Jo Morrison,
Public engagement is a huge part of digital placemaking – and of British government policy around planning and development. The new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published in July 2018, emphasises the importance of meaningful community engagement in delivering healthy, inclusive and safe places where people want to live and…
Jo Morrison,
The rise of digital placemaking has been supported by emerging digital technologies – from smart clothing to city-wide sensor networks – that go beyond the smartphone. But while conversations around technological possibility are important, larger ethical questions have come to the fore. There are groundbreaking developments in the Internet of…
Jo Morrison,
Strolling down the hustle and bustle of Oxford Street can be a frenetic experience at the best of times. In 2017, however, you could have peeled off for a break on Bird Street – a tiny backstreet tucked between Gap and the Doc Martens store – where birds were tweeting and the…
Jo Morrison,
“The value imperative lies at the heart of urban design, and in London, when it was ignored, led directly to the creation of unloved, exclusionary, unsustainable and ultimately unlivable space.” Matthew Carmona, University College London, 2014 The internet and mobile technology are perhaps the greatest inventions of the last century….
Jo Morrison,
In recent years, Calvium has given life to The Lost Palace of Whitehall, explored fashion with The Jewish Museum London and created a family trail for Tower Bridge. Our digital placemaking work beautifully complements the heritage sector in all its guises. So it will come as no surprise that the…
Jo Morrison,
When Battersea Power Station opened in 1933, London’s first ‘super station’ on the Thames was an immediate London icon. The unique and distinctive chimneys stretched toward the sky, each a pillar to the ingenuity of the designers and architects that developed the site. Battersea was more than just cutting-edge design…
Jo Morrison,
Digital placemaking (noun); The augmentation of physical places with location-specific digital services, products or experiences to create more attractive destinations for all. Successful digital placemaking schemes are designed to reflect the environment and communities they serve – expressing and enhancing the social and cultural value of different places via bespoke…
Jo Morrison,
Relationships between people, places and technology can be explored in a huge number of ways, serving a breadth of sectors. Last month, our Digital Innovation Programme Director Jo Morrison attended three very different events over the course of three days: all of which resonate with the wide-ranging nature and relevance…
App Insights Digital Placemaking Regeneration
Jo Morrison,
When you work in a certain sector, there’s a tendency to assume everyone thinks like you; has the same knowledge. If you work in social media, you might presume everyone’s on Twitter, if you’re a footballer, you might expect everyone to understand the offside rule, and if you work in…
Digital Placemaking Regeneration
Jo Morrison,
Urban regeneration – reviving the underused land and decaying structures that appear in many cities – has become an established force in urban environment planning and placemaking. Emerging in the mid-twentieth century and gathering impetus as concerns about greenfield development continue to rise, the trend toward urban regeneration has seen…
Digital Placemaking Regeneration
Jo Morrison,
Like ‘smart cities’ and the ‘Internet of Things’ there are multiple ways in which digital placemaking can be interpreted and explained. As digital placemaking is central to what we do, we thought it important to present our own brief definition of the phrase and practice: Digital placemaking (noun); The augmentation…
Digital Placemaking Regeneration
Jo Morrison,
Digital placemaking has the power to make a physical space come alive in a way that nothing else can. The past can be brought to life, the future can appear before your eyes or you might even find yourself holding a beating human heart in the present. So what does…