TY - JOUR TI - The Crystal in London – a new determinant in creating smart cities? AU - Gorgol, Natalia K. TI - The Crystal in London – a new determinant in creating smart cities? AB - 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. VL - 2017 IS - 19/2017 PY - 2017 SN - 1731-2442 C1 - 2543-8700 SP - 21 EP - 27 DO - 10.4467/25438700SM.17.023.7613 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/srodowisko-mieszkaniowe/article/the-crystal-in-london-a-new-determinant-in-creating-smart-cities KW - contemporary cities KW - smart city KW - smart building KW - sustainable development KW - The Crystal