The hackable city: Citymaking in a platform society

Martijn de Waal, Michiel de Lange, Matthijs Bouw

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Abstract

Can computer hacking have positive parallels in the shaping of the built environment? The Hackable City research project was set up with this question in mind, to investigate the potential of digital platforms to open up the citymaking process. Its cofounders Martijn de Waal, Michiel de Lange and Matthijs Bouw here outline the tendencies that their studies of collaborative urban development initiatives around the world have revealed, and ask whether knowledge sharing and incremental change might be a better way forward than top-down masterplans.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)50-57
Number of pages8
JournalArchitectural Design
Volume87
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2017

Keywords

  • One Architecture
  • The Mobile City Foundation
  • Delva Lan dscape Architects
  • Studioninedots
  • Stadslab Buiksloterham
  • Hackable City
  • Amsterdam

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