Platform urbanism and its discontents /
'Platform Urbanism' discusses the fundamental transformation of urban space through platform technologies. By reorganizing access to a wide spectrum of fundamental domains, such as education, housing, health care or even political information, platforms are destined to become the most powe...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding Book |
| Language: | English |
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Rotterdam :
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[2021]
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| Summary: | 'Platform Urbanism' discusses the fundamental transformation of urban space through platform technologies. By reorganizing access to a wide spectrum of fundamental domains, such as education, housing, health care or even political information, platforms are destined to become the most powerful players regulating the way we live in cities. Digital platforms such as Facebook, Uber, Airbnb and Amazon are not only new types of enterprises but also a completely new culture of life, from the products we handle and the services we use every day to entire urban neighbourhoods that will be built by major platform enterprises in the next few years. These multi-scalar changes raise significant questions about the social potentials and risks of the architecture of these all-encompassing ecosystems. |
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| Item Description: | Issued on the occasion of the Austrian entry for the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale, Venice, Italy, held from May 22-November 21, 2021. |
| Physical Description: | 472 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 454) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789462086159 946208615X |