A+U Nº 530. DATA - DRIVEN CITIES. 14/11

Guest-edited by Alastair Townsend, this issue dives into the complex topicality of the deluge of data driving urbanism and our lives today. It is often stressed how human agency (designers or users) must be the driving force behind technologies conceived to meet cities rapidly evolving needs. A series of themes is investigated (mapping, media facades, mobility, computational tools, open-source urbanism), shedding new light on the subjects underlying this contentious discussion. Filled with special features and interviews, plus contributions by Dan Hill, Eric Fischer, Carlo Ratti and Matthew Claudel, Thomas Schielke, John Frazer, Usman Haque, Geeta Mehta and more. Feature: Data-Driven Cities Essay: Urban Parasites, Data-Driven Urbanism, and the Case for Architecture Dan Hill Mapping Essay: Space Syntax: A SMART Approach to Urban Planning, Design and Governance Tim Stonor Space Syntax, Darwin City Centre Interview: Stamen: Tracing Datas Hidden Stories Eric Rodenbeck Eric Fischer, Locals and Tourists Pablo Martinez-Diez, Mar Santamaria-Varas Unveiling Intangible Barcelona Feature: MIT SENSEable City Laboratory HubCab LIVE Singapore! Trash Track One Country, Two Lungs Media Facades Essay: The Disappearance of Times Square: From stone to billboard to smartphone Carlo Ratti, Matthew Claudel Essay: Urban Data as Light - From Sensor-Driven Media Facades to Data Communication Through Visual Light Thomas Schielke Timo Arnall, Jørn Knutsen, Einar Sneve Martinussen, Immaterials: Light Painting WiFi Asif Khan, Mega Facades TERADA DESIGN ARCHITECTS + Qosmo Inc., N Building Atelier Brückner, GS Caltex Pavilion Ars Electronica Ars Electronica Futurelab, Spaxels Javier Lloret, Puzzle Facade Onur Sönmez, Cerebra Electronica Mobility Feature: Audi Urban Future Award 2014 The Next Leap in Mobility Essay: Nearcasting and the Future of Urban Mobility Eric Höweler Höweler + Yoon Architecture Audi Urban Future Initiative Interactive Table Computational Tools Essay: Evolutionary Digital Urban Design John Frazer Interview: Flux: Encoding the Logic of Design Nicholas Chim, Michelle Kaufmann Essay: SOM: Data and City Modeling Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Interview: Autodesk: Models, Data and the City Phillip G. Bernstein, Lynda Sharkey Open-Source Urbanism Essay: Making Data, Making Sense Usman Haque Essay: In Defense of the Smart City Léan Doody Essay: The Smartness of User Generated Cities Geeta Mehta Essay: Data is the answer, but what was the question? Alastair Parvin