Smart city” is one of those science fiction phrases seemingly designed to make you uneasy, like “neuromarketing” or “pre-crime”. It’s impossible to be alive in this decade and not find something unsettling in the idea of our cities becoming “smart”.
High-tech smart cities promise efficiency by monitoring everything from bins to bridges. But what if we ditched the data and embraced ancient technology instead? Ever since smartphones hooked us with their limitless possibilities and dopamine hits, m
Together with Toyota Motor Corporation, BIG unveils Toyota Woven City as the world’s first urban incubator dedicated to the advancement of all aspects of mobility at the foothills of Mt. Fuji in Japan. Envisioned as a living laboratory to test and ad
Located on an island off the city of Incho, 65 kilometers from Seoul, New Songdo is the world's first city to be built according to smart city criteria. Covering an area of just over 6 square kilometers, the new city - whose construction, begun in 20
