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At the junction of the Rhône and the Saône, in the southern French town of Lyon, the Con uence neighbourhood is buzzing with activity. Cranes are everywhere, while tourists walk slowly between its newest buildings and their ultra-modern architecture. Since 2006, the neighbourhood has been the centre of a giant experimentation led by the Grand Lyon urban community: “Lyon Smart City.” “By 2050, 70% of the world’s population will live in towns,” explains Michel Le Faou, Lyon’s deputy in charge of urbanism. “ is concentration will have strong repercussions on housing, the environment, and well-being…We need to balance urban development with sustainable development. us, the smart city tries to balance social, cultural, economical and environmental challenges through an informed management of natural resources, while taking care of the city’s own needs.” To this day, Lyon Smart City encompasses 40 large-scale experimental projects and more than 100 multiple public and private partnerships touching various domains such as the new mobilities, digital services, energy management, sustainable development and the support of innovation. “Among the rst projects was for instance the ‘Vélo’v’, France’s rst large bike-share service, in 2006,” explains Le Faou. Followed by a car-sharing service and its electrical car counterpart, and more recently by an energy management system allowing the inhabitants to visualise and control their energy consumption live on tablets. Yet, the most visible of the spectacular recent development in Lyon is without a doubt the Con uence neighbourhood. At the beginning of the 2000’s, the Grand Lyon urban community took charge of this former no man’s land 31 Hikari Buildings