Urban Informatics, QUT Design Lab

Reinventing urban spaces to live in harmony with the planet The concept of a city has evolved far beyond that of ancient times, where the overarching goals of its creators were safety and security.

Congratulations to the team led by QUT Design Lab Dr Kavita Gonsalves for winning the Media Architecture Biennale Equitable and Sustainable Media Architecture Award 2023 for the Chatty Bench Festival 2021 Community Media Projections! 🏆 👏

Congratulations to Chatty Bench Festival Community Media Visual Projections, WINNER of an MAB Award in the category Equitable and Sustainable Media Architecture. 🏆

Projects in this category reflected upon or addressed inequities and injustices related to society and/or climate.

Read more about this project: https://awards.mediaarchitecture.org/mab/project/390

Check out all the amazing projects for the Awards at https://mab23.org/mab-awards/

Smart Cities - What are they and what do they aim to achieve? Just how widespread have they become in recent years? Are they merely vehicles for unethical surveillance or an example of technological integration that improves urban management for citizens?

4zzz’s Toni Pankaluic chatted about ‘All Things Smart Cities’ with Marcus Foth, a Professor of Urban Infomatics from QUT Design Lab. LISTEN HERE>>https://bit.ly/3EW7zCd

Don’t miss Hira Sheikh’s exhibition opening at QUT Kelvin Grove The Block, Thu 23 June 2022, featuring a pre-launch workshop 5pm with Assoc. Prof. Donna Houston from Macquarie University, and an open bar at The Menagerie afterwards.

Tickets are free but RSVP for catering purposes: https://events.humanitix.com/smart-urban-governance-for-more-than-human-future-s-or-exhibition-opening-event

More information at: https://www.facebook.com/events/4927450647381893/