This document summarizes a presentation about hacking at different scales from the body to the city to the planet. It discusses how hacking involves intentionally altering existing systems for new purposes, both beneficially and harmfully. Examples are given of hacking the body, hacking the city through guerrilla gardening and bike lane modifications, and proposals for hacking the planet through large-scale engineering projects. The presentation argues that hacking the planet through geoengineering may be essential for human survival. It also shows how technology and social networks allow new representations of reality and participation in virtual worlds.
Urban Futures for Architects - presented to Introduction to Architecture class at University of Kansas School of Architecture 22 Sep 2011. Topics covered:
1 How Do You Think About the Future? an overview of futures thinking, the change process
2 Big Urban Futures. demography, limited resources affecting 21st c cities
3 Architecture, Language and You. Places you can see the future today
Urban Futures for Architects - presented to Introduction to Architecture class at University of Kansas School of Architecture 22 Sep 2011. Topics covered:
1 How Do You Think About the Future? an overview of futures thinking, the change process
2 Big Urban Futures. demography, limited resources affecting 21st c cities
3 Architecture, Language and You. Places you can see the future today
Sugar as Citizen Relationship Management | SugarCon 2011SugarCRM
By extending CRM to mean Citizen Relationship Manangement it is possible to systematically improve the flows of information between governments and their citizens. This extension can include employment, medical infrastructure (especially during epidemics), disaster recovery, education and voting. Examples are drawn from current situations in Sudan, Tunisia, Haiti, Ireland and the Ivory Coast.
Presented by Peter Zoll, CIO, I-MAG STS Corp., at SugarCon 2011.
Presentation by Sir Mark Walport at the Foundation for Science and Technology discussion on 'Cities of the future – science, innovation and city management', June 2013
Dan Leeming of the Planning Partnership provides an overview of sustainable planning principles for the CaGBC's Sustainable Building Advisor Program in Apr 2012
My presentation illustrates an on-going study in the field of Smart cities’ evaluation. The analysis starts from a revised notion of triple helix considering that Civil society plays a prominent role toward the realization of sustainable development in cities (Etzkowitz and Zhou, 2006).
In order to assess the connections between Smart city development and this institutionalization of the Triple Helix, an Analytic Network Process model has been developed. This interrelated model is used for investigating the relations between smart cities components (smart governance; smart economy; smart people; smart living; smart environment), actors (Universities, Government, Industry and Civil Society ) and policy visions derived from the “Urban Europe” Joint Programme Initiatives, i.e. strategies to which the smart cities are moving to (Connected City, Entrepreneurial City, Liveable City and Pioneer City).
Smarter Cities | IET Talk on the Built Environment in 2050Alexis Biller
Talk organised by The IET (Institution of Engineering & Technology) at Imperial College, London, on 27 November 2009.
- Build Environment Technologies sub-group:
http://kn.theiet.org/communities/betnet/
The talk commences with example startling data to seek audience attention & participation. Cities are a fulcrum of ever growing population migration, this presents various issues that must be faced promptly so as to allow the next generation an opportunity to define their own built environment (for living, working, and playing). The ecosystem of groups involved is presenting new opportunities for entrepreneurs and new partnerships. The talk ends with a brief look-back at the technology that has been developed over the last 50 years, before posing a set of new questions and opening for discussion.
Event Speakers:
- Hoare Lea (Huw Blackwell)- Sustainable Homes
- Arup (Duncan Wilson) - The future of the workplace
- IBM (Alexis Biller and Chris Phillips) - Smart Cities and Urban Informatics
Link to this presentation using: www.bit.ly/smartC
(IBM internal link http://ibmurl.hursley.ibm.com/20V2)
"A city is more than just a collection of buildings, streets, parks, and people, and the many different entities engaged in many different trades.
It's a living environment of different cultures, peoples, ideas and systems that are interdependent yet all determine and shape the others identity."
For the video version with narration, click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxHNVcO0JHM
The modern city is becoming a pointer system, the new URL, for tomorrow’s hybrid digital physical environment. Today's Facebook will be complemented by tomorrow's Placebook.
Oxford "Future of Cities" @ the Harvard GSDNoah Raford
This is a summary of three global scenarios for the future of cities, completed at the University of Oxford’s "Future of Cities" program.
I worked extensively on these scenarios and then presented an early draft of them at the Harvard Graduate School of Design last year.
This presentation is only a draft and may not reflect the final versions of the completed project.
More detail on the project can be found at the official website, here:
http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/centres/insis/research/Pages/future-cities.aspx
Megatrends are strong global forces affecting everything and all life on our planet. By viewing the world from a distance and over several centuries, there are 8 global forces of change that stand out. They are: Population boom; Rapid urbanization; Ferocious consumption; Technology rush; Digital transformation; Global connectedness; Environmental degradation and Wealth inequality.
Sugar as Citizen Relationship Management | SugarCon 2011SugarCRM
By extending CRM to mean Citizen Relationship Manangement it is possible to systematically improve the flows of information between governments and their citizens. This extension can include employment, medical infrastructure (especially during epidemics), disaster recovery, education and voting. Examples are drawn from current situations in Sudan, Tunisia, Haiti, Ireland and the Ivory Coast.
Presented by Peter Zoll, CIO, I-MAG STS Corp., at SugarCon 2011.
Presentation by Sir Mark Walport at the Foundation for Science and Technology discussion on 'Cities of the future – science, innovation and city management', June 2013
Dan Leeming of the Planning Partnership provides an overview of sustainable planning principles for the CaGBC's Sustainable Building Advisor Program in Apr 2012
My presentation illustrates an on-going study in the field of Smart cities’ evaluation. The analysis starts from a revised notion of triple helix considering that Civil society plays a prominent role toward the realization of sustainable development in cities (Etzkowitz and Zhou, 2006).
In order to assess the connections between Smart city development and this institutionalization of the Triple Helix, an Analytic Network Process model has been developed. This interrelated model is used for investigating the relations between smart cities components (smart governance; smart economy; smart people; smart living; smart environment), actors (Universities, Government, Industry and Civil Society ) and policy visions derived from the “Urban Europe” Joint Programme Initiatives, i.e. strategies to which the smart cities are moving to (Connected City, Entrepreneurial City, Liveable City and Pioneer City).
Smarter Cities | IET Talk on the Built Environment in 2050Alexis Biller
Talk organised by The IET (Institution of Engineering & Technology) at Imperial College, London, on 27 November 2009.
- Build Environment Technologies sub-group:
http://kn.theiet.org/communities/betnet/
The talk commences with example startling data to seek audience attention & participation. Cities are a fulcrum of ever growing population migration, this presents various issues that must be faced promptly so as to allow the next generation an opportunity to define their own built environment (for living, working, and playing). The ecosystem of groups involved is presenting new opportunities for entrepreneurs and new partnerships. The talk ends with a brief look-back at the technology that has been developed over the last 50 years, before posing a set of new questions and opening for discussion.
Event Speakers:
- Hoare Lea (Huw Blackwell)- Sustainable Homes
- Arup (Duncan Wilson) - The future of the workplace
- IBM (Alexis Biller and Chris Phillips) - Smart Cities and Urban Informatics
Link to this presentation using: www.bit.ly/smartC
(IBM internal link http://ibmurl.hursley.ibm.com/20V2)
"A city is more than just a collection of buildings, streets, parks, and people, and the many different entities engaged in many different trades.
It's a living environment of different cultures, peoples, ideas and systems that are interdependent yet all determine and shape the others identity."
For the video version with narration, click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxHNVcO0JHM
The modern city is becoming a pointer system, the new URL, for tomorrow’s hybrid digital physical environment. Today's Facebook will be complemented by tomorrow's Placebook.
Oxford "Future of Cities" @ the Harvard GSDNoah Raford
This is a summary of three global scenarios for the future of cities, completed at the University of Oxford’s "Future of Cities" program.
I worked extensively on these scenarios and then presented an early draft of them at the Harvard Graduate School of Design last year.
This presentation is only a draft and may not reflect the final versions of the completed project.
More detail on the project can be found at the official website, here:
http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/centres/insis/research/Pages/future-cities.aspx
Megatrends are strong global forces affecting everything and all life on our planet. By viewing the world from a distance and over several centuries, there are 8 global forces of change that stand out. They are: Population boom; Rapid urbanization; Ferocious consumption; Technology rush; Digital transformation; Global connectedness; Environmental degradation and Wealth inequality.
Pedoman Penyusunan Rencana Tata Ruang Wilayah (RTRW) KotaPenataan Ruang
Peraturan Menteri (Permen) Pekerjaan Umum No. 17/PRT/M/2009 tentang Pedoman Penyusunan Rencana Tata Ruang Wilayah (RTRW) Kota. Berisikan ketentuan teknis muatan rencana tata ruang wilayah, proses dan prosedur penyusunan rencana tata ruang wilayah.
Connecting the Dots: How Digital Methods Become the Glue that Binds Cultural ...Robert J. Stein
The growth and scale of the world’s cities is exploding at an amazing rate. By some counts, the population of cities is growing at nearly 1 million people every week and will top seven billion by the middle of the century. At the same time, popular culture’s fascination with technology, mobile devices, digital media, and social networking seems to pose a significant threat to the appreciation and relevance of cultural heritage in our contemporary society.
Considering these two factors together forces us to ask some concerning questions about what place culture will have in tomorrow’s cities. Are mobile devices killing museum experiences as some have asserted? Does the cultural heritage field’s current fascination with participation and engagement actually endanger cultural appreciation and learning? The answers to these questions have become polarizing in the press and among professionals in museums, but the answer does not need to be either one or the other.
This presentation will suggest a practical and balanced approach to adopting digital platforms and practices in museums that focus the experience on a personal and aesthetic appreciation of cultural heritage. Furthermore, the talk will examine the potential role cultural heritage organizations can play within a city to engage a local audience in common experiences in a manner that can begin to address the social frictions and disparities that exist among the world’s major cities.
Global Cities are growing at an amazing place and are changing the ways in which we live, work, play, and relate to each other. The term Smart Cities describes a movement to apply new technological developments towards the development of these cities, but does doing so create a city that we actually want to live in? This presentation will address the role of culture and artists in creating a dynamic "place" and the role that Museums might play in promoting a cultural dialog within their local communities
Augmented reality defined in the context of social media, mobility, and heads up displays. Consequences for cities examined regarding sensors, RFID, co-creation, and virtual-real continuum. Benefits for sustainability and connectivity; concerns for privacy, control of data, and building quality.
City Games: Up and Down and Sideways on the Ladder of AbstractionSebastian Deterding
Like games and everyday life, games and cities have been intersecting in two primary ways: modelling the city in an abstract view from above, with planning games and urban simulations, and transforming people's everyday urban experiences and behaviors with playful interventions on the ground. Neither one, this talk argues, has been particularly successful in creating lasting improvements in citizen's well being. To accomplish this, we need to take game design seriously and look sideways at the messy middle between map and territory, the processes in which one is translated into the other (or not). My keynote at ISAGA 2017 in Delft, NL, July 10, 2017.
The Museum of Tomorrow is a neo-futurist architectural creation and an educational-touristic landmark erected in an abandoned and crime-infested port (Porto Maravilha) of Rio de Janeiro before Rio 2016. Situated in a heritage site that brings together the city’s past and future legacies, it was intended as a problematisation of humanity’s survival in the context of climate change and unrestrained capitalist development. Its principal conception by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, and completion with audio-visual installations by an international artistic contingent, including American artists and Brazilian filmmaker and ceremonial director Fernando Meirelles, showcase the complexities of global imaginaries of mobility.
As a multi-scalar initiative featuring local, state and international partners, the Museum showcases the ways concerns over ecosystemic erosion are addressed in performative/artistic ways. I argue that its artistic/architectural creators call into being a dual utopic method: as an artistic practice and a form of recreation of life from death. First, I speculate how, by enrooting the Museum in Rio’s built maritime environment, local heritage conservation and spatialized social inequalities, they enact a ‘choreotopographic tour’, a ritualistic journey through cultural sites for global visitors. Second, I examine how its installations produce dark travel through the mobilisation of technology: a haphazard esoteric audio-visual journey that concludes with a potential return to humanity’s roots, Nature. Combining embodied (walking around the Museum’s heritage environs) and cognitive mobilities (speculating humanity/earth’s end and potential ‘beginnings’ in the Museum’s interior, through its audio-visual installations/artefacts), the Museum produces utopian meta-movement. With industrial modernism as its core, this meta-movement compels visitors to oscillate physically, emotionally and cognitively between necrotopic scenarios (environmental erosion, slum pollution, Brazil’s submerged slave heritage) and thalassopic fluidity (tourism, the possibility to attain good life, hope).
Rodanthi Tzanelli is Associate Professor of Cultural Sociology at Leeds University, UK. Her research interests include globalization, cosmopolitanism and mobility theory. She served on several journal boards, including The Global Studies Journal and Cultural Sociology. She has been visiting staff at CEMORE, Lancaster (Department of Sociology) and Oxford (Department of Anthropology). She is author of several academic articles, book chapters and 10 books, including Thanatourism and Cinematic Representations of Risk: Screening the End of Tourism (2016), and Mega-Events as Economies of the Imagination: Creating Atmospheres for Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 (2017).
Indiana University is a cultural hot-spot in the otherwise predictable midwestern United States. In order to cultivate a more culturally inspired and aware population at Indiana Univeristy, we created a series of conceptual designs that aim to bring culturally relevant experiences to the masses.
An overview of the intersection of ABCD (Asset Based Community Development) and placemaking. Learn how to create places that people are passionate about.
Reading on the Holodeck: Ray Bradbury, Ivan Sutherland, and the Future of Books. An exploration of the consequences of immersive media environments on IP policy, libraries, and creative arts.
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Transforming Brand Perception and Boosting Profitabilityaaryangarg12
In today's digital era, the dynamics of brand perception, consumer behavior, and profitability have been profoundly reshaped by the synergy of branding, social media, and website design. This research paper investigates the transformative power of these elements in influencing how individuals perceive brands and products and how this transformation can be harnessed to drive sales and profitability for businesses.
Through an exploration of brand psychology and consumer behavior, this study sheds light on the intricate ways in which effective branding strategies, strategic social media engagement, and user-centric website design contribute to altering consumers' perceptions. We delve into the principles that underlie successful brand transformations, examining how visual identity, messaging, and storytelling can captivate and resonate with target audiences.
Methodologically, this research employs a comprehensive approach, combining qualitative and quantitative analyses. Real-world case studies illustrate the impact of branding, social media campaigns, and website redesigns on consumer perception, sales figures, and profitability. We assess the various metrics, including brand awareness, customer engagement, conversion rates, and revenue growth, to measure the effectiveness of these strategies.
The results underscore the pivotal role of cohesive branding, social media influence, and website usability in shaping positive brand perceptions, influencing consumer decisions, and ultimately bolstering sales and profitability. This paper provides actionable insights and strategic recommendations for businesses seeking to leverage branding, social media, and website design as potent tools to enhance their market position and financial success.
Between Filth and Fortune- Urban Cattle Foraging Realities by Devi S Nair, An...Mansi Shah
This study examines cattle rearing in urban and rural settings, focusing on milk production and consumption. By exploring a case in Ahmedabad, it highlights the challenges and processes in dairy farming across different environments, emphasising the need for sustainable practices and the essential role of milk in daily consumption.
Expert Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Drafting ServicesResDraft
Whether you’re looking to create a guest house, a rental unit, or a private retreat, our experienced team will design a space that complements your existing home and maximizes your investment. We provide personalized, comprehensive expert accessory dwelling unit (ADU)drafting solutions tailored to your needs, ensuring a seamless process from concept to completion.
Can AI do good? at 'offtheCanvas' India HCI preludeAlan Dix
Invited talk at 'offtheCanvas' IndiaHCI prelude, 29th June 2024.
https://www.alandix.com/academic/talks/offtheCanvas-IndiaHCI2024/
The world is being changed fundamentally by AI and we are constantly faced with newspaper headlines about its harmful effects. However, there is also the potential to both ameliorate theses harms and use the new abilities of AI to transform society for the good. Can you make the difference?
Hello everyone! I am thrilled to present my latest portfolio on LinkedIn, marking the culmination of my architectural journey thus far. Over the span of five years, I've been fortunate to acquire a wealth of knowledge under the guidance of esteemed professors and industry mentors. From rigorous academic pursuits to practical engagements, each experience has contributed to my growth and refinement as an architecture student. This portfolio not only showcases my projects but also underscores my attention to detail and to innovative architecture as a profession.
Book Formatting: Quality Control Checks for DesignersConfidence Ago
This presentation was made to help designers who work in publishing houses or format books for printing ensure quality.
Quality control is vital to every industry. This is why every department in a company need create a method they use in ensuring quality. This, perhaps, will not only improve the quality of products and bring errors to the barest minimum, but take it to a near perfect finish.
It is beyond a moot point that a good book will somewhat be judged by its cover, but the content of the book remains king. No matter how beautiful the cover, if the quality of writing or presentation is off, that will be a reason for readers not to come back to the book or recommend it.
So, this presentation points designers to some important things that may be missed by an editor that they could eventually discover and call the attention of the editor.
1. Megahacks:
city, region,
planet
A presentation by
Dr Cindy Frewen Wuellner, FAIA, @urbanverse
Frewen Architects and University of Houston Futures Studies
For APF Virtual Gathering Futures Festival 26-27 02011
5. hacking?
1. Intentionally altering an existing
system for new purposes
2. Frequently unauthorized,
sometimes subversive,
intentionally undermining
authority
3. Transformational or incremental
4. Harmful or beneficial to host
6. Why hack?
1. Solve a problem
– Add function
– Add beauty
2. Cause a problem
– Steal
– Destroy
3. Assert self
7. This is our world now… we make use of a
service without paying for what could be
called dirt cheap if it wasn’t run by
profiteering gluttons.
We explore… we seek knowledge… and
you call us criminals.
You make atomic bombs, wage wars, cheat,
lie, try to make it seem like we are the
criminals.
8. Yes… I AM A CRIMINAL.
My crime is that of curiosity. My crime is
that of judging people by what they say
and think, not how they look.
My crime… Is outsmarting YOU.
Something you never will be able to forgive
me for.
The Mentor, 1986
The Conscience of a Hacker
9. The people called the Third Culture are
hacking the planet. They are dissatisfied
with normality. They are changing things.
...
Hacking the planet is essential to the survival
of the human race.
Wesley Felter, 14 August 1998
THE HACK THE PLANET MANIFESTO
21. To use a building is to make it, by physical
transformation or by inhabiting it in ways not
previously imagined or by conceiving it anew.
Hill, 2001
51. History is the virtual made
actual, one hack after another.
MCKENZIE WARK
Thank you!
Contact
Cindy Frewen Wuellner
@urbanverse
http://urbanverse.posterous.com