digitalSTRUCTURES: Data and Urban Strategies of the Civic Future

DigitalSTRUCTURES: Data and Urban Strategies of the Civic Future explores the impact of digital currencies and property on land, resources, and data centers, and the architectural and urban challenges of mediating these exchanges. It prompts discussions on open innovation models, robotics, AI systems, supply chains, and data infrastructures in the context of Web 3.0 urban landscapes.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 04 September 2023
Publisher: Oro Editions

DigitalSTRUCTURES: Data and Urban Strategies of the Civic Future is a thought-provoking book that triggers a broader body of work that delves into the realm of digital property and data infrastructures. The emergence of digital currencies, such as cryptocurrencies, necessitates substantial land, resources, and data centers to store these valuable "supplies." This presents a significant architectural and urban infrastructural challenge, as well as an urgent need to find effective ways to mediate these various digital exchanges to minimize their detrimental impact on our daily resources.

If our everyday objects transition from physical to digital, how does this impact ecological considerations? What implications does this have for the future of urban living? The case studies, interviews, and guest contributions featured in the book sparked lively discussions during the CityX Venice, Sezione del Padiglione Italia, at the 17th La Biennale di Venezia. The guest contributors were encouraged to challenge and provoke topics such as open innovation models that govern cities, robotics and artificial intelligence systems, the impact of digital storage on supply chains, and the crucial role of data infrastructures in our Web 3.0 urban digital and real landscapes.

The book employs a mixed-media approach, combining a novel exploration of XR (mixed-reality) and AR (augmented reality) with diagrammatic mapping and graphical cartography. It sheds light on how data interacts with various open innovation models in the digital and real property realms. By examining these interconnections, DigitalSTRUCTURES offers valuable insights into the future of urban development and governance.

Dimension: 203 x 127 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781954081819