Precedent – Natasha's Dip 16 blog

Seasteading continued…

Posted by natasha in Precedent, Research, Thesis on November 23, 2012

The seasteading institute has an online book by the seasteading institute about seastading and its inherent opportunities.In general its a very interesting an informative site, well worth a look if you have the time.

Book.

Site.

Seasteading

Posted by natasha in Precedent, Research, Thesis on November 23, 2012

[Images: The Maunsell Towers (top), unmentioned by the libertarian seasteaders, and the Texas Tower (bottom)].

Potentially the servers indicated by Wissner-Gross and C.E. Freer could adopt this form of inhabitating the oceans.

Article.

Composite drawing presented at review on 16.11.12…

Posted by natasha in AA, Deliverables, PlanIT Valley, Precedent on November 17, 2012

The drawing is getting closer to completion, but as always there are plenty of things to add/fix:)

Composite drawing in progress…

Posted by natasha in AA, Deliverables, PlanIT Valley, Precedent on November 5, 2012

Drawing in progress, working towards a final composite precedent drawing.

Ignoring the Sci fi plot-line… Or not…?

Posted by natasha in PlanIT Valley, Plurality, Precedent on October 13, 2012

An interesting projection of a city with a centralised information grid, both in terms of what it’s capabilities could be & it’s drawbacks.

Also amazing production values considering size of studio and budget constraints!

Original reference to the video can be found at the site below:

http://archinect.com/news/article/59172767/plurality-some-sci-fi-viewing-for-the-weekend

More information about the director can be found on his Vimeo profile:

http://vimeo.com/user726424

Help I am trapped in an iPhone….

Posted by natasha in PlanIT Valley, Precedent on October 13, 2012

The use of ubiquitous monitoring technologies and smart surface does make it sound somewhat like the ultimate Apple experience. If the technologies can be proven to function as envisioned , I can imagine them building one of these…. the iCity…. not sure I would want to move there.

http://www.living-planit.com/city_of_the_future_image_bank.htm

Interconnected…

Posted by natasha in PlanIT Valley, Precedent on October 13, 2012

…In addition, the PlanIT Valley will provide PlaceApps which are developed and deployed to any “device” that will enhance the experience of the user, based on their location and context. From a consumer perspective, PlaceApps can be thought of as the urban equivalent of applications in the iPhone AppStore. They can simply be purchased or [...]

PlanIT Valley

Posted by natasha in PlanIT Valley, Precedent on October 13, 2012

Living PlanIT’s model for a city of the future is being developed with the legislated endorsement of Municipality of Paredes in northern Portugal and the national government. Called PlanIT Valley, it has been designated a Project of National Interest (PIN) by the Portuguese Government. It will be built in a series of phases and will [...]