Smart Cities

Being labeled as a ‘smart city’ is an excellent branding tool in global cities, inspiring other cities to follow and join the growing phenomenon of forward-thinking. Although the term ‘smart city’ is difficult to define, the underlying concept highlights the importance of capturing and using rapidly evolving technologies to create smart economies, transportation, energy, and networks. Equally as important, smart cities work to make the city more efficient, sustainable, and can lead to long-term cost-saving (Karvonen, Cugurullo, & Caprotti, 2019). The difference between the definition of smart cities and other terms such as sustainable cities, green cities, etc., is that smart cities are wired cities using technology to provide services for different ways of living that also benefit the environment. Common themes in trying to define smart cities include new approaches towards efficiency, and the ability to remain spontaneous and adaptable (Townsend, 2013).  

Chinook Station

GEC Architecture

Calgary, AB

Bixi Montréal

Michel Dallaire

Montréal, QC

Quartier des Spectacles

Daoust LeStage

Montréal, QC

Place d'Youville

Claude Cormier + Associés

Montréal, QC

Alley-Oop

HCMA Architecture + Design 

Vancouver, BC

Quayside Smart City 

Sidewalk Labs & Waterfront Toronto

Toronto, ON

Regina City Square 

Cohlmeyer Architecture

Regina, SK

SkyTrain Vancouver 

TransLink

Vancouver, BC

Cycle Nova Scotia

Bicycle Nova Scotia & UPLAND

Nova Scotia (Province-Wide)

Manitoba Hydro Place

HTFC, KPMB, & PFS Studio

Edmonton, AB

The Forks

The Forks North Portage Corporation

Winnipeg, MB

Lansdowne Park

PFS Studio

Ottawa, ON

Technopôle Angus Eco-District 

Provencher Roy & more 

Montréal, QC

Robson Square

Arthur Erickson & Cornelia Oberlander

Vancouver, BC

Dockside Green

PWL Partnership

Victoria, BC

Poppy Plaza

Marc Boutin Architectural Collaborative

Calgary, AB