%0 Journal Article
%T The Crystal in London – a new determinant in creating smart cities?
%A Gorgol, Natalia K.
%J Housing Environment
%V 2017
%R 10.4467/25438700SM.17.023.7613
%N 19/2017
%P 21-27
%K contemporary cities, smart city, smart building, sustainable development, The Crystal
%@ 1731-2442
%D 2017
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/srodowisko-mieszkaniowe/article/the-crystal-in-london-a-new-determinant-in-creating-smart-cities
%X 
	The article tackles a problem of the smart city idea and how it has been implemented on the example of the Siemens’ building- The Crystal in London. The building is simultaneously a smart building, as well as an exhibition space presenting the smart city idea in three interconnected scales: mega, macro and micro. The mega area looks at the global megatrends which shape contemporary cities, such as: rapid urbanization with the growing importance of cities; climate change and demographic change. The macro scale refers to contemporary cities: their urban form and planning methods. The micro scale emphasizes the perspective of a inhabitant of a given city and their perception of urban space. The author poses a question whether the applied systematics and the smart city methods presented in the Siemens’ building may be a determinant in cities’ transformation.