March 31st 2009

With major cities fighting for cultural and commercial dominance amidst social, environmental and economic stress, what future directions should smart cities take? As architecture evolves to take advantage of new interactive urban digital media technologies, what should Sydney be doing to surf this mega wave – the digital tsunami?

Drawing on applied research in urban digital media, this lecture explores the potential of the digital city - where, one day, we could interact with the buildings we inhabit – and describes the role that can be played by our local creative industries.

Tom Barker

Tom Barker is Professor of Architecture Design and Innovation in the UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building. His research in advanced architecture and technologies has contributed to the Millennium Dome Mind Zone with Zaha Hadid, the London Eye, the Tokyo Guggenheim Design, the Digital Sphere for the Norwegian Education Department and the London Olympics 2012.

Resources

• flyer (PDF 384k)
• audio recording (MP3 29MB)

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