Four Questions
How should arts and culture being recognized, in the discourse on cities of the future (smart or otherwise)? Why is it necessary to have a cultural perspective in the global smart city discourse?
The smart city discourse has been too dominated by technological aims - surveillance and control - instead of taking into account such cultural and social issues as meaningful experiences and the quality of the environment.
How should / can we talk about smart city and urban transformation beyond technology and infrastructure?
It is misleading to think that planning or design should be based on problem solving, or just today's needs.Cities and buildings can be wise and long-lasting instead of just smart. What is the connection of arts and cultural practice and technology in (future) urban societies?
The evolving technology allows that the institutional threshold for becoming recognized as an artist becomes lower.
Please share your expert prediction or utopian view of the city of the future.
Science fiction displays believable urban futures. I hope that it will not turn out to be Max Max's tribal nomadism, but rather Star Trek's flying city - a humanitarian mission towards self-improvement.
The smart city discourse has been too dominated by technological aims - surveillance and control - instead of taking into account such cultural and social issues as meaningful experiences and the quality of the environment.
How should / can we talk about smart city and urban transformation beyond technology and infrastructure?
It is misleading to think that planning or design should be based on problem solving, or just today's needs.Cities and buildings can be wise and long-lasting instead of just smart. What is the connection of arts and cultural practice and technology in (future) urban societies?
The evolving technology allows that the institutional threshold for becoming recognized as an artist becomes lower.
Please share your expert prediction or utopian view of the city of the future.
Science fiction displays believable urban futures. I hope that it will not turn out to be Max Max's tribal nomadism, but rather Star Trek's flying city - a humanitarian mission towards self-improvement.