+++ most relevant interview with Council’s Rob van Kranenburg on the connected future; data, privacy, control and governance.
+++ interesting article on ethics and the role of digital technology in architectural practice.
+++ actuele discussie over digitalisering binnen de architectuur bij UNSENSE Amsterdam; verdient regelmatige herhaling.
+++ on Tuesday Feb. 19th.2019 a promising seminar on Virilio’s book ‘the Wall’ and the role of architectural publications today, presented by Wim Nijenhuis and Jan de Graaf. Location West, i.e. the former US-Embassy in The Hague.
+++ most actual and relevant report by NESTA on the lack of civic participation in the 4th. revolution.
+++ interesting article by UN-Studio’s Ben van Berkel on the future of smart homes, the use of data and the options for architects.
+++ valuable and interesting observations and critique on trans-humanism by 6 researchers/scholars; what does it feel to be human, what does intelligence means referring to AI, etc.
+++ boeiend programma Radio Operator; derde uitzendingen van Architecture City over ‘de Plooibare Woning’; m.n. door het interview met John Habraken.
+++ finally a critical article about the ontology of a ‘smart home’; acknowledging that technology and rationalism only do not provide an adequate framework for living.
+++ important new booklet in the ‘Situated Technologies’ series: Christian Nold in discussion with Rob van Kranenburg about the Internet of People.
+++ actuele oproep van advocaat m.b.t. privacy en de gebouwde ‘slimme’ omgeving: https://www.cobouw.nl/utiliteitsbouw/nieuws/2018/05/advocaat-waarschuwt-slimme-gebouwen-leveren-privacy-probleem-op-101261264
+++ illustrative and thoughtful article in ArtReview on OOO, i.e. object oriented ontology. Interesting given the current discussions on IoT/connected objects and the environment.
+++ great discussion On Life in the Infosphere between Floridi, Sloterdijk, Weibel and Burda.
+++ retrieved and reread; the article by Jon Bailey on his Archimorph site; dated 2011 but all the more actual as the innovations in both fields keep developing.
+++ very interesting article in the latest TUD-Footprint issue 16 by Gokhan Kodalak from ABOUTBLANK on Open Architecture & Common Space, closing with the adapted phrase by Corbusier: ‘Architecture and Revolution’. (p.69-89)
+++ interesting article in Architecturemps (vol.6, nr. 3) an essay by Patrick Keiler, ‘the Dilapidated Dwelling’ in which he questions the lack of development in e.g. housing with reference to recent actual industrial manufacture.
