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SCG MOSCOW / M1 / MOSCOW IN MOTION 16 18 ANNA SIPRIKOVA

SCG Anna Siprikova was born in Moscow, Russia. She received a MOSCOW / Bachelor of Architecture from the Moscow Institute of Architecture and graduated with a Specialist

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I am a Teacher at Los Andes University in Bogota, Colombia, where I graduate as Architect on 2009. For the last couple of years I was assisting there the ﬁnal studio course on the architecture program.

I am a Researcher with background on urban studies, developing researches about the use of the city space and de “appropriation” of the public space by its citizens.

Currently I’m doing a postgraduate program at Strelka Institute for Media Architecture and Design, based on research. I’m developing a project with the SENSEable City Lab in Moscow. It is called ParaCities, and reach urban dynamics of segregation by looking for the place for diversity on this city, focusing on the relationship between sex taboos and the built environment.The previous Parasight exercise is part of my Paracities research at Strelka.

SENSEable CITY LAB, MIT SCG MOSCOW / M3 / DYNAMIC INTERACTIVE NAVIGATION SYSTEM 37 E PHOTO MAP OF MOSCOW V ISUAL FLOW INTERACTI The project will also have an impact have an will also The project Sharing scale. apparent city’s on the about different places visual data these locations for will uncover and make these places many people, . These places, in to some. attractive new landmarks in the turn, become in due to the increase public psyche alike. visitors—local and tourist V other information to let others know know others let to information other or he what and is, she or he where my In moment. that at seeing is she to data these use to want I project, of facets hidden the uncover to share; opportunities people give to Moscow; from places familiar the at look to discover to view; of point another and create to and places; new highlight new landmarks in the city. map shows The application’s taken in Moscow in photographs real-time, and placed on the map according to their geo-location. Thus users can see what is going on, The map is and where, in the city. and there are different interactive, ways of using it. Users may view and at the these photographs locations where activities are taking place. It is possible to zoom in and landmarks in the city by providing of these places. This photographs new visitors to them. could attract popularity and opportunities to do so so do to opportunities and popularity technologies social New growing. are share immediately to people allow and location, their photographs, out to look at particular locations in The map will use the visual the city. content being created to show the “living city” through time and space. At the same time people can also use the map as a tool to designate new Dynamic Interactive Navigation Navigation Interactive Dynamic to aimed is the project System potential of visual explore the creates by individuals. information could be an visuals Interactive the city and interface between project reveals its people. This space in the city and surrounding with became a tool of interacting also make these places I can the city. as for for tourists as well attractive process. Muscovites through this itself as an The project manifests map of photographic interactive, Moscow. and photographs take people Today, the and ever, then more them share interactive real- interactive map photo time of Moscow that provides new ways the making of and cityvisible new highlighting landmarks. The project is an an is project The Moscow is much more diverse than the usual three locations. that for most tourists the answer Most of them, from their is ‘no’. do not go beyond the photographs, stay in Garden Ring; they generally At the same the center of the city. time, as expected, Muscovites are distributed in the whole of the city. The map also revealed places that are quite popular for Muscovites, but not know there are other for tourists. We but interesting places in the city, tourists simply do not know about them (and sometimes Muscovites know about them either!). don’t groups based on their location: groups based on their people from people from Moscow, people from other Russian cities and other countries. The photographs of Moscow were placed on the map according to their geographic the map, coordinates. After analyzing are very it became clear that there tourists in few popular places for and Moscow: Red Square, Kremlin, But is there Cathedral. Saint Basil’s It seems anything else in Moscow? generated content from flickr.com, flickr.com, from content generated for services the most popular one of sharing photographs. uploading and filter the data, collect and a To written using was custom program language. Using the the Python application programming site’s I collected more interface (API). 3,000 users. than 40,000 from almost into three These users were sorted NTRODUCTION I could compare them with the usual landmarks that quickly come to mind when we think of the city. The research was based on user- understand where people in Moscow and the subject take photographs to reveal the of those photographs, With this data, of the city. attraction research concerning the popularity sites in of places as photographic Moscow for both tourists and locals. The goal of this research was to of understanding the “pulse” of the of understanding the “pulse” of as a digital dimension city visually, which reflects the physical the city, space. The project emerged from what disparate parts of the city are what disparate like, or what is going on and where in real time. My project is about creating a means There are not many ways for people there are not to find them. Moreover, many ways for people to perceive the city as a whole—to understand few landmarks. There are many other interesting places that are not well known, and they certainly cannot guidebooks. be found in traditional But are there other sights in Moscow? in sights other there are But Moscow is an extremely large It is and constantly growing city. impossible for such a city to have so people go? What is going on there? people go? What is going questions, If we try to answer these we surely think of Red Square, Cathedral. Kremlin and Saint Basil’s visual representation. places are What is Moscow? Which Where do landmarks in the city? new landmarks. It extends people’s people’s new landmarks. It extends a tool sensing abilities, and become points for creating and augmenting through city, of intense activity in the interactive, real-time, photographic real-time, photographic interactive, map of Moscow that provides new modalities of discovering, making known, and highlighting System is a project that aims to System is a tool from existing create a helpful flow of digital and increasing This project is an information. I Navigation Dynamic Interactive

SCG MOSCOW / M3 / DYNAMIC INTERACTIVE NAVIGATION SYSTEM 36 SCG MOSCOW / M3 / DYNAMIC INTERACTIVE NAVIGATION SYSTEM 39 IEW V OTHER PEOPLES Because the photos shown on the map are made by other people it creates the very personal and the very diverse picture of the city. REAL TIME Photos are shown in real-time. They appear as soon as they are taken. It will help people understand what is going on in the city at this momentanditprovides the relevant picture ofcity. LOCATION The map could be used as a tool of looking what is going on near the person as they move through the city. community of photographers and community of photographers explorers. shown Because the photographs on the map are made by others, it creates the very personal and diverse picture of the city. these places by uploading lots of these places by uploading that or photographs photographs, to might become highly popular, visitors to these locations. attract they could simply look Additionally, an idea to get at friends’ photographs and what where their friends are, they are doing. the It is also possible to filter by search; user will photographs they see only the photographs are interested in. It could be some or some particular hash-tag phrase particular place. One can share the layers of the map, creating a The user could use the map for the map could use The user look They could purposes. different and observe what is going at the map They parts of the city. on in different places with special can discover go places and decide to activities or can be both consumers there. They of visual content and producers they like while sharing the places promote with others. They could NTERACTIONS I ERSONAL explore those locales. The map could be used as a tool to understand what is going on near the person as they move through the city. the person already knows of these emerging places, then they can contribute to the knowledge of that space. Otherwise, they may go and of the city into objects that can inform one about specific locales in the city due to their connection to specific coordinates on the map. If The most important aspect of the The most important aspect as the map project is the map itself, gives a sense of the place while photographs abstract transforming of the state of the city in real time, of the state of the city or be routes to avoid and adjust one’s at certain places as a result. people’s sensing and perceiving people’s photographs abilities. The map shows a relevant in real-time, thus providing One then can be aware image of city. their paths through and destinations their paths through and information given Visual in the city. ways of in real-time creates new with the city and extends interacting understand what is going on in the what is going on in the understand help time, in moment specific a at city to their location orient themselves choose and in the city, and events P will help people The project

SCG MOSCOW / M3 / DYNAMIC INTERACTIVE NAVIGATION SYSTEM 38 SCG MOSCOW / M3 / DYNAMIC INTERACTIVE NAVIGATION SYSTEM 41 EALED LAYER V RE HAPPINESS There could be social competition for the different places in the city. There There could be social competition for the different places in the city. could be reward for the most active and happy areas and it could stimulate people to make more photos and through this see and reflect on the surrounding space. PERSONAL LAYER ITY V ACTI COMPETITION URBAN LAYER The map provides information about the different areas in the city: which areas are more active in the city or more happy based on the content of the photos. Visual layer creates the dimension which reveals what is going on in the city from people’s perspective. Uncover unknown places. LOCATION The scheme shows the upload logic photos, of the application working process: People collect these photos and they are shown on the map, people use the map. The could both just look at the map and discover places and acitivites or upload and share information by themselves. These activities lead to making places visible. NTERACTIONS city, about different regions, and the about different regions, and the city, with various ways people interact these places. will, together, reflect the interactions reflect the interactions will, together, on a more large scale. By analyzing we these patterns and their density, could understand more about the On a personal level, it reflects one’s On a personal level, it reflects one’s The on engagement with the city. layers aggregation of many people’s and happy areas. The project could stimulate people to take more that reflect upon the photographs surrounding space. certain place to go or route. It could be the basis for social competitions at different places in the city; there could be rewards for the most active understand which areas are more active, or happier based on the It could content of the photographs. reveal other reasons for choosing a social and economical activities may social and economical appear. it is possible to Additionally, can create new places of attraction of attraction can create new places of these Photographs in the city. and new visitors, places will attract as a result, new forms of cultural, these otherwise hidden locations for these otherwise hidden these places attractive making many, visit. points As people can highlight the project in the city, of attraction a dimension that reveals what is a dimension that reveals people’s going on in the city from data perspective. Sharing visual will uncover about different places and interact with the city through a with the and interact which is constantly visual language, and recreated by being created visual layer creates people. This URBAN I URBAN allows people to explore The project

SCG MOSCOW / M3 / DYNAMIC INTERACTIVE NAVIGATION SYSTEM 40 SCG MOSCOW / M3 / DYNAMIC INTERACTIVE NAVIGATION SYSTEM 43 ITY / MOOD V ACTI show activity or mood of the city PHOTOS MAP show locations on the map by tag / by location / by user shows photos taken in last n minutes, hours or days on the map SEARCH The interface of the application. SHARE LAYERS share layers with friends friends, photos from friends are shown user suggested, photos with special tag are shown main, all photos are shown personal, photos from There are lots of photos and the amount of them is growing. PHOTOS SMARTPHONES GEO LOCATION

ECHNOLOGY photographs on the map. The friends’ photographs from layer shows only photographs friends. the user’s that term to appear on this layer; this layer shows only the places that were suggested by users. The personal layer shows only that user’s “suggested Moscow” layer shows There is featured places in Moscow. a special predeﬁned hash-tag that tagged with allows photographs map with others. are shown in All the photographs The real-time on the main layer. the happiness of a place based on the happiness of a place can One the content of photographs. search by using tags, location names and users. It is possible to share your Moscow” layer, a personal map of Moscow” layer, of one’s and those activity, one’s layers showing friends. There are also and in the city, the density of activity location, can be created. The map is location, can be created. and an application for smartphones, one can layers with which has several the base map, a “suggested interact: it is possible to see where they were it is possible to see where aspects, taken. By combining these photographs the map, which shows to their geo- in real-time according mobile devices, it becomes very easy it becomes very easy mobile devices, and immediately to take a picture friends. Photographs share it with geo-located coordinates; now include T and new With new technologies

SCG MOSCOW / M3 / DYNAMIC INTERACTIVE NAVIGATION SYSTEM 42 44 EKATERINA IZMESTYEVA

SCG Ekaterina Izmestyeva holds a Bachelor of Social Science in MOSCOW / Sociology from State University - Higher School of Economics, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

M3 / DYNAMIC INTERACTIVE NAVIGATION SYSTEM During that time she participated in several projects within the ﬁeld of Urban Sociology. During the 2011 Ekaterina has been working as a project assistant for the project concerning urban heritage in Saint Petersburg at the University of Oxford. In 2011 Ekaterina entered Strelka Institute of Media, Architechture and Design. M4 DCITYSPY - Informational system for Moscow airports by Elena Bykova

SENSEable CITY LAB, MIT SCG MOSCOW / M4 / CITYSPY 47 with visas etc. and provides an an provides and etc. visas with experience to visitors for opportunity Moscow both physically and virtually. city using special moving lounges lounges moving special using city lounge This zone. visa free a within starting city the around move will places visiting and airport the from space new This Moscow. in interest of airport the into embedded is that environment, city the as well as difficulties existing circumnavigates city city airport Interaction of people with a city information on the city and create a create and city the on information the bridges that experience virtual you If divide. physical and digital to unable are and tourist transit are will lounges special airport- an leave and city the know to get to you help have you If places. popular most its the visit even could you time more other information during their time time their during information other technologies Digital airport. the in organize to opportunities us give layers. virtual different through this encourage could this result a As Moscow to return to passengers to and tourists a as date later a at form. physical Moscow’s experience Project Proposal at visitors allow will SpyCity real-time access to airport the airport, with the space providing providing space the with airport, necessary is that everything almost for a comfortable stay.. Moscow through passengers Transit the in stay predominantly airports the exploring than rather airport are this for reasons main The city. traffic the and visas with difficulties access quick restrict which jams become has Moscow city. the to touristsBoth foreign to inaccessible formidable present causes underlying city the bring we here so challenges survey a In passenger. transit the to on times different at conducted people of 80% passengers, transfer the visit to like would they that stated transfers. long during city people provide to seeks proposal This airports Moscow in staying are who the with connect to opportunity the arrival, their time.From real in city with provided be will passengers specific getting of possibility the and city the about information STRATEGY an as Moscow promote to order In step first the hub, flight international and passengers transit on focus to is introduce to look and needs- their airport the within infrastructure Transit them. serves that space persons as defined are passengers and flights multiples have who before interchange of point a have we If destination. final their reaching who people of number the imagine the over all airports the through pass of number the view could we world date To there. spend they that hours served has infrastructure airport inside stay to people encourage to E V We should focus our view on transit transit on view our focus should We passengers and their needs has not been a priority despite it it despite priority a been not has component important an presenting tourism. Moscow’s of 98th respectively on the World’s Best Best World’s the on respectively 98th time same the At ratings. Airports Quality) Service (Airport ASQ ACI in position 4th received Sheremetyevo (for service of quality of terms in passenger with airports European million 25 - between15 traffic airports Moscow yet of As persons). promoted strongly been not have growing the with but advertised, or significant are there passengers this on maximize to opportunities been have steps Although trend. some solving begin to taken already developing and problems cities the of airport the infrastructure- tourist the Last years Moscow’s airports airports Moscow’s years Last volume the in increase a observed Moscow. through traffic transit of passengers transit on Information report official an from obtained was clearly it and Airport Sheremetyevo of the in tourists in growth the depicts to aims proposal This years. two last international the as Moscow promote maximize to and is it that hub the on has it position key the on routes. transit international and Domodedovo Moscow’s and 40th rank airports Sheremetievo Historically, the geographical position position geographical the Historically, many city the gave Moscow of developed rapidly city The benefits. trade on location strategic its to due geographical its Nowadays routes. still Asia and Europe between position cultivate to opportunity an provides international of terms in position its flights. Starting from the physical routes physical routes from the Starting from the moment by tourists taken lands to the paths they their flight their until the city, take through The goal is to eventual departure. the how tourists use fully understand space of Moscow. OBJECTI ways of providing tourist ways of providing tourist

ROJECT which to focus. from the perspective of the tourist. Assuming a user orientated approach importance as it is of paramount provides a specific lens through issues of the urban scale to the human scale may open new solutions to the problems faced by toursits. That requires assessing the problem problems are clearly interconnected and have a direct influence on the tourists’ experience of the city. Switching our attention from the are identified as key problems. One of the most important problems impacting tourist mobility is the price Some of these of transportation. world tourist marketplace and that Visa issues, own brand. it lacks it’s problems and questions of traffic navigation inside the city space Serge Shpilko, head of the Moscow Department noted that the Tourism city currently is undervalued on the potential for the future. TripAdvisor it fourth out of the 15 most ranked dynamic and developing tourist destinations. with the « worst dressed people». But at the same time Moscow has landed in the top-five, in a survey of tourist destinations that hold great example Moscow is on the top 10 example Moscow is on rating, «Most expensive cities» takes 3rd place as an «Unfriendly city» and holds the title for the city Examining international ratings ratings Examining international receives Moscow of the city, For rates. predominantly negative program focus on preparing Moscow focus on preparing Moscow program Cup and also World for the 2018 FIFA tourist making Moscow a modern center. increasing the number of tourists increasing the number and to up to 6 million per year find new this Other parts of infrastructure. The government of Moscow has The government aimed at initiated a program tourism in Moscow. developing were identified: Two main priorities P DESCRIPTION

SCG MOSCOW / M4 / CITYSPY 46 SCG MOSCOW / M4 / CITYSPY 49 ELATOR V TRA boring way WC nothing to see PASSPORT CONTROL DUTY FREE SVO/Sheremetyevo Airport/ Terminal D /departure zone Airport/ Terminal SVO/Sheremetyevo long waiting only shopping Sensor will determine the presence the presence will determine Sensor at the spot in a particular of a person airport. analyze the faces They will e.g. the type of person- and determine manner the age etc. In this gender, the can be tailored to content shown screen as the interactive viewer with Moscow. a gateway to LING MOSCOW LING K which far removed from the standard which far removed from tourist tour. reveal the hidden side of Moscow. of Moscow. reveal the hidden side alike and business people Tourists and will witness different scenarios Moscow will see another side to trafﬁc jams will be shown next to jams will be shown next trafﬁc will be Information the travelator. opens related to some topic which , helping to distinguishing features pictures of the city. Images of the life Images the city. pictures of appear in unexpected of the city will the airport.places throughout videos of Moscow example, For TWIN within the Screens distributed and show real time videos airport will

SCG MOSCOW / M4 / CITYSPY 48 SCG MOSCOW / M4 / CITYSPY 51 Private Interface The third scenario is the Private is the Private scenario The third of the screen The shape Interface. users get inside the changes and which becomes opaque. glass circle into a closed transforms The screen people can spend time lounge, where information for leisure and access business. In addition it of even for the around is also possible to travel in a 360 panoramic as it is shown city, view. Public Interface according to the needs. screen, it places that person onto person it places that screen, space. A passerby the city Moscow in the center of Red could appear of the dance floor of one Square or on night club. Moscow’s scenario is the Public The second information gives general Interface. It uses a simple about the city to all. It interface and selects information mode is an Independent Interface. The glass reacts to the surrounding space by scanning people as they pass it. When someone passes the The access points will be half circle glass touch screens, and will have The first three modes of operation. traffic. Finally a personal link will be Finally a personal link traffic. visiting the provided using tourists their personal city and translating experience of the city. spaces will show real time Moscow spaces will show real time on transport activities. Cameras about on will gather information and city line tours around Moscow from cameras, sensors and other sensors and other from cameras, the urban devices embedded within environment. situated Static cameras and public near main attractions Glass touch screens situated in the Glass touch screens situated will link lounge zone of the airport It will translate the airport and city. on the city information gathered throughout the airport to help throughout the space and tourists navigate The airport to get information. reality of Moscow. will be a virtual ACCESS POINTS ACCESS will be located Access points

SCG MOSCOW / M4 / CITYSPY 50 SCG MOSCOW / M4 / CITYSPY 53 ITY AND X COMPLE ACCESSIBILITY This proposal will focus on the tourist experience and how to improve the quality of their experience. Soultions for the city in terms of tourism, can only be found if the focus is shifted to the view of the tourists needs and provdes a system for them which could make their experience of exploring the city more streamlined. CitySpy would also have applicability in other urban spaces apart from the airport. This system could be implemented in part of the city where there are difﬁculties accessing information. It would provide a bridge to connect individuals with other physical spaces. This system promotes a new type of connection Furthermore as this and interaction. it project helps people to see the city, may serve to boost tourism. Route maps are available for tourists for maps are available Route of the airport. zones in transit to view will organize a The system experience for exploring continuous airport to city. Moscow- from will act as a distributed The lounges across the city, mobile network reality. creating a virtual ING LOUNGE V catch their connecting ﬂights. catch their connecting to control their routes and vote for to control their routes The lounges different destinations. back at will arrive safe, secure and are to passengers the airport for transit These lounges are connected with These lounges are connected and the city and with one another, for tourists provide the opportunity famous attractions, but also offers but also offers famous attractions, themes such tours tailored to various or «Soviet as «Unknown Moscow», Heritage» etc. city. The moving lounges organize The moving lounges city. the city starting journeys around from the airport. The route taken most of Moscow’s passes some MO free tour around the This is a visa

SCG MOSCOW / M4 / CITYSPY 52 54 ELENA BYKOVA

SCG Elena was born in Moscow, Russia and is a graduate of the Moscow MOSCOW / Architectural Institute. Prior to Strelka she worked as a architect in a ﬁrm which focuses on urban planning,

M4 / high-rise ofﬁces and dwelling, shopping centers. Currently she is

CITYSPY studying at Strelka Institute of Media, Architecture and Design. She is interested in urban planning, housing and communication them through digital means to the real city. M5 THE OPEN SIGN by Irina Rudnichenko

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YSTEM content from the likes of Twitter and Facebook. S Open Sign uses augmented reality to information digital reveal the city’s layers. The system gathers different feeds of information that exist, such as geo-tagged media news, current and historical events, ofﬁcial cultural information and user-generated Open Sign addresses two speciﬁc Open Sign addresses two (1) it provides problems for tourists: understandable them with easy, and picture of interaction intersection between different sub- communities of the place in order to navigate and (2) it provides access to remote, invisible information about or assumptions about the third layer, the city. The layer of societal assumptions assumptions of societal The layer and to tourists less visible become and the city society visitors. Firstly, of large for a single layer become too is The city consistent assumptions. of different into billions fragmented and communities, each sub-cultures and represents of which establishes a For their own view of reality. to it is almost impossible stranger different navigate between all the lost.assumptions without getting the introduction of with Secondly, new technologies, communication tourists between people has altered, than the increasingly require more the physical reality to understand cities more accessible, make To city.

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ROJECT HE is the layer of society assumptions. being may see this reality. But in fact being may see this reality. the ability to perceive “the known reality” can easily be shadowed by which the next informational layer, reality”, regarding the time, matter, reality”, regarding the time, matter, space; it is built on perceptions of the world through human physical a human receptors. Theoretically, can not explore it. The second layer is “the known reality” or “measurable” This reality consists of a series reality. of assumptions about “the objective refers to as das Ding an sich (“the thing in itself”). This reality without correlation exists objectively, with human beings, therefore people possible. The ﬁrst layer is “the objective which Kant reality” or the reality, several layers of information. The several idea of Open Sign is that in order to one should have understand the city, access to as many of these layers as INFORMATION The environment around human beings and the city consist of also enhancing the system with new relevant information. T same time the project gives its users an opportunity to participate in creating layers of information about the city to express themselves whilst inhabit it,ofﬁcially not only through The approach approved information. to that of the system is comparable of an information market. At the Open Sign gives users an opportunity Open Sign gives users the city from to see and learn about different a unique perspective of which people and communities the project is to build a navigation the project is to build a show system, which would always and could up-to-date information and needs. adapt to users requests navigation in the city, which employs navigation in the city, and augmented reality technology seeks to make digital information The focus of available for everyone. translate the various digital layers the various translate that overlay the of information The of the city. physical form a new system of project proposes P DESCRIPTION to show and Open Sign aims

SCG MOSCOW / M5 / THE OPEN SIGN 56 SCG MOSCOW / M5 / THE OPEN SIGN 59 The example of using filters in the system The personal access to the system through smartphone which scans qr-codes in the city. The final part of the first mode the first mode part of The final 3 an open It is “Media Feed”. is the real-time news and feed that shows the space of the places it within they If the news is geo-tagged, city. placed in the would be immediately The users can pertinent location. by source i.e. filter this information Times news only from the Moscow or cultural or thematically i.e. only political events. Sign gives The second mode of Open contribute. users an opportunity to to place their This mode allows users displays own comments and also by other news and comments made users. The second component of the first The second component One of them consists of them consists One of has moderators assigned to update assigned to update has moderators space. information about the 2 which Feed” modes is the “Mythology shows users the phyco- Inside layer of the city. geographical myths this feed a user can filter space using and legends about the This feed, as parameters. several is not open, with the previous one, irrelevant due to the need to filter information and reflect established knowledge on the city. 1 from the gathered information and reflects of the city, government view of the space. the official Navigation (Basic)”, Entitled “Official alphabetic and this feed includes of street signs, language translation about bus schedules, information for prices opening hours and average and This feed is not open restaurants. ERSONAL The public access to the system through new infrastructure in the city - transparent screens which could became new taksophones. The first mode consists of three The first mode consists different parts that give access to communities. Individuals can navigate within Individuals can navigate an easy and across modes by using system of filters. mode allows users to add new mode allows users to add the existing comments and news to system and express personal opinions about the environment. modes of the system. The first mode system. The first mode modes of the with an opportunity provides users information and to get available second The the city. understand P INTERACTION access to two working The users has

SCG MOSCOW / M5 / THE OPEN SIGN 58 SCG MOSCOW / M5 / THE OPEN SIGN 61 The graph shows different models of activity in Twitter during December protests in Moscow. The figue shows part of semantic analisys about perception of the political protest in Moscow by different communities and groups in the city. The map is the part of research “Empowerment. The map shows protests in Moscow”. Political news by official group perception of the Russian of political protests on FaceBook. It shows that according this source there was five political In protests in Moscow on 29 of December. governmental contrast, according Russian Gazeta there was notnewspaper any Rossiiskaya political protesta in Moscow on that date. Images from the research “Empowerment. done by Irina protests in Moscow, Political SENSEable City Lab Moscow, Rudnichenko, Strelka Institute, MIT The graph shows growing number of paticipants of political protest in Moscow in December 2011 - The 2012. green line shows information about number of participants provided by organizators February officials. The differnce betweenof the two riots, line the shows blue line the difference - by Russian in the perception of reality by two communities in the city. not only the perception of the city by not only the perception but providing additional knowledge, with the new also the physical form the required to see infrastructure screens and/ augmentation, such as or lenses. Open Sign is inspired by the idea by the Sign is inspired Open of spaces physical of enhancing information from the the city with Current media and digital world. propose - studies[1] geographical goes - for media that “geo-media” Augmenting locality. back to the the city with digital the reality of change information will certainly the urban landscape; transforming RBAN Political protest “For Fair Election” in Moscow, December 2011. Image by RiaNovosti Fair Election” in Moscow, protest “For Political spaces: augmented reality. age of media and communication starts with the development of a which exists in new form of reality, between these physical and virtual the physical reality. In the near the physical reality. between the future, the boundaries most will realities physical and virtual A new even further. likely disintegrate the city. the city. created in the Information and media influences digital space increasingly protests against the elections in protests against the elections 2012), Feb Moscow (December 2011- from social networks before sprang within manifesting into real protests can no longer remain only within can no longer remain only it pervades society the virtual reality, reality and influences the physical example, the political For of the city. have revealed the significant changes the significant changes have revealed in the way in that have occurred Digital which we communicate. and communication information U INTERACTION in international affairs Recent events

SCG MOSCOW / M5 / THE OPEN SIGN 60 SCG MOSCOW / M5 / THE OPEN SIGN 63 Device for public usage. Cabin for one person, which could become the next generation of public pay- phones, gives the user an opportunity to experience augmented reality. Individual cabin fixes the position of the user which could help to solve the paralex problem of augmented Another advantage of implementing such kind of devices is that it uses existing infrastructure of reality. taksophones in the city Scheme shows the possible way to solve one of the problems of augmented reality. A camera with recognition and processorScheme shows with the 3D-model possible of surrounding way to solve can one of the problems of augmented reality. ajust augmentation to the position of spectator’s eyes. Personal devices work by scanning by scanning devices work Personal smartphones. with user’s QR codes and easy access rapid QR codes allow as they do not require to information can be used GPRS and therefore QR User can scan almost everywhere. and throughout the city codes placed filter the system, in can efficiently to opportunity the have they addition write personal comments. by the greatest number of users by the greatest number Open Sign proposes individual and walls cabins with transparent the that track recognition cameras eyes. After position of the observers with 3D recognition, the processor is modeling model of the surrounding view and puts the angle of viewer’s place. On augmentation at the right is a screen there top of transparent allows users multi-touch screen that filter through to easily navigate and the available information. There are several challenges challenges are several There reality with augmented associated is One of them technology. public devices that allow developing see the reality through the viewer to screen. Using a large transparent this requires precise a device like line that accounts for the installation However in order of sight of the user. experienced to ensure that it can be ECHNOLOGY The scheme shows system of possible filters of information in the Open Sign project. Furthermore, it will also serve to Furthermore, it will also as possible, involve as many users generated in turn boosting the user content. devices ensures that it is accessible devices ensures that it audience and by the widest possible based on does not restrict access saviness. education or technological tool for navigation both through tool for navigation and through individual devices The infrastructure. special public both publica and provate provision of T DESCRIPTION provides users with a The system

SCG MOSCOW / M5 / THE OPEN SIGN 62 64 IRINA RUDNICHENKO

SCG Irina is a culturologist from Omsk. She is a graduate of Theology and World MOSCOW / Cultures from Omsk State University and undertook Art Journalism at the Institute ProArte in Saint Petersburg.

M5 / THE OPEN SIGN After completion she worked as a scientiﬁc employee at the museum “Art of Omsk” where she organised several exhibitions. During the work in the museum she specialized in the relationship between architecture and culture in the city; participating in different projects such as The Dictionary of Mythology of The City. In 2011 Irina joined the Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design. M6 MOSCOW OPENER by Natalia Kopeikina

SENSEable CITY LAB, MIT 66 PROJECT For visitors, one often, while being The aim of this project is to increase The project area is a whole city, Russian society is now changing 67 DESCRIPTION in an unfamiliar city and discovering the level o f public awareness of but as area of investigation I was from the repressive society to the SCG interesting buildings, one wonders how close and non-transparent focused on one square kilometer of consumer society. For this new SCG what is inside. This is not only an Moscow is for individuals. I want to the central part of Moscow, in the society to ﬂourish, it is impossible MOSCOW / MOSCOW / Moscow is a megalopolis, a opportunity to discover these show the scale of these phenomena, Lubyanka area. In this area, there to have Soviet habits still lingering. transportation hub, a ﬁnancial places for people, but also raise the and through that revelation, to are historical and art museums; Because players, themselves, may center and the capital of Russia. question of the appropriateness of rethink the security conditions that universities; a theater; embassies; reveal ways to penetrate building,

M6 / MOSCOW OPENER For tourists, Moscow becomes the any security measures that have appeared in the wake of Perestroika. governmental buildings; cafes and it will increase the desire enter M6 / MOSCOW OPENER face of the Federation. However, arisen. I believe that these interiors The goal of application is to make bars, etc. Among the buildings it illegally and to prevent such a contemporary Moscow does not are also a part of city’s fabric, and an city more permeable. I want to where it is not possible to enter situation. Owners would benefit have a unitary or cohesive “face” extension of its public space. These develop an instrument for evaluating were universities (the Moscow to open the building themselves, that adequately represents Russia. are places of great value, which is the level of openness of the buildings Architectural University and the rather than having the “hacking” Over the past twenty years Russia lost if they are left inaccessible. I with help of citizens and visitors. Institute of Oriental Studies), the activities instigated by this project. experienced great changes in many think that opening these places This instrument is a virtual key. Using National Science and Technology The goal, then, is to show in a funny facets of life, and Moscow, as the to the public has great touristic this tool, players can ‘vote’ which Public Library and even a cultural way the reputation and mentality of capital, has become an incubator for potential, especially taking into buildings to open. On a display, the center! openness of landlords and, by doing these changes. the account six months of below- rating of how much people want to so, convince them to reevaluate freezing temperatures Moscow sees open the buildings will be shown. whether the sentiment of closure Moscow is a city with more than annually. The leaders of the rating will be is still relevant for a contemporary 850 years of history with many called ‘soviet monsters’, referring Russian society. unique historical locations. But to Soviet paradigm of total control. these sites are difficult to find or Players themselves may reveal recognize, especially for tourists. The aim of this ways to penetrate the building. It Some examples are familiar to will increase the desire to enter the everyone: well-known “face control” project is building, even if forbidden, which in Moscow clubs; different prices for may convince the management to foreigners and citizens in museums; to increase the open the building to some degree. and others. Security activities are very intense in Moscow with level of public We should not forget that not only cameras, security detectors as building owners have to change their common sights in the city. According awareness attitude towards public space. It is to official statistics, there are important to create conditions in approximately one million security of how close and which they will be able, and willing, guards in Moscow—every tenth to change. The government also citizen! Security becomes a constant non-transparent has a role in this process. A system part of Moscow’s landscape. These should be created in which decision factors, together, make Moscow Moscow is. to open building for public becomes reflect an unfriendly attitude, a “win-win’ situation both for society true or not, to tourists and also to and for the owners. Due to current Muscovites. bureaucracy in the country, this The city as a living organism, it task will be achieved through the Certainly, some places require changes so often that information crowed-sourced urban game. The strong security measures, such as in a guidebook is not always game format is selected precisely government offices, ministries etc. comprehensive, and does not reflect to encourage citizen’s participation. There are also places which lose the real situation. People are a better The game will connect the interior their openness to the public because source of information about the city. and exterior of buildings, and show of the heavy presence of security. Each of us knows a lot of interesting what is inside. With the help of this One example is universities. It is facts about our own yards, the house project, the dialog between different impossible to get into, even though we live in, the best but unknown stakeholders (including citizens) most of them are interesting and bakery, or the new bar in the could start. socially significant sites such as one neighborhood. All this knowledge is of Stalin’s “Seven Sisters”—Moscow unique, but often distributed among State University. It is impossible to a small circle of friends. The question get inside MSU without student card is how to process our common or without invitation from someone unique knowledge about the city working there. Historical buildings into easily accessible information, are now closed for public. Narcomfin, based on real time data. a unique building erected in early thirties, is nearly impossible to get into because of strong security. Research area of 1 sq km in the center of Moscow. 86% of territory is closed for public. 68 PERSONAL Each activity has its own color: This game is made for citizens of 69 INTERACTION Moscow, both local and global. For SCG Dark grey tourists the game will give the option SCG In each trip, one of the most most closed due to its function; entry to have a quick overview on the level MOSCOW / MOSCOW / important things about new is not possible. of accessibility of the places at one’s destinations is gaining new current position that will make the LOCATION experiences and interactions. The Red decision-making process faster.

M6 / MOSCOW OPENER game will give users a possibility to closed to the public by the For Muscovites, this application helps M6 / MOSCOW OPENER interact with the city, using creative management, but there is no available to understand how closed the city languages and will offer different information on how to enter. is. Users logged in to the application types of experiences. receive map information on the COMMENTS Yellow availability of the building using an The project is a social urban game. It partially open to the public, or there intuitive, visual interface. is geo-located and crowed-sourced. are known hints on how to get in. Language is not a barrier. COLOR SHOWS THE LEVEL The application uses creative This game allows people to interact OF BUILDINGS ACCESSIBILITY languages to talk with users, and Green with built environment in a richer colors buildings into different open to the public. way. intuitively understandable colors. There are four types of buildings in this application. The status of each place can be changed by players according to varying the conditions of access. Users are able to comment or give recommendations about how to enter buildings. Each player receives points for opening of previously inaccessible buildings (which appears red or yellow on the map) as well as additional points for comments on how to get inside.

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This game is made for citizens of Moscow both buildings priory constructed to be closed closed for public for some reasons local and global. For tourists the game will give a for public because of their function. by managing company, there is no possibility to have a quick overview on the level Interaction with building is impossible information how to get in of accessibility of the places on current position and will make the decision making faster. For Muscovites this application helps to understand level of closure of the city. This game allows people partially open for public or there are to interact with built environment. known hints how to get in open 70 URBAN A non-proﬁt organization will be set With help of this application 71 INTERACTION up to handle the data, particularly users will: SCG that data related to the popularity Get information about buildings SCG The reason for creation of this of a building. The organization will nearby. MOSCOW / MOSCOW / game lies in the effort to change connect with building owners and Select places they want to visit, the current “my home is my castle” city administration to open buildings and facilitate the opening process mentality in Moscow. The main that are popular when possible and through the non-proﬁt.

M6 / MOSCOW OPENER purpose of the game is to change prudent. One a building is opened the Change the openness status of M6 / MOSCOW OPENER existing urban fabric in Moscow. next step is to create options of what buildings in real-time. There are two main assignments of to do inside. For example, the roof Allow building owners to attract a the game: 1) to highlight the problem of the Institute of Oriental Studies, diverse audience to their locations. of closed public spaces and 2) to which offers great views, could be an Allow building owners to increase create an environment in which observation deck, or the yard of the revenue through new shops and landlords will be encouraged to open cultural center could be a space for offerings. the space inside. picnics or art exhibitions.

In my opinion, to solve the problem of transparency of the city, it is necessary to understand the reason why buildings were ﬁrst closed. I believe that very often the reason for these places to be closed to the public is not security issue, but the unexplainable and irrational habit of keeping something restricted and inaccessible. With the help of this social urban game, I try to show that it is important to be more Map of current buildings accessibility in Moscow transparent. Thus the information about interesting buildings becomes more visible to the public, and POSSIBILITY TO VOTE VS governmental and public sectors. FOR OPENING For this project, I want to develop an instrument for evaluating the level of openness of the buildings with help of citizens and visitors. This instrument is a virtual key—with this tool, players can open buildings.

RATING OF ACCESSIBILITY

Possible map of buildings accessibility in Moscow with a help of ‘MOSCOW OPENER’ application. 72 TECHNOLOGY 73 DESCRIPTION SCG SCG MOSCOW / MOSCOW / “Moscow Opener” is a crowd AUTOMATICALLY DETECT sourced and geo-located mobile THE LOCATION application. It uses GPS and

M6 / MOSCOW OPENER accelerometer technology from M6 / MOSCOW OPENER mobile phones, which gives location INTUITIVE INTERFACE and basic activity information on the individual. Users will mark buildings according to the level of access and could leave their comment about it. TYPE A COMMENT The main objective of this application is bring focus to the problem of access and lack of transparency in the city. The practical application of the Opener game is to answer the question “what’s inside?” in real time.

GEOLOCATED CROWD-SOURCED REAL TIME 74 75 SCG SCG MOSCOW / MOSCOW / M6 / MOSCOW OPENER M6 / MOSCOW OPENER

The interiors of buildings in Moscow become more open and they will form

new parcels of urban fabric. Image by Ilya Melikhov 76 NATALIA KOPEIKINA

SCG Natalia Kopeikina is a 2012 Post-Grad- uated student in Strelka Institute of MOSCOW / Media Architecture and Design. While at Strelka she was interested in creating effective collaboration between local authorities, business community M6 / MOSCOW OPENER and the local community in Moscow. Prior to attending Strelka Institute Natalia worked for spatial planning and development of urban territo- ries in Institute of Territorial development in Saint-Petersburg. Nata- lia is graduated as an Engineer of urban cadastre from Saint-Peters- burg State University of Architec- ture and Civil Engineering in 2007. M7 MOYA MOSCVAPARA Sights toolbox for urban activism by Philipp Kats

SENSEable CITY LAB, MIT 78 PROJECT top-down management. The current This opaqueness of the city has This tool can help advocate the 79 DESCRIPTION approach to urban management, a real, tangible impact, not only idea of public action, enable SCG gives little attention to the urban affecting citizens but also tourists people to manage their activities SCG environment and public space alike. Activities are hidden, and and collaborate. Through this the MOSCOW / MOSCOW / The aim of this proposal, development. However, this is without any knowledge, people from platform will reinforce the links MoyaMoskva (My Moscow) is to not just a problem of current outside cannot gain access nor be between different social groups, increase activity within public urban management, but rather involved. moreover as they are visualized it

M7 / MOYA MOSKVA spaces and, through this also reflects inactivity within society. will add porosity to the city. Without M7 / MOYA MOSKVA promote interaction between Since the October Revolution, all Over the last couple of years the revolutions and the removal of people. The project simplifies the kinds of citizen initiatives have situation has started to change. existing bureaucracy we can make management of private and public systematically reduced. The situation The number of civic initiatives, city life better for everyone. events in public spaces, parks, worsened in the 1990s, during the movements and events, including squares and boulevards. Through crime wars. Several generations of those targeting city improvements publications and public discussion Russians have lived without the has risen. It is hard to realize these of events, it is educating a wide experience of acting in the city. bottom-up initiatives, as it requires audience giving them access to a a wide culture of public activities spread of ideas as to how they can This proposal is informed by an that can not be developed overnight. utilize public spaces. In a similar way examination of data from foursquare Society can be enabled by new tools they can also publish and discuss that explores human perception of to boost the development public ideas for improving public spaces. space. Data on about 10 different activities can play a key role in social Collaboration and communication cities in Russia and from around development. about public projects and space the world was collected and each development will foster a sense of cities’ use of different public venues This project seeks to develop a community. Moreover, an increase was explored. Three key trend were platform, which helps people to in the number of activities held in found in part reflecting the different act within the city in an easy and public spaces will provide a unique socio-cultural behavior of each city. safe way, and gives them ideas identity for the city, making the whole city`s cultural space more transparent and clear for tourists and new emigrants. The whole society had no experience Russian society features both of public activities for a long time. extreme segregation and low levels of trust. According to the LEVADA center in 1990 levels of trust within of how they could utilize public Russian society was at a similar level Public activities are important for spaces. Practically, this project will to that of Germany after World War the city, because they give different give users an extremely easy way II. In the last ten years the situation social groups an opportunity to to design, manage and approve all has improved, however Russian interact with each other. This allows kinds of events in public spaces. society still remains fragmented people to communicate across It includes any kind of event from with communities divided according society and permits societal union. private barbeque parties and picnics to income and social status. This is exactly what Walter Benjamin to public events like lectures, termed the porosity of the urban concerts or festivals. At the same This lack of trust strongly influences space. This tie between social groups time it is an open platform which the physical space of the city, some is extremely important for the allows users to vote for different of it resulting from the top-down development of social agreements public activities. It can also be used approach of urban development, and the development of a common also for the promotion of bottom- and bespredel (absence of rules, cultural basis. up design solutions. The same tool total illegality). Historical experience can help activists to fundraise for indicates that public activity can do Obviously, people communicate a their projects and find the right more harm than a passive approach. lot in Russia. But, generally speaking people to outsource some services Two types of space emerge: the the largest levels of communication for events to. This service will also private space which gives people occur over the web. According to draw curators and businessmen to the sense of overall freedom of TNS Digital life research, Russia is participate in the activities. It will action, and the public space which only second to Israel in the greatest provide city parks with additional is repressed and there is limited levels of activity on social networks. activities and help park supervisors expression. This high level of interaction creates to manage them, and connect a stark contrast with the lack of activists with business people. It will This passivity results from a communication within the physical also be open to tourists who will variety of reasons. In part from world. Where the web is transparent gain insight into Moscow’s social the bureaucracy and tradition of the city is opaque. life. Forsquare cities comparison 80 PERSONAL Voting and public discussion of the 81 INTERACTION projects forms the possibility of SCG establishing a community. Through SCG Each user has several options of discussions and collaboration, local MOSCOW / MOSCOW / how to use the service. After filling communities will start forming. The in a small form, the user is provided history of all projects and events, with the map of the city, with zones good and bad feedback will form

M7 / MOYA MOSKVA where they can hold their event. reputations for all participants and M7 / MOYA MOSKVA There is also a calendar and graph the various parts of the process - of occupation provided. The last activists, spaces, kinds of events, step is to drag the event spot onto partners and sponsors, etc. This will the desired zone. After submission improve the quality of the activities the event application is sent in the city and form unique character automatically to the place manager. for different places in the city. Depending on type of the event it will go to public vote and discussion. Additionally a navigation service will be incorporated. During the public vote, some additional services like fundraising through establishing new partnerships will be encouraged and facilitated.

Basic service will be in free access via Internet. It will be a web site with geographical informational engine and embedded real-time sensors data stream.

GUI elements made by MediaLoot.com

There are several ways to use the site, each with a Second way is to communicate on the pyblished Interface should be extreme simple and clear to be different guideline through interface. project`s pages, voting on them. understandable for everybody.

Basic ones are to create your own, public or Also service can be used for navigation, promoting private event, ﬁll a form and select a place for it design projects, etc. from oautomatically generated list. 82 URBAN 83 INTERACTION SCG SCG This project proposes to develop MOSCOW / MOSCOW / strong ties with Moscow’s parks and greenery management. Besides the direct beneﬁt for users, it is also a

M7 / MOYA MOSKVA powerful tool for optimization and M7 / MOYA MOSKVA automatization of management.

Additionally this platform is also serving to gather a multitude of data on public activities. Site usage and events history, feedbacks and other user generated content can be collected and visualized as a 4d map of human behavior. Both dataset, and the platform can be used by the city managers to understand real demands and opportunities within the city.

Collectig all the user generated data from service plus logging all the sensors, we will be able to map Map tiles by StamenDesign, under CC BY 3.0 activities in the whole city and, through that, manage and develop public spaces in a better way. Data by OpenStreetMaps, under CC BA SA 84 TECHNOLOGY REFERENCES 85 DESCRIPTION SCG SCG 1 Levada Center, Public opinion MOSCOW / MOSCOW / The base technology of the project (Levada Center, 2011) is an online, real time GIS, which is overlaid with several layers of zoning 2 Walter Benjamin, Asja Lacis, ìthe

M7 / MOYA MOSKVA and real time sensor feeds. Naplesî (Helen and Kurt Wolff book, M7 / MOYA MOSKVA Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,1925) For ﬂexible management, a set of sensors need to be employed in 3 TNS Digital life, http://2010. the most relevant places in the city. tnsdigitallife.com/ There should be noise and movement detectors, as far as light, temperature 4 for example OpenStreetMaps, and humidity sensors, emergency http://www.openstreetmap.org/ and informational desks.

The most important part of this project is to link the online activity with the real physical space. It needs to be accessible to all- independent of technological background. There should be a way to involve them into the process. To solve this issues, special interactive installations will be placed in parks. Each of the installations use physical models, video mapping, computer visions, touch sensing technologies, special voting booths to provide in-place PROJECTOR, interface for the service. Through CV CAMERA The challenge of this progect is that all kinds of people from different sociological groups will participate. So we need to predesign interest of all paricipants and this, the project will transform stakeholders to ﬁnd a win-win solution from an online service into a more interactive tool that is embedded within the city space. SCREEN

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Data ﬂow scheme represents all kind of data used to be collected, including rules and general info for GIS engine, real time data from sensors: weather, space Interactive pavilion provides people with information about all activities planned for the space around it. occupancy, etc. As part of the project, user generated data will be collected and analyzed 86 PHILIPP KATS

SCG Philipp is one of eight students of Strelka Institute Senseable Moscow MOSCOW / group. Leaded by Carlo Ratti, group worked in a parallel with students from MIT. With a background in architecture, Philipp was interested to M7 / MOYA MOSKVA work with the space perception and space affordances. Also he was interested in how this perception of space can be traced in the digital networks. As part of his research he collected and analyzed data from Foursquare social service, ad developed a service, which help people to create and manage events in a public space. M8 MoskoWalKit by Tatiana Mamaeva

SENSEable CITY LAB, MIT 88 PROJECT But before embarking on changing preserve a sense of secure and safe SOCIETAL RELEVANCE In Jane Jacobs’s words, the potential 89 DESCRIPTION the social dynamics street space, it’s for residents, courtyards are often is to see “street life [ﬂourish]” with SCG important to decide why such a step fenced-off or closed, and trespassing If human behavior, and human “city centers [becoming] more safe SCG is necessary. To analyze whether is prohibited. mobility patterns, in this context because there are more eyes on the MOSCOW / MOSCOW / Moscow is one of the most car- pedestrian space for walking is could be better understood, then street.” oriented cities in the world. adequate, it is necessary to know This project explores the it is foreseeable that policymakers Although the number of cars is number of people on the sidewalk at possibilities provided by new and planners could manage and

M8 / MOSKOWALKIT growing rapidly, the existing built different locations over a period of technologies, to consider the design the city in a manner that M8 / MOSKOWALKIT infrastructure prevents authorities time. It is important to realize that aforementioned condition and space enhances street life for visitors from building new roads to meet pedestrian volumes vary by location in a new way: how can a shared, and inhabitants. This increases the demand. The percentage of new in the city, as well as the time of the social, space that is comfortable for street vitality, quality of life for road construction is 8.7%, which is day and week. all its inhabitants, can be created? citizens and economic vitality of significantly lower than in most And just as importantly, how can a street.. The planning and design European capitals. Further, many we involve the inhabitants, and all of transportation networks, as solutions intended to solve the interested parties, in this process? well as streets can be reshaped to automobile traffic issues come at People’s behavior “MoscoWalKit” is a real-time encourage economic vitality, civic the expense of the pedestrian. Until information delivery platform engagement, public health, and recently, up to half of the space in a certain area that will promote a pedestrian environmental sustainability, in of some sidewalks was allowed experience and of trails in these addition to serving peoples’ mobility to be used as parking spaces. The can be measured otherwise hidden parts of the city. needs. duration of pedestrian crosswalk lights at traffic lights is often and mapped in SYSTEM RESPONSE TO THE reduced in order to extend the time COLLECTED INFORMATION for vehicle traffic. It is not unusual order to gain for pedestrians to have to wait for People’s behavior in a certain area 10 minutes or longer in order to knowledge about will be measured and mapped in cross the street, and then not have order to gain knowledge about sufficient time to get to the other their movements. their movements. It is yet unknown side before the light changes. Giving how pedestrians move through the pedestrian priority may never city center of Moscow, what their become commonplace for Moscow’s Allowing people to cross the street routes and destinations are and travelers, but in order to make this as freely as possible is important how much time they spend on the relationship more sustainable, because there are usually businesses streets. By tracking the movement pedestrians should at least be taken and attractions on both sides of any of people throughout the city, into account. While these problems commercial street. However, there this project creates knowledge have been, and may continue to be are many inhibitions to this ethos. about human mobility which may problems for the foreseeable future, Often, the width of the street and be of use to planners and citizens we can bring up this issue and start the timings of the traffic signals alike. Changes in behavior can be talking about the pedestrian as an are designed only with the needs of measured before, during and after integral and worthy participant in a vehicles without the pedestrians in investments in public space. The city’s life. mind. The alignment of crosswalks mapped research results may lead This challenge of balancing the frequently does not correspond to a greater understanding and drivers’ and pedestrians’ needs is with the routes people want to take; explaining of pedestrian behavior, both a design and a policy issue; it this increases conflicts between and eventually, pedestrian models can be achieved by making physical pedestrians and vehicles as people for urban environments can be made changes to a street and by changing attempt to cross in undesignated to predict behavior and guide them regulations, which control street areas. certain, desired, directions. functions. It is important to evaluate Additionally, street signs serving how pedestrians and vehicles use On the other hand, Moscow’s urban this intervention can be located in the street, and where and when fabric has a unique character that the crowded downtown areas, at problems arise. Changes to the may provide a solution to the intersections with the courtyards, street can then be optimized to pedestrian challenge. The fabric where it’s possible to use the the type of crossing at which, tje is composed of a very sparse and shortcut. It will expose and promote location where, and the time of day mazelike curvilinear street system, the new paths in a constantly when problems occur. with fairly wide housing blocks changing environment. that together form a network of spacious courtyards. It is often more convenient to use these courtyards as shortcuts to cross a block, and more pleasurable to escape from the crowded streets. However, to The map will expose the most popular pedestrian routs, which frequently lay through hidden courtyards. 90 PERSONAL Using the app, pedestrians can “Unlocking the fence” allows one 91 INTERACTION reduce the travel time to their to get the entrance code via one’s SCG destination by taking shortcuts mobile phone, after allowing the SCG The platform provides users with through the courtyard, as well as system to get the information about MOSCOW / MOSCOW / comprehensive features including choosing less-crowded or most the person entering. It can basically route planning; dashboard interesting routes. mirrors the process of checking monitoring of the journey; recording the documents before entering the

M8 / MOSKOWALKIT and sharing favorite routes; Additionally, the application will building. The information is deleted M8 / MOSKOWALKIT itineraries via SMS, email and work as a tool for pedestrians to after you leave the courtyard. Facebook. “unlock” the physical fences around courtyards. In recent years, there has been an increasing trend of placing security desk checkpoints at the entrances to courtyards and buildings. The main function of these desks is to collect information about the people entering this territory and monitoring the space.

YOU’RE IN A HURRY. YOUR FRIEND IS WAIT- ING FOR YOU. YOU’RE AN OUT- YOU KNOW SIDER AND EA- IT’S AN OFFICIAL YOU’RE NOT FAR GER TO EXPLORE GOVERNMENT AWAY FROM THE INNER LIFE HOLIDAY, THIS PLACE, OF THE CITY, THERE ARE Sometimes the paths inside the courtyards are more lively and convenient than the sidewalks along the streets. BUT YOU DON’T BUT YOU’RE THOUSANDS OF KNOW THE BEST NOT SURE IF PEOPLE ON THE WAY TO GET IT’S SAFE AND STREETS. YOU THERE APPROPRIATE WOULD LIKE TO ENTER THE TO AVOID THE YARD HUSTLE OBSERVE THE POSSIBLE WAYS TO GET WHERE FOLLOW THE YOU’RE WALK- OBSERVE THE YOU NEED BY PHYSICAL SIGNS ING. THERE’S A POSSIBLE WAYS USING YOUR YOU’RE DRIVING ON THE INTER- TRAFFIC JAM. TO GET WHERE MOBILE A CAR, THE LEFT SECTIONS OF THE SIDEWALK YOU NEED BY TURN IS 2 KM STREETS AND IS OCCUPIED BY USING YOUR FURTHER COURTYARDS CARS MOBILE YOU’RE AN OUTSIDER AND PARK YOUR CAR TAKE A LOOK AT EAGER TO EX- AND USE THE CHOOSE ONE THE ALTERNA- THERE’S A HUGE PLORE THE IN- SIGNS TO MAKE OF THE OP- TIVE ROUTE BY PUDDLE IN AIM: create pedestrian experience in a radically NER LIFE OF THE A SHORTCUT TIONS: AVOID USING THE APP FRONT OF YOU car-oriented city CITY, BUT THE THE CROWD COURTYARDS OR MAKE THE ARE FENCED SHORTCUT TAKE A LOOK AT THROUGH THE THE ALTERNA- YARD TIVE ROUTE BY GET THE CODE USING THE APP TO ENTER THE COURTYARD FIND YOUR OWN BY PROVIDING WAY BY USING INFORMATION THE APP ABOUT YOU TO EXPLORE THE Additionally, there is a built-in option of getting INNER LIFE OF the code for opening the fences by providing the THE CITIZENS app with your personal info (like physical pass control). 92 URBAN By enabling people to access the Beneﬁts and opportunities for the 93 INTERACTION inner spaces of the city, conﬂicts urban environment SCG can arise between residents and SCG There are different constraints pedestrians. The residents are striving 1 Convenient changes in the city’s MOSCOW / MOSCOW / affecting the mobility of pedestrians for quiet and secure surroundings, infrastructure for pedestrians and within Moscow. The “MoscoWalKit“ while pedestrians for mobility and residents. attempts to develop a virtual urban easy access. “MoscoWalKit” can

M8 / MOSKOWALKIT environment, which considers mediate between the two.The impact 2 Greater reliance on non-motorized M8 / MOSKOWALKIT pedestrian traffic and the of those conflicts is visible in the city for local travel interactions arising from his or her and can be described by observing behavior. The instrument provides a peoples behavior on the streets. 3 Possible reduction of vehicle travel comprehensive tool for authorities This project’s outcome is intended to observe the flows of people and to be a tool for citizens, businesses, design strategies based not only on developers and city employees who 10 vehicles’ movements, but also on the want to have a better understanding min pedestrians. of the Moscow’s zoning process.

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Collectig all the user generated data from service plus logging all the sensors, we will be able to map Image in courtesy of SENSEable City Lab, MIT activities in the whole city and, through that, manage and develop public spaces in a better way. 94 TECHNOLOGY Then, using all available data, the 95 DESCRIPTION automated process creates a track, SCG creating an integrated route for each SCG To participate in the common mobile device. In addition to sending MOSCOW / MOSCOW / effort of gathering pedestrian their coordinates, users can also information, a user needs an signal to the service about newly- internet-connected mobile device built fences, obstacles, road works

M8 / MOSKOWALKIT (cellphone, smartphone, PDA) with etc. M8 / MOSKOWALKIT a GPS function (built in or using an external receiver). After downloading GPS coordinates provided by the the mobile application and activating user are mapped to the city’s the “Send tracking information” crowd-sourced electronic map, option, the user can be sure that their which accurately displays buildings, device will be sending its geographic parks, roads with all markings and coordinates, direction and speed to other urban facilities. This detailed automated analytical system every mapping allows the system correct several seconds. All information is the route of a user based on the real non-personal, which means that physical layout. there is nothing that could possibly betray any speciﬁc information about the user. With statistical analysis of the geo-located data, the three pedestrian groups (visitors/ tourists, city center inhabitants and neighborhood residents) can be analyzed to ﬁnd similarities and differences in their patterns of movement.

GATHERING IMPERSONAL DATA FROM PEDESTRIANS - MOBILE USERS

ANALYSER MEASURES INACCURACY OF GPS LOCATION DATA OVERLAY PEDESTRIAN TRAILS ON CITY INFRASTRUCTURE MAP ALGORITHM OF DATABASE CREATION

PEDESTRIAN TRAILS ARE GENERATED IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY GENERATING PEDESTRIAN TRAILS CITY MAP

AGGREGATION OF PREVIOUSLY GATHERED DATA FROM DIFFERENT PART OF THE CITY 96 SENSE AND SUSTAINABILITY 97 DESCRIPTION SCG SCG Sustainable city development MOSCOW / MOSCOW / requires fundamental changes in our urban planning practices. It demands more comprehensive analysis of

M8 / MOSKOWALKIT impacts and consideration of a M8 / MOSKOWALKIT broader range of solutions than usually occurs. It also requires that the public can be involved in determining alternatives to be considered because it often involves changes in community and residents’ behavior as well as reﬂects a community’s values.

EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE REEVALUATION OF SPACE: DIVISION OF PRIVATE AND COMMON AREAS

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CONFLICT: RESIDENTS <-> PEDESTRIANS PROVIDING ACCESS + VISUALIZATION 98 TATIANA MAMAEVA

SCG Tatiana Mamaeva holds a Bachelor of Science in electro-mechanics and elec- MOSCOW / tronics from the State Polytechnic Uni- versity in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. In 2010, she received a Master of Art from the Advanced Design Visualization M8 / MOSKOWALKIT program at Umea Institute of Design, Sweden. During that time, she studied advanced visualization methods that are used in the design process in product development. She later worked on industrial product visualizations in the communication design department in Peschke Design OG in Vienna, Austria. During the summer of 2011, Tatiana developed visual content for United Colors of Benetton’s “Creative Win- dows” project. Her interest in technology and urban research brought her to Strelka Institute of Media, Architec- ture and Design where she is currently.