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| Thursday, September 26, 2002 |
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Don't let the plumber design the house
An excellent interview with Anthony Townsend, Scientist, NYU's Taub Urban Research Center - pointing out the upcoming shift in the way information systems are designed and implemented.
Is there a disconnect between how telecommunications technologies for cities are developed and how architects and urban planners design the cities where this technology is being implemented?
There is almost no interaction. Of the examples where you see some crossover between information design and urban design, there're probably only a few worth noting. And those are mostly novelty spaces and a lot are in New York. Traditionally there's just not any interaction between the hardcore engineering community that develops these technologies and the architects who largely see themselves as artists than engineers. There's a big disciplinary divide, but it's starting to change slowly.
CNET News.com
10:51:49 AM
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