The City of Helsinki is engaged in a number of Smart City projects that explore the use of open data and digital technologies in urban development. The Lab Talk offers perspectives on the scope and implications of the growing trend towards Smart Cities for architecture and urban design.
Partners:Embassy of Finland, Berlin; City of Helsinki; DOM Publishers, Berlin; Forum Virium, Helsinki
The City Lights Project #1: Bodies of Light
An inquiry uncovering contemporary international projects relevant for the improvement of the future city. Partners:Zumtobel, Dornbirn
TouchHouse. Smart Living – Communicating Surfaces
A workshop with kick-off symposium to conceptualise and visualise innovative approaches for the further development of energy-efficient, intelligent building control and to examine its premises and consequences with regard to architecture, urban space and human behaviour. Partners:Busch-Jaeger, Lüdenscheid