Yet this city would still be globally connected. It would possess at least a modicum of commercial linkages, and some of its inhabitants would have access to the world’s most modern communication and computing technologies. It would, in effect, be a fer

Every dot on the map interests me, especially the little tiny ones. Some “towns” are no more than an intersection, possibly with a store or a town hall. A few towns seem to be gone without a trace, though sometimes the tiniest evidence remains.

This article examines design approaches to context-aware computing and argues that the evolution of this technology will be characterized by an interplay between top-down systems for command and control and bottom-up systems for collective action. This pr

A physical portal in Central London, a specific bench within clear range of a wireless internet signal... come down and log on.

Every citizen of Amsterdam carries an invisible map of the city in his head. The way he moves through the city are determined by this mental map. Amsterdam Real Time 2002 visualizes these maps.

UNOP is the process that will link all New Orleans neighborhoods under an equal, unified infrastructure plan. This process and plan are critical to the recovery of New Orleans as a primary way to capture federal dollars to rebuild.