Owning the city
Author mentioned, “The relationship between (digital) media technologies and the physical city has often been thought of in a straightforward, even simplistic manner.” This brings us a new way to rethink smart city. As architects, we design buildings, making cities but how to make a proper space of architecture for proper future is still a challenge. Will smart city really challenge us to design “internet of things” but not a real object, for example, a building? In this circumstance, is form of architecture still important? Maybe we just live in a box with smart technologies rather than skyscrapers？
Nowadays, a lack of information will not be a barrier for smart citizens to share information and internet of things. But how do we share “situated” information between citizens? Most of them love information of gaming, news or other different personal prefer? Is it hard to manage all data to distribute to citizens to helpful for making smart cities? And only sharing information and enjoy new technologies are not enough for making a smart city by DIY ways. How to using information and engaging in the process of making smart city maybe more important than sharing information?
Reframing, reimagining and remaking smart cities
“Smart city technologies enact algorithmic governance and forms of automated management.” From my perspective, it’s right but hard to complete. When we think to redefine our government, is it too late? Redefining a government is right way to reframe a smart city, but it is primary in the process of building smart city. After we build a smart city by using top-bottom way to build, then it is too late. But does that mean we should build a smart government first before building smart city?