Dubai is outperforming itself in building the talles skyscraper in the world. Construction of the Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour is under way which will ...
Damage tracking for buildings
Researchers at MIT developed a new computational program that can track the vibrations to which a building is exposed. This information is then analyzed ...
Britain’s ambitious plan for largest eco-friendly skyscraper
A plan for the world’s most eco-friendly residential skyscraper is developed in Britain. The goal is that the building will need less than 80 per ...
Civic participation for smart city contest in Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala (India), has launched 30 idea boxes distributed over the city where the population can drop proposals and ...
Kiev between smart city and decay
A group of activists in Kiev are working on transforming Ukraine’s capital into a hi-tech metropolis. On the other side, there is little done by ...
Dublin’s Open House events
Open House events take place in Dublin this weekend where the public gets access to public facilities, offices and private dwellings. Upon booking, ...
Good architecture for Kolkata
Nearly 100 smart cities are developed in India at the moment. Newton, a city just outside Kolkata, is one of them. Equipped with a wifi zone, smart LED ...
The nostalgia of Soviet era bus stops
In a seven-year project Peter Ortner, a photographer from Nuremberg, took photographs of bus stops from the Soviet era. He published them as part of a new ...
Insurance companies subsidizing smart home
US insurance companies, such as USAA and American Family, are offering discounts on home insurance policies when Internet-connected devices are installed ...
Buildings build by themselves
HyperCells developed in different research institutes such as Harvard or MIT might be the future of building. Inspired by nature, buildings are created in ...
