IBM votes Rotterdam first Smart Delta City on climate change in the world

The City of Rotterdam and IBM are developing a groundbreaking new system together for the close monitoring of real-time measuring data on climate change and energy management. This system will enable administrators and scientists to predict changes and to respond rapidly to this information. The implementation of this innovative system wins Rotterdam the title of first Smart Delta City on climate change in the world. Go here for more information and to get a subscription on the RCI newsflash.

(source: rotterdamclimateinitiative.nl)

Newest creation of Calatrava -The Agora (City of Arts Sciences, Valencia)

The City of Arts and Sciences, developed by Santiago Calatrava, is a large-scale urban recreation center for culture and science which also incorporates L’Oceanogràfic, an underwater city designed by the late Felix Candela (click the second picture for a 360 degree panorama feature).

Set in the old dried-up river bed of the Turia, midway between the old city of Valencia and the coastal district of Nazaret, the City of Arts and Sciences covers an area of 350,000 square meters.

The City of Arts and Sciences is a unique complex devoted to scientific and cultural dissemination which is made up of five main elements: the Hemisfèric (IMAX cinema and digital projections), the Umbracle (a landscaped vantage point and car park), the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum (an innovative centre of interactive science), the Oceanográfico (the largest aquarium in Europe with over 500 marine species) and the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía (which takes care of the operatic programme). The Ágora (first picture), which will give the complex a multifunctional space, is under construction.

(source: cobouw & www.cac.es)