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AI in Designing Better Cities
Chanuki Seresinhe, University of Warwick,
Dr Stephen Law, University College London,
It seems evident that the design of the built environment influences many aspects of our lives, this is only amplified by urban environments. For example, design features such as ceiling height or the arrangement of windows can influence the amount of natural light filtering into a home and thus the wellbeing of those living in it. In a city, the placement and density of landmarks can influence the city’s legibility, accessibility and infrastructure. However, to date, the discussion regarding what urban design attributes lead to better cities has largely been theoretical, supported quantitatively only by small scale studies. Thus, our cities have been developed with limited quantitative insights into how the design of their buildings and infrastructure might impact residents. We’ve utilized recent advances in computer vision and deep learning to understand salient design features of the built environment and how they influence key aspects of urban planning such as economic progress, transportation and residential wellbeing. Two case studies are presented: the first concerns measuring the perceptions of built environments, such as beauty and its connection to wellbeing; the second concerns specific characteristics of urban environment, such as building frontage, and estimating connection to house prices. Quantifying aspects of urban design on a massive scale is crucial to help build scientific evidence to design more socially cohesive and economically prosperous cities.
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CogX is an award-winning Festival with its roots in artificial intelligence. The fourth edition, June 8th to 10th 2020, adds a Virtual first experience and Global Leadership Summit, and builds on the huge success of the 2019 event, which brought together over 20,000 visitors. 2020 saw over 30,000 participants including 600+ speakers across 18 topic stages and 100+ side events.
Our theme this year, “How do we get the next 10 years right?” with aims to:
Move the conversation forward with concrete actions
Inspire current and future generations of leaders
Help reframe the climate emergency as the biggest economic opportunity in the last 200 years
Help increase understanding of the current Covid-19 pandemic and champion innovative solutions
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