Intelligent Cities + 24 Hour City Project

$5,000 in Grants for November's 24 Hour City Project

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:28:00 -0400

The 24 Hour City Project is back. And, did we mention that we have $5,000 in grants to give away?!

Inspired by the National Building Museum’s Intelligent Cities initiative, the 24 Hour City Project encourages participants to explore the intersection of the built environment, data, the arts, and information technology. All projects must have a physical and digital component and will be placed on display at the Atlas Theater during the closing event for Digital Capital Week on 11/11/11. To give a sense of these projects, see the winning projects from our June event here.

Apply for funding here.

The goals for the 24 Hour City Project are to:

● Leverage technology and data to reveal hidden relationships between our physical and digital worlds, and impact the way we interact with our environments and each other;

● Focus on citizen-generated services to redefine the relationship between citizens and government;

● Accelerate the transfer of ideas between entrepreneurs and urban change agents;

● Generate useful data so that we can make more informed public policy decisions; and

● Enhance our ability to communicate with one another to create vibrant and livable cities.

Join us!

On June 5, we launched our incredibly successful pilot project...

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:20:30 -0400

On June 5, we launched our incredibly successful pilot project at the National Building Museum. Three teams, led by some of Washington, DC’s most innovative makers and doers, created innovative and creative interventions that explored each team’s understanding of Intelligent Cities. The results were amazing, but don’t just take our for it, see the video.

Video courtesy of the incredibly talented Russell Brothers Company.

Town Hall Meeting - #iCities

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:16:25 -0400

Watch it live here: http://www.nbm.org/intelligentcities/forum-webcast.html

Tweet questions to panelists: #iCities

5:00 – 5:45 pm
Town Hall Meeting
A panel of municipal leaders discuss how we can collectively build intelligent cities.

Martin Chavez, past mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico and executive director, ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability - USA
Michael Duffy, Washington bureau chief, TIME (moderator)
William Millar, president, the American Public Transportation Association
Mitchell Silver, president, the American Planning Association and director of planning, Raleigh, North Carolina

Designing a Collaborative Built Environment - Panel for #iCities

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:16:21 -0400

Watch it live here: http://www.nbm.org/intelligentcities/forum-webcast.html

Tweet questions to panelists: #iCities

4:00 – 5:00 pm
Designing a Collaborative Built Environment
What are the tools that enable architects, urban planners, landscape architects, and engineers to break down silos and tackle the issues that cities face collaboratively? Panelists discuss how members of the design profession can take a leadership role in these conversations while engaging the public.

Maurice Cox, past mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia and former director of design at the National Endowment for the Arts
Julie Eizenberg, Architect, Koning Eizenberg
Nicholas de Monchaux, architect, urbanist, writer, and assistant professor of Architecture & Urban Design at University of California, Berkeley
Bill Saporito, assistant managing editor, TIME (moderator)
Laura Solano, principal, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc., Landscape Architects

Community and Social Interaction in the Wireless City - Thought Vignette for #iCities

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:41:35 -0400

Watch it live here: http://www.nbm.org/intelligentcities/forum-webcast.html

Tweet questions to panelists: #iCities

3:30 – 4:00 pm
Thought Vignette: Community and Social Interaction in the Wireless City
The wired world is changing the way we share ideas and behave in our cities. Engage in a sociological and cultural examination of where communications meets the built environment.

Keith N. Hampton, assistant professor, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania

Imagining a Healthier City - Panel for #iCities

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:23:29 -0400

Watch it live here: http://www.nbm.org/intelligentcities/forum-webcast.html

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2:00 – 3:00 pm
Imagining a Healthier City
The thoughtful use of data, technology, and planning encourages the design of walkable, bikeable, and healthier neighborhoods. This panel will describe the challenges facing municipalities and solutions for a healthier future.

Dr. Howard Frumkin, dean, School of Public Health, University of Washington (moderator)
Christine Green, strategic partnership manager, National Complete Streets Coalition and former public health planner for Columbus, Ohio
Patrick L. Kinney, professor of environmental health sciences and director of the Columbia Climate and Heath Program, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
William Lucy, professor of Urban and Environmental Planning, University of Virginia

Technologist lead project for the @24hrCity Project - @ericg and...

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:21:40 -0400

Technologist lead project for the @24hrCity Project - @ericg and @DevelopmentSeed partnered with A Wider Circle. More here: http://data.awidercircle.org/

Artist lead project for the @24hrcity project by...

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:31:35 -0400

Artist lead project for the @24hrcity project by @egoetschius’ is “spookymazing” #icities (via: @Corbett3000)

Regionally Thinking: Transportation, Affordability, and Equity - 3rd Panel for #iCities

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:32:41 -0400

Watch it live here: http://www.nbm.org/intelligentcities/forum-webcast.html

Tweet questions to panelists: #iCities

11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Regionally Thinking: Transportation, Affordability, and Equity
Critical issues such as transportation, affordable housing, and the economy can only be managed intelligently at a regional level. Panelists will discuss hidden regional dependencies, the importance of addressing challenges from a trans-disciplinary lens and suggest the most important transformational investments we can make for our cities.

Scott Bernstein, president and founder, Center for Neighborhood Technology
Benjamin de la Peña, associate director, Urban Development, The Rockefeller Foundation (moderator)
Robert Puentes, senior fellow, Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program
Carolyn Young, executive director, Communications and Technology, Oregon’s TriMet transportation agency

Laser cut 3D data visualization for @24hrcity #icities

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:25:58 -0400

Laser cut 3D data visualization for @24hrcity #icities

Democracy and Inclusion in the Intelligent Cities - Thought Vignette

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:23:10 -0400

Watch it live here: http://www.nbm.org/intelligentcities/forum-webcast.html

Tweet questions to panelists: #iCities

11:00 – 11:30 am
Thought Vignette: Democracy and Inclusion in the Intelligent Cities
Is data the new currency for political participation? Can we prevent slums in the data-rich intelligent city? This provocative presentation will present three disruptive ideas that will help the intelligent city to also become a fair and just city.

Ceasar McDowell, professor of the Practice of Community Development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

islmobile: Conversation and Klout analysis of #icities so far...

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:15:42 -0400

islmobile:

Conversation and Klout analysis of #icities so far today.

Packed House at @BuildingMuseum

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:11:36 -0400

Packed House at @BuildingMuseum

The City as a Lab - 2nd Panel for #iCities

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:50:01 -0400

Watch it live here:http://www.nbm.org/intelligentcities/forum-webcast.html

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9:30 – 10:30 am
The City as a Lab
What are the lessons to be learned in thinking about the city as a sum greater than its individual parts? Panelists will share innovative work from across the United States that is changing the way our cities look, feel, and function.

Mark Cleverley, director of strategy, Global Government Industry, IBM Corporation
Nick Grossman, director of civic works, Open Plans
Dustin Haisler, director of government innovation, Spigit, and former CIO, Manor, Texas
Greg Lindsay, journalist and author of Aerotroplis: The Way We’ll Live Next (moderator)

IBM Live Blog from the #iCities Forum

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 08:53:21 -0400

IBM Live Blog from the #iCities Forum:

IBMer Steve Hamm is liveblogging from the #iCities Forum:

IBM has plenty of company when it comes to deep concern and deep thinking about the future of cities. Today, at the Intelligent Cities Forum in Washington, D.C., hundreds of urban planners, city leaders and data mavens are gathering to share insights on ways to make cities more successful and sustainable using data, analytics, collaboration and foresight. The A Smarter Planet blog will feature live blogging from the event, so please return here frequently to see updates.

To see a live video of the event, click here. To learn more about the event, click here. To follow or participate via Twitter, use #icities.

Q: What are the most interesting new methods for collecting data that can help building #icities?

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 08:48:11 -0400

Tweet your answer with the #iCities hashtag.

The #iCities Forum is being livestreamed today

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 08:43:20 -0400

The #iCities Forum is being livestreamed today:

Can’t be here in person today? http://www.nbm.org/intelligentcities/forum-agenda.html

You can watch the live stream all day, with interview highlights with delegates, speakers and others.

Tune in!

Susan Piedmont-Palladino, curator, National Building Museum is...

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 08:34:39 -0400

Susan Piedmont-Palladino, curator, National Building Museum is on stage now talking about the history of urban technologies.

Keynote Conversation: What Makes an Intelligent City?
Representatives from the Administration, technological innovators, and philanthropic leaders discuss our national priorities for creating today’s intelligent cities and explore how data and information technology can help create more sustainable communities.

Anne K. Altman, general manager, Global Public Sector, IBM Corporation
Dr. Xavier de Souza Briggs, associate director for General Government Programs, Office of Management and Budget, the White House
Michelle Moore, Federal Environmental Executive, the White House
Susan Piedmont-Palladino, curator, National Building Museum
Judith Rodin, president, Rockefeller Foundation
Richard Stengel, managing editor, TIME (moderator)

A bight and early introduction to the #iCities program from...

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 08:21:19 -0400

A bight and early introduction to the #iCities program from @Corbett3000

If you had just 24 hours to impact your city, what would you...

Thu, 26 May 2011 10:41:07 -0400

If you had just 24 hours to impact your city, what would you do?

As a creative experiment in temporary urbanism and digital innovation, the 24-Hour City Project explores the intersection of data, arts, and technology within the built environment. The project aims to demonstrate how technology, imagination, and innovation can envision our future cities.

On June 5, the 24-Hour City Project will launch a beta competition within the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. Three interdisciplinary teams will put together temporary physical and digital exhibitions to see who can most effectively visualize the intersection of data, arts, and technology with the built environment. Through these experiments, teams are encouraged to make the built environment more engaging, relevant to our lives, and accessible to all.

Teams will be judged on their creativity, relevancy to the general public, interdisciplinary approach, and ability to be replicated elsewhere. Delegates to the National Building Museum’s Intelligent Cities forum will server as judges, but we are also looking for YOUR vote for the experiment that you think makes our communities more intelligent.

All projects will be built on-site beginning Sunday, June 5 and remain on display through the Intelligent Cities Forum on Monday, June 6, 2011.