13 January 2009

...Crowded...














Hot, Flat and Crowded by Thomas Friedman.

The case is made, the need is clear...the only thing missing (beside the actual leadership and money) is the tools, frameworks and designs.

While new batteries, better cables and technologies I will leave for the scientists, what is the role of architects and urban designers?

-Understanding the infrastructures (energy, transportation, data/information) on multiple scales, relationships, schedules and performance.

-Creating new relationships on the scale of the dwelling by representing the systems, the needs and the opportunities.

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