Manufactur(ing) Landscapes. From mass production to decentralized fabrication. PKU May 2015

A talk about the impact of digital fabrication in urban landscapes. Presented at Peking University on May 2015

Transcript

1. MANUFACTURING LANDSCAPES
   Javier Burón. School of Architecture, University of Limerick
   Graduate School of Landscape Architecture Peking University. May 2015
   

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2. Manufactured Landscapes (2006) Edward Burtynsky
   MANUFACTURING LANDSCAPES
   From mass production to decentralized fabrication
   

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3. The Imitation Game (2014) Morten Tyldum
   CENTRALIZED COMPUTING
   Cryptography in World War Two
   

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4. WarGames (1983) John Badham
   NETWORK COMPUTING
   Personal computers and decentralized networks
   

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5. eXistenZ (1999) David Cronenberg
   ULTIMATE DESURBANIZATION
   Cyberspace, Virtual Reality and the dot-com bubble
   

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6. Telx New York Data Center NYC2 (2014) Telx
   PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
   of cyberspace: servers, data lines and data centers
   

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7. Telx New York Data Center NYC2 (2014) Telx
   Modern Times (1936) Charles Chaplin
   MANUFACTURING MINIATURIZATION
   The Third Industrial Revolution
   

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8. Detroit tracing skylines (2013) Poor Boyz Productions
   MANUFACTURING RELOCALIZATION
   Labour costs are growing less and less important
   

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9. Apple MacBook Pro (2013) Apple Inc · Journey of a Piece of Steel (2014) Xiaomi · Apple Watch (2015) Apple Inc.
   DESIGN = MANUFACTURING
   

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10. Objectified (2009) Gary Hustwit
    DESIGN = MANUFACTURING
    

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11. Blade Runner (1982) Ridley Scott
    

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12. Genspace (2012) Coolhunting
    

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13. FAB LAB LIMERICK
    Open access manufacturing facilities in Limerick City
    

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14. Xarxa d'Ateneus de Fabricació de Barcelona (2015) Barcelona City Council
    FROM FAB LABS TO FAB CITIES
    Manufacturing spaces as the new social hubs
    

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