The Soft City of cyberspace

Article Abstract:

The significance of real space is increasingly being undermined by the development of the City of Bits, or the Soft City. This city will be characterized by the loss of personal intercourse where places are constructed from software rather than from stones or timber.

Technology application, Interpersonal relations, Computers and civilization, Social interaction, Computers and society

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A global agora vs. gated city-regions

Article Abstract:

A world system dominated by a hierarchy of 30 wealthy city-regions is likely to emerge in the immediate future. This global feudalism will not be sustainable over the long term. It will evolve into a global civil contract.

Forecasts and trends, International aspects, International economic relations, Regional economics, Social contract

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The generic city: Singapore or Bladerunner?

Article Abstract:

City architect Rem Koolhaas describes megacities of the future. As the world's population rapidly grows, future cities are predicted to possess multiplicity of conditions with no overriding characteristic to define them.

Interview, Koolhaas, Rem

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