New technologies and datafication in so-called smart cities affect how we interface with the city. Social, economic and technological changes also lead to new urban frictions, and increasingly put strain on collectively shared urban commons and the right to the city. This shifting landscape of urban politics and power dynamics and the role of media,…

MCW is partnering in a new NWO-funded research project called ”Designing for Controversies in Responsible Smart Cities”. The mid-sized and centrally located municipality of Amersfoort is building a new Internet of Things infrastructure. A consortium of public and private partners will develop a government+citizen+academic+industry collaboration (a so-called ’quadruple helix’) that allows a wide range of…

International conference with keynote speakers as: Drew Hemment (FutureEverything), Maya Indira Ganesh (Tactical Technology Collective) and Usman Haque (Umbrellium) As part of MCWs ongoing partnership with Het Nieuwe Instituut, we collaborate in this event in the context of Dutch Design Week: How do we go beyond the “smart city” and build a smart society? The DATAstudio…

“Feedback Urbanism and Smart Placemaking – Reflections on Smart City and Urban Design” Invitation for public meeting and seminar with Ole B. Jensen & Simon Wind (C-MUS, Aalborg) 13 December 2016 10:00 – 13:00, Sweelinck Room (downstairs), Drift 21 Utrecht. We are very happy to welcome Ole B. Jensen & Simon Wind from the Centre…