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Adam Greenfield on the Dangers of Smart Cities
What are smart cities anyways? Where are they? For whom are they intended? By whom were they developed?
Adam Greenfield challenges the popular concept of “smart cities”, warning against the danger it posses of strictly central planning. While smart cities are often designed to be about consumption, convenience, and security but Adams think that such a state will exist only for few, for the rest it will be a permanent state of exception. He argues that as a discourse, smart cities have nothing to do with cities, treating our urban environments as a market commodity. He believes that in setting out to design the technologized cities of the 21st century, wherever the public generates data, it also has meaningful access to and ownership of that data. Adams' lecture offers food for thought for all of us who never got to consider the possible negative sides of smart cities and how they could come to consider democracy as a disruption of the functional city.
Adam Greenfield is an American writer and urbanist that has written and consulted widely on issues at the intersection of design, technology, and culture, with an increasing focus on how these things interact in (and condition our experience of) cities over the last two decades. He is also the author of several titles including “Against the Smart City” and “Radical Technologies: The Design of Everyday Life”. He has co-taught graduate-level courses at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program and the Urban Design program at the Bartlett School of Architecture (with Usman Haque). He is currently working toward a Ph.D. in the Cities Programme of the Sociology Department at the London School of Economics.
Adam spoke at reSITE 2014: Cities and Landscapes of the New Economy.
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Yosuke Hayano Architecture's Emotional Connection to Nature
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Chris Precht on Connecting Architecture and Agriculture
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Bianca Wylie on the Power of the Collective
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Marianthi Tatari on Building the World's Smartest City
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Associate Director and Senior Architect and UNStudio, Marianthi Tatari, believes that technology still can be an ally in humanity’s struggle against some of the most pressing issues of today, applying an optimistic approach to the growing controversies over the role technology can play in our public spaces. Her work on smart cities, including the Brainport Smart District in Helmond, crowned as ...
Why Public Space Belongs to People with Michael Sorkin | reSITE City Talks
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Michael Sorkin on Developing Urban Autonomy
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Architectural critic and urban designer Michael Sorkin speaks on how the idea of urban autonomy permeates his projects, from a fantastical city of Weed, Arizona to his current projects in New York. Throughout the lecture, he touches on what truly makes cities sustainable and how we can turn the contemporary urban ills into equitable cities of the future. Rather than developing a uniform model f...
A Decade of reSITE
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КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @Lsr000
    @Lsr000 21 день тому

    God's revelation being fulfilled. People, only God in His Son Jesus Christ is our only refuge. We are in spiritual warfare. It is not an accident that millions of people, even in places like Iran, are coming to Christ. Please, think about it

  • @ChrisSchroder-lu8yn
    @ChrisSchroder-lu8yn 2 місяці тому

    first a comfortable prison.... later a real prison.

  • @vintermagic
    @vintermagic 2 місяці тому

    I wish white people worked more as a community

  • @lucysnowe31
    @lucysnowe31 2 місяці тому

    Excellent. I learned a lot.

  • @txpatriot7038
    @txpatriot7038 3 місяці тому

    Great presentation. It's a scary concept. I see it as a human ant farm where we will be fed crickets by our masters.

  • @jinniyamciver-mq3np
    @jinniyamciver-mq3np 3 місяці тому

    God created us to be free and using our abilities to better our lives with materials and resources that, HE made available to us and much more. But the world dictates are doing to us the opposite.

  • @jinniyamciver-mq3np
    @jinniyamciver-mq3np 3 місяці тому

    Want to find out what life is in smart city, see North Korea and her electrify fences.

  • @anhlam2152
    @anhlam2152 3 місяці тому

    Good speaker! That also be a trend in urban ecosystem

  • @husher5142
    @husher5142 4 місяці тому

    The real disaster will be smart cities or mega cities. Removing private ownership is the WORST possible thing that can be done to people.

  • @judy_n
    @judy_n 4 місяці тому

    Wow great examples you mention!

  • @adishakti5481
    @adishakti5481 5 місяців тому

    Thank you 💓 for your overview on smart cities, of all the dramatic changes needed to improve city life the proposed smart city marks a significant decline in intelligence, absence of creative inspiration and an utter loss of community, heart, and generosity it is hard to believe anyone would fund it or think the immense exertion needed to create it worthwhile.

  • @keleniengaluafe2600
    @keleniengaluafe2600 5 місяців тому

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @verdugoroadtech
    @verdugoroadtech 6 місяців тому

    Thanks for sharing.I couldn't express my gratitude any better.Mucho gracias.

  • @k30dayban80
    @k30dayban80 8 місяців тому

    The politicians that push this will find themselves and their family 6 feet under.. Keep it up @ssholes.

  • @LLsunflower
    @LLsunflower 8 місяців тому

    Great presentation, love MAD's work.

  • @nickbagnall
    @nickbagnall 9 місяців тому

    From what I observe in England, and from what I have read about the WEF managing them, I think we should tread carefully.

  • @lennymontero9047
    @lennymontero9047 9 місяців тому

    W-E-F - nazi's heading to POLAND were all POLAND.

  • @sunnymagnuson1809
    @sunnymagnuson1809 9 місяців тому

    If you prefer the full blown control of your life and willing to be told what you can or cannot do then you will like a smart city

  • @jo_josi_si
    @jo_josi_si 9 місяців тому

    😢?,😅

  • @MattHaines-eh2ty
    @MattHaines-eh2ty 10 місяців тому

    Do you think "you're" free in jail?

  • @furryworm7295
    @furryworm7295 Рік тому

    I wonder if , several hundred years from now, people would visit smart city as we do in those old cities around the world. And will they still enjoy them even as visitors. A city design by one party has only one soul, such as Dubai. And I personally did not like that's kind of showing-off. I am in Toronto. Thanks for the great talk.♥️

  • @mattwarren69
    @mattwarren69 Рік тому

    Word salad is a favourite method of governminds to discombobulate the public.

  • @b.bailey8244
    @b.bailey8244 Рік тому

    This is the BEST talk on smart cities I have ever heard! I hope to listen to more of his talks. He gives me hope in such dystopian times. Subscribing based on this ONE talk.

  • @madraven07
    @madraven07 Рік тому

    Thanks for this. Smart cities are such a Trojan horse. And look what happened to Troy.

  • @OMAR24JAN
    @OMAR24JAN Рік тому

    Your ideas as an architect are truly inspiring!! Your ideas have the potential to make a impact on the world. Absolutely great talk!

  • @ashman167
    @ashman167 Рік тому

    that was fantastic. SMART what is the meaning? I believe it will be forthe benefit of the people.

  • @85rockhound
    @85rockhound Рік тому

    Know what it takes for a 'smart city' to work? Stupid residents.

  • @mridlon1634
    @mridlon1634 Рік тому

    Look at how the “Walled City 99” turned out in “Stray”.

  • @yas44
    @yas44 Рік тому

    Government over privately owned companies lording over us. Monetizing humans whole sale and having private industries controlling us. Communitarian is another word for communism.

  • @Gayathrynma
    @Gayathrynma Рік тому

    Fantastic presentation James from Kerala India

    • @reSITEcities
      @reSITEcities 11 місяців тому

      Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

  • @danielhernandez3556
    @danielhernandez3556 Рік тому

    I don’t believe him , he is probably very and much more educated then me, but can’t trust this guys, they are politicians and this is just a platform for him or his brother to become a mayor or some position with power.

  • @chrisgeorgallis7746
    @chrisgeorgallis7746 Рік тому

    Like living in a Jail,you think your free,but your NOT.

    • @SuperNovaShakti
      @SuperNovaShakti 6 місяців тому

      Uh yeah.. exactly

    • @lucysnowe31
      @lucysnowe31 2 місяці тому

      I don't think anyone in jail thinks they're free, lol. It's more like "Hotel California": You can check out any time you want, but you can never leave."

  • @chrisgeorgallis7746
    @chrisgeorgallis7746 Рік тому

    Dumb cities are invading our privacy, disruption of freedom,and they are playing God . Can't support this!

  • @lefterisraptopoulos6317
    @lefterisraptopoulos6317 Рік тому

    2:24, 8:22, 10:55

  • @Prussianbluex
    @Prussianbluex Рік тому

    How can replacing a water feature with a black granite wall in any way be considered “value engineering”? The client just didn’t want to inherit a maintenance liability but the solution was probably more costly in the contract. That is not “value engineering” . . .

  • @saranbhatia8809
    @saranbhatia8809 Рік тому

    Insightful talk!!

  • @herpderpityderp
    @herpderpityderp Рік тому

    I'd rather go live with the Amish

  • @anantpathak2899
    @anantpathak2899 2 роки тому

    Perfect video for those who think the world needs more smart cities. Fix what you have, cherish what you have, the culture and architecture. Greenfield developments built these days in places like India and the United States are all car centric and soulless. Europe is miles ahead in curtailing poor urban planning policies but people from my country of India want to instead follow United States with segregated sprawling expansions into greenfields. It is bad enough that people in India do not even see Chandigarh as a failed dystopia but instead praise it for its "wide streets" and convinient car layout. Heck people are ever more excited for "smart cities" being constructed accross the country. People should really stop and question themselves what kind of future do we want? soulless & corporate?

  • @markschultz1606
    @markschultz1606 2 роки тому

    They want me to live in an energy consuming information producing box in an environmental destroying tower. All I want is a tent on 2 acres to grow my own food.

  • @animalconsultant7796
    @animalconsultant7796 2 роки тому

    We do not need smart cities. Trust me. It's not good. We must boycott and refuse smart cities. Trust me.

  • @KJensenStudio
    @KJensenStudio 2 роки тому

    I am very glad to see this well thought-out presentation opposing these 'smart cities'. I would like to see more opposition views about this, as there is such a huge media push to accept these situations that seem to be forced upon us. Dubai is a very good example.

  • @asunvg354
    @asunvg354 2 роки тому

    Me parecen maravillosas esas construcciones. Aunque no entiendo el idioma me resulta agradable escucharlo.

    • @gaussiano
      @gaussiano Рік тому

      jajaja habilitá el subtitulo pajín

  • @livondiramerian6999
    @livondiramerian6999 2 роки тому

    People & local natural resources are the ones who create cities not digital means.

  • @andoniarzate02
    @andoniarzate02 2 роки тому

    ..."normal things transformed into completely new things" ... (17:20)

  • @user-bl6en3ol2u
    @user-bl6en3ol2u 2 роки тому

    He is presenting an image of the city of the future, which is very exciting to listen to. Thanks for uploading.

  • @yourlocalfairyhere
    @yourlocalfairyhere 2 роки тому

    I like listening to Fujimoto!

  • @crosantjes
    @crosantjes 2 роки тому

    Super inspiring. I love the design proces. I was wondering; Is there a specific type of clay used for the models? What type would it be? If anyone knows, let me know :)

    • @nlbadguy
      @nlbadguy 2 роки тому

      I don't know if there is any specific type of clay for landscape models but I would suggest using ordinary clay. With the difference in the amount of how much you water it you can get a different texture which can give a really nice result in the final model. There is also special clay used for creature modeling called 'Monster clay' I think. Supposedly its really easy to use, and it's really flexible to sculpt and that's why it's used for face/body modeling. So you can try that one too, but I believe it is a chocolate brown in color, unlike the general sculpting clay that can be white/greyish.

  • @magdamagdy7422
    @magdamagdy7422 2 роки тому

    Hi is there a way to contact

  • @darrentindall1577
    @darrentindall1577 2 роки тому

    Great talk

  • @keleniengaluafe2600
    @keleniengaluafe2600 2 роки тому

    ❤❤❤❤