
In a world of ubiquitous computation and telecommunication, electronically augmented bodies, postinfobahn architecture, and big-time bit business, the very idea of a city is challenged and must eventually be reconceived. Computer networks become as fundamental to urban life as street systems. Memory and screen space become valuable, sought-after sorts of real estate. Much of the economic, social, political, and cultural action shifts into cyberspace. As a result, familiar urban design issues are up for radical reformulation.
Real Estate / Cyberspace
Wild West / Electronic Frontier
Human Laws / Coded Conditionals
Face-to-Face / Interface
On the Spot / On the Net
Street Networks / World Wide Web
Neighborhoods / MUDs
Enclosure / Encryption
Public Space / Public Access
Being There / Getting Connected
Community Customs / Network Norms
Nolli and the Net
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