The New Open

Exploring the role of Open Data for Design and Society

 

The New Open is a new interdisciplinary flagship project of the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment exploring the role of open data for design and society.

What would a world look like in which all the data about our buildings were freely available? And what would such a step mean for society — on a cultural, scientific, social, and political level?

By referring to the Dutch tradition of open design methods for society, The New Open emphasises the enormous potential and use of data as a freely available resource for the sustainable design of buildings.

Please visit The New Open website for more information and the latest news: https://www.newopen.design/

See also TU Delft flagship projects: https://www.tudelft.nl/en/architecture-and-the-built-environment/research/research-at-bk-bouwkunde/the-new-open

The New Open fosters interdisciplinary research between architects, urban researchers, climate and computer scientists on the building scale, which is also essential for integrating Artificial Intelligence in the built environment. By using open data as a medium of social innovation for integrative design, the project develops goals and guidelines to rethink buildings in practice, education, research, and industry. This leads architects to improve their design methods with data-supported feedback, such as user behaviour, functionality, spatial efficiency, comfort, and carbon impact. The New Open, therefore, dwells upon open science to share design knowledge, create public values, and work towards a sustainable data economy in architecture and the built environment.

The New Open will be displayed to the public in an extensive international exhibition and event program curated by the Theory of Architecture and Digital Culture Group to demonstrate how open data contributes to innovative design methods encompassing environmental, societal, cultural, and economic conditions of buildings.