Doomed Sidewalk Toronto development "was not dealing with the urgent topics of today" says Ben van Berkel

The Sidewalk Toronto smart city was scuppered by a combination of local opposition, excessive secrecy and the prioritisation of profit and technology over sustainability and community, according to architect Ben van Berkel.
Speaking to Dezeen in a live interview for Virtual Design Festival earlier this week, the UNStudio co-founder said that the project, led by Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalk Labs, focused too much on commercialising data and too little on community engagement and environmental iss