MIT’s Forward-Thinking Pop Up Books

Rhizome | Electronic Popables (2009) – Jie Qi

Published on October 21, 2009 5:01 am.
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Lay Guide to WikiCity



The WikiCity project is concerned with the real-time mapping of city dynamics. This mapping however is not limited to representing the city but instead becomes instantly an instrument for city inhabitants to base their actions and decisions upon in a better informed manner. In this way the real-time map changes the city context as well as that altered context changes the real-time map accordingly. This with the ultimate aim of leading to an overall increased efficiency and sustainability in making use of the city environment.

via GEO Informatic

Published on October 8, 2009 12:31 pm.
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The Optimist Conspectus: Sam Ford

Despite the current troubling economic times, which affect the media industries and the academy alike, I can’t help but find myself personally optimistic. The primary reason, I would suspect, is that I am just naturally an optimistic person, or so I’ve been told. That can perhaps lead to some naivete, but I’ve always hoped to [...]

Published on April 10, 2009 8:50 pm.
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The Wisdom of MIT

To celebrate the institutions’ 150th anniversary, the MIT Museum is crowdsourcing its’ celebratory exhibition, asking users to nominate pieces from their substantial collection for display – 150 of which will ultimately be included.
It’s a wonderful idea, as befits a museum of this regard (it really is a priceless space – one often overlooked even by [...]

Published on February 27, 2009 4:30 pm.
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links for 2009-01-16

cellar door: Demure Optimism
Acknowledgement v. Optimism through the prism of fashion – though I think it reaches well beyond.

“Technology” is the problem
Helge Tenno follows up on McCluhan and Davies.

Open plan vs. open to distractions « (almost) always thinking
A strong argument in support of open floorplans for creative organizations.

The Well-Constructed Document | Serial Consign
Michael Place and [...]

Published on January 16, 2009 4:02 pm.
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