Story Mural In Italy Helps Clean City Air


Located in the Pilsen neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, USA, a two-mile long roadway called the ‘Greenest Street In America’ has paved the streets with photocatalytic cement that cleans the surface of the street and removes asthma-aggravating and climate change inducing nitrogen oxide from the surrounding air. The catalytic reaction driven by UV light improves the urban ecosystem, supports community health and mitigates global climate change. The physical design of the roadway system additionally diverts stormwater to prevent sewers from over!owing and hosts plants that add greenery to the local streetscape.

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City Streets Eat Greenhouse Gases And Unhealthy Air Pollution


Engineers and architects are rethinking the current design of architectural and environmental infrastructure, in favor of regenerative systems that are capable of harnessing wasted energy and resources and redistributing them where needed. Whether converting the kinetic energy from foot tra$c into electricity or recycling grey water for other residential uses, these closed-loop designs help deliver greater e$ciencies that lower resource consumption and cut back on costs.

RECYCLED RESOURCE SYSTEMS

En un esfuerzo por bajar el consumo de recursos y reducir costos, los

ingenieros están diseñando sistemas regenerativos que son capaces de

aprovechar la energía desperdiciada de una variedad de fuentes y redistribuir

donde sea necesario como una forma de poder suplementario. Ya sea que

la captura de la energía cinética de los residentes caminando por una acera

ocupada para operar farolas o redirigir el calor de transporte subterráneo

para calentar edificios de apartamentos, los diseños de circuito cerrado

ayudar a ofrecer una mayor eficiencia.

SISTEMAS DE RECICLAJE DE RECURSOSSYSTEMS


An award-winning architectural concept created for the city of Cassablanca, Morocco, features a leaf-like pavilion that will store and recycle rainwater for use in public toilets. Created by Tom David Architecten, the design consists of enormous petal-shaped structures that collect rainwater and channel it into underground tanks for future use. In addition to providing, the structure will provide infrastructure for markets operating in the neighboring streets.

Leaf-like Pavilion Concept Doubles As Rainwater Harvesting Site


Global Foundation Services, the cloud services division of the computing brand Microsoft has backed the research and development of a zero carbon data center that captures sewage treatment by-products to power cloud services without drawing from the grid. Adjacent to the Dry Creek Water Reclamation Facility in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the data center pipes in biogas from the sewage plant to power a generator which, in turn, powers data center activities. Once re"ned, the technology could additionally power cloud services with underutilized waste streams of agricultural activities, fuel re"neries, waste land"ll sites and more.

www.globalfoundationservices.com

Sewage Biogas To Power Cloud Computing


In an e#ort to inject more greenery into the urban environment, artists and planners are getting more creative with how they use available space, trans-forming underutilized aspects of the landscape into small parks and gardens. These reclaimed places not only make the surroundings feel more vibrant through the use of natural greenery, but also help people rede"ne public space within cities, creating more opportunities for people to gather.

En un esfuerzo por inyectar más zonas verdes en el entorno urbano, los artistas

y los planificadores son cada vez más creativos con la forma en que utilizan

el espacio disponible, la transformación de los aspectos infrautilizados del

paisaje en pequeños parques y jardines. Estos lugares recuperados no sólo

hacen que el entorno se sienta más vibrante a través de la belleza natural,

sino también ayudar a la gente redefinir el espacio público en las ciudades,

creando más oportunidades para que las personas se reúnen y congregan.

MICRO PARKS

MICRO-PARQUES


Urban Air is a project created by Los Angeles-based artist Stephen Glassman that aims to turn existing billboards into urban gardens "lled with bamboo. The suspended gardens will feature Wi-Fi-enabled sensors, transforming them into global nodes capable of monitoring the climate. Working with a team of environmental engineers, planners, technologists, billboard fabricators, bamboo growers, and plumbers, Urban Air is developing a DIY kit that could change any billboard into a garden oasis no matter the city, further spreading the idea of urban sustainability.

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Project Aims To Replace Billboards With Wi-Fi-Enabled Bamboo Gardens


The Edible Bus Stop transforms neglected sites across London’s bus network into valuable community growing spaces. Beginning as ‘a guerrilla garden project’ alongside a South London bus stop, a small strip of land was used by locals to start growing food and relies on volunteers to plant and care for the gardens. The group works closely with communities to provide them with the necessary framework to repurpose neglected public spaces in a productive fashion.

www.theediblebusstop.org

Edible Bus Stops Sprout Food For Commuters


In an e#ort to bring city centers closer to their food sources, developers and architects are experimenting with various methods for constructing farms and gardens that maximize yield within a limited amount of space. Whether incorporating their designs into existing structures or reducing physical footprints by building vertically, these compact solutions are making urban agriculture a viable model for supplementing the current food system.

En un esfuerzo por llevar los centros urbanos más cerca de sus fuentes

de alimento, los desarrolladores y arquitectos están experimentando con

diversos métodos para la construcción de parques y jardines que maximizan

el rendimiento dentro de una cantidad limitada de espacio. Tanto la

incorporación de sus diseños en las estructuras existentes o la reducción de

las huellas físicas de la construcción en vertical, estas soluciones compactas

están haciendo de la agricultura urbana un modelo viable para complementar

el sistema alimentario actual.

COMPACT FARMING

AGRICULTURA EN ESPACIOS PEQUEÑOSING


With the aim of decreasing dependence on food imports, Singapore implemented the world’s "rst commercial-scale vertical farm. The vertical farm, which has been developed by Sky Green Farms, consists of 120 aluminum towers, each extending up almost 30 feet in height. It can produce over 1,000 pounds of vegetables per day, all of which are sold in the local FairPrice Finest supermarkets. Although the cost of the vegetables is more compared to other produce, the farm has had success selling its product to local consumers. Until now, the country imported 93% of its vegetables, and the farm is estimated to more than double in size and output by the end of 2013.

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Vertical Farm Opens For Commercial Use In The Busy Streets Of Singapore


Developed by Japan’s Daiwa House Industry, Agri-Cube is a self-contained vegetable growing system that integrates farming activities into urban areas. Suitable for congested street spaces which may not receive ample year round sunlight, Agri-Cube grows leafy greens and shallow-rooted root vegetables, like turnips and radishes, with adjustable !uorescent lighting. An in-unit water recycling system reduces water management needs for agricultural purposes and prevents agricultural water shares from being diverted into urban centers. Growing as many as 10,000 heads of lettuce per year at lower than market price costs, food can be grown near homes and restaurants within a physical footprint as small as a parking space.

www.daiwahouse.co.jp

Urban Vegetable Growing Microfactories Save Water, Fit Into Parking Spaces


THE FUTURE OF CITIES

1. Pop-Up Culture


3. Snap-On Housing

4. Micro Living









13. Crowd Planned



16. Social Pairing

17. Micro Financing

18. Shared Transport

19. Derelict Revival


21. Enhanced Facades

22. Culture Hacking





27. Micro Parks

28. Compact Farming

MAXIMIZED SPACE SENSIBLE CITY CITIZEN SOURCED URBAN CANVAS GREEN SCAPING

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