City of bits space, place, and the infobahn

This is an introduction to a new type of city, a largely invisible but increasingly important system of virtual spaces interconnected by the emerging information superhighway. Practical examples and illustrations are used to examine architecture and urbanism in the context of digital telecommunicati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mitchell, William J. 1944-2010 (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press ©1995.
Colección:Open Research Library ebooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:This is an introduction to a new type of city, a largely invisible but increasingly important system of virtual spaces interconnected by the emerging information superhighway. Practical examples and illustrations are used to examine architecture and urbanism in the context of digital telecommunications revolution, the ongoing miniaturisation of electronics, the comodification of bits, and the growing domination of software over materialized form.
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico (225 p.) : il., mapas
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 175-208) e índice.
ISBN:9780585024424
9780262133098
9780262631761
9780262279956