E-Architecture: Less Aesthetics, More Ethics

20 July 2000 - 12:15pm

Exhibition in Venice, Italy, explores new concepts of urban space, influenced by the Internet and evolving technologies.

The Seventh Architecture Biennale, an international exhibition in Venice, Italy, explores new concepts of urban space, influenced by the Internet and evolving technologies.Driven by electronics and global communications, the exhibition's theme focuses on the idea that "...towns are evolving from planned, well-defined frameworks into open, urban fields. Upon these borderless areas are superimposed, like the Internet, networks of people accessing information and connecting to others who share opinions and interests. "

Source: Wired, July 20, 2000
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So, what can planners do to make best use of the ACS without succumbing to its pitfalls? We need to become more sophisticated communicators of the quality of the data we present, not just its apparent meaning.