A city is founded—it has a heart that beats.

But visible achievements such as buildings and infrastructure merely bear witness to what its true heart is made of—the people who have lived, and still live, in the city.

The pulse of the city, brought to life by its heartbeat, changes over time. Who hasn’t seen those time-lapse images showing twinkling lines of car lights as people make their way to work, while others stand at traffic lights, only moving as if at the push of a button? These are li...