2012-03-27
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While being absorbed into this virtual world, most rarely consider the physical ramifications of this data. All over the world, data centers are becoming integral components of our 21st century infrastructure. These facilities can range from small portable modules to massive warehouses full of servers, from sleek new constructions to reuse of existing infrastructures. What is the significance of this bridge between the virtual and the physical? How does this new typology affect the discourse of architecture and the shaping of our built environment? As cloud storage and global internet usage increase, it’s finally time to talk about the physical space of data.
This is the call for submissions, from December. I’m looking forward to the issue. (Maybe I should just subscribe?)
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Apple shop fronts and interiors, from CLOG: Apple (via).
(Regular readers will know I’m a sucker for grids and repetition.)
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“Diagrams by MacRumors readers expressing their opinions about the new Apple campus” in Clog: Apple, issue 2 of the magazine which “explores, from multiple viewpoints and through a variety of means, a single subject particularly relevant to architecture now”. This issue focuses on the proposed building.
Image via DesignBoom; URL via Buzz, who posted a nicer picture of the cover after seeing my photograph of an issue of the magazine (which I’m going to have to go back to SFMOMA today to actually buy).
