Toward Increased Citizen Engagement in Urban Planning
Digitalization creates new opportunities for citizen engagement in urban planning. I gave a short presentation on the topic at the … Read more
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How Machine Learning Can Help with Urban Development
An experimentation project has demonstrated the capabilities of machine learning in urban development. It used images as a starting point … Read more
Mapple: Better Design and Business Decisions with Location Data
I had the pleasure of interviewing Karolina Mosiadz, COO of Mapple, an urban intelligence startup. Can you say a few … Read more
Smarter Planning Decisions with Geospatial Data
As more data on our environment becomes openly available, new ways to use it in design and decision-making emerge. A-Konsultit, … Read more
Citizen-Centric Development: An Interview with Ken Dooley
In this interview with Ken Dooley of Granlund, we discuss sustainability from a user’s point of view and how technology … Read more
Plehat Brings Natural Environments into Design Tools
Natural elements are an essential part of the built environment. However, BIM tools offer almost no support to landscape architecture. … Read more
Helsinki is Building a Digital Twin of the City
The capital of Finland first tested city modeling as long back as 1987. But the most recent model of the … Read more
Picks from Construction IoT News
Internet of Things is a rapidly expanding technology that will have a fundamental impact on the built environment. Here are … Read more
Helsinki’s Digital Twin Report Released
A report called The Kalasatama Digital Twins Project by the Helsinki 3D+ team details the process and the technologies that … Read more
Gardeners in the City of the Future: An Interview with Eric Baczuk
I had the pleasure of interviewing Eric Baczuk, Designer at Google. We discuss his views on the future urban experience … Read more
An International Ideas Competition in a Magnificent Finnish Lakeside City
An international ideas competition started off on 15 May 2019 in Viinikanlahti, a highly exciting area close to Tampere city … Read more
Know What’s Under Ground and Make Smarter Planning Decisions
A Finnish experimentation project developed a framework for classifying ground conditions for building and infrastructure construction. It will help anticipate … Read more