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Toronto Plans on Stopping the Construction of Smart Cities Following Concerns of Privacy

Dima Stouhi — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:30:00 +0000

As more smart cities make their way across the globe, whether it being in countries of the Far East, Latin America, or the Middle East, Toronto is stepping back from the smart city bandwagon, and reassessing its substantial contribution to the community. The Canadian city, which ranked 15th on Global Finance's ranking of the world's best cities to live in for the year 2022, plans on "killing the smart city forever", especially after Quayside's controversial cancellation reasons, questioning its lack of privacy, necessity on an urban scale, and whether people truly want to live in a tech-driven environment.

Sidewalk Labs Reimagines Urban Planning with New Delve Generative Design Tool

Eric Baldwin — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:01:00 +0000

Sidewalk Labs has unveiled Delve, a new generative design tool that aims to help developers, architects and urban designers identify better neighborhood design options. It uses machine learning to reveal optimal design options from a series of core components, including buildings, open spaces, amenities, streets, and energy infrastructure. By applying machine learning, it explores millions of design possibilities for a given project while measuring the impact of design choices.

The Upshot of Sidewalk Labs’ Canceled Toronto Project

Mike Yorke — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 03:30:00 +0000

In May, Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs announced that it would cancel its high-profile Quayside project because of “unprecedented economic uncertainty.” The statement marked the end of a three-year initiative to create a living, urban “testbed for emerging technologies, materials, and processes.”

Sidewalk Labs Cancels Quayside Smart City Project in Toronto

Eric Baldwin — Fri, 08 May 2020 05:00:00 +0000

Toronto's new Quayside smart city development by Sidewalk Labs has been cancelled. CEO Daniel L. Doctoroff announced in a Medium post that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has made the prototype no longer viable. As the subsidiary of Google's parent company Alphabet, Sidewalk Labs aimed to "unlock the potential" of the city’s Eastern Waterfront.

Pioneers: 6 Practices Bringing AI into Architecture

Andreea Cutieru — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 04:00:00 +0000

In this article, we tap into how AI could be augmenting, changing design processes, and how architects and other professionals are responding and incorporating these technological advancements into their design work. What kind of innovation can AI bring to this industry, and what has been experimented with so far? This selection of projects can help form an opinion on the architectural application of AI.

Sidewalk Labs Releases Prototype Mass Timber High-Rise Design

Eric Baldwin — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000

Sidewalk Labs have released their latest study, called Proto-Model X (PMX), investigating how tall timber buildings could work in cities. As a digital proof-of-concept for how to design and manufacture a tall timber building, the study follows the team’s announcement last June to design the world’s first all-timber high-rise neighborhood on Toronto’s eastern waterfront.

City of the Future Elaborates on Responsive Architecture

Christele Harrouk — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 11:00:00 +0000