Should Smart City Build From Scratch

In this short video, they cover the creation of new pop up cities that are designed as a whole for the people, and can  have invisible security or be sustainable enough to live off the grid for up to three days.  The video brings insight into how design can better our cities, but does not show how to transition people

LAPD’s data mining program has CIA roots

Changing the way we fight crime, databases along with new technology in the LAPD has helped scan and pick up crime on its own, by searching through data sets.  The company designed this program to read every car in a city, and needs a balance of public safety.

Smart garbage: The future of stink

The US spends about 55 billion dollars a hear on trash, and is a huge process.  The design of a new trashcan has allowed a benefit to many cities by solar technology installed to alert the company when the can is full, and allows prioritization within the city.

Giant wind turbines vs a tiny bird

Looking at the wind farm that has been created to help power London is a needed design as the population and energy needs grow.  With every construction comes the replacement of species, and a bird species is being affected by this particular ocean wind farm.

Secrets behind this super-green building

Buildings are responsible for a huge part in our earths pollution, and the creation of new sustainable design can be implemented everywhere within a building, but can be a very expensive process.  This is just the start, and as we work with these materials and technologies we will further our knowledge on how to do so affordably

San Diego’s billion-dollar water bet

With Californias drought and water supplies dwindling, there is a huge problem that needs to be fixed by design.  In San Diego County a sea water “reservoir” plant is being created to filter out salt water into drinking water.

Can surveillance make life easier?

As waiting in line, and walking traffic is a huge New York problem with population, a company is studying video feeds and people to count and map out different patterns into databases to help companies and people find less busy areas.

The city of tomorrow is already here

With modern words city problems, design needs to continue to solve as many of these problems are going to surge in the numbers, and solutions needed.  It can all be possible by developing out technology to suit the masses.

Inside the tallest building in the world

Towering over the city Dubai what used to be the tallest building is not just a tall building, but an efficient design to keep a building in the desert cool.  This is done with materials and technology, particularly an ice storage room.  The tower can also move, and the top can sway 6 feet in either direction to move with the wind and earthquakes.

Is this the greenest city in the world?

Masdar City, outside Abu Dabi, is a green city, travel powered by driverless electric car systems, and is a model for Urban Development.  With less that 500 people, the rush to move has not occurred yet, but is set to hold large numbers with solar, and water technologies to save Energy.

City of the future, museum of the past

A city directly next to an ancient city, tries to tie the area together and move forward together with a modern future while remembering the past and current culture.  A Museum built on its own island is built to keep the areas past, and honor it for years to come.

The genius evolution of the park bench

The park bench designed to be a solar powered bench to also charge your devices, connects to the internet, and is a smart step for urban furniture, which continues to be a public need.