Cityscape in the Era of Information and Communication Technologies

ISBN-13: 9783319695419 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 154 str.

Agata Bonenberg

Opis

This book discusses the impact of information and communication technologies, particularly social media, on the structure and landscape of contemporary cities.

Spis treści

Introduction.- Architectural Concept: Location Versus Tradition of a Creative Philosophy.- Mass Communication and Public Space.- Strategies for the Development of Public Spaces in the Era of Mass Communication.- Cityscape: Dominant Functions and Their Role in the City Structure.- Designing the Living and Working Space of the creative class.- Architectural landscape in mass-media coverage.- Place Brand-Building: Influencing Emotional Perception of Urban Spaces

Through Social Media.-Spatial Transformations and Work - Related Mobility.- New Urban Developments in Genoa, Milan and Trento as an Illustration of Spatial Transformations Designed in Response to Change in Socio-economic System.- Conclusion.

Blurb

This book discusses the impact of information and communication technologies, particularly social media, on the structure and landscape of contemporary cities. It presents a multidisciplinary range of theories and practical case studies and addresses a broad readership, from graduate students to practitioners active in the fields of urbanism and the architectural design of urban space. The book includes a wealth of illustrations depicting contemporary architecture and exemplary modern public spaces, as well as diagrams and tables that optimally visualize the concepts and ideas discussed.