City of Bits

Space, Place, and the Infobahn

William J. Mitchell (MIT Smart Cities, E14-433D)

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English

Massachusetts Inst of Tec
25 July 1996

Architecture; City & town planning - architectural aspects; Cultural studies; Ethical & social aspects of computing

Series: The MIT Press

Entertaining, concise, and relentlessly probing, City of Bits is a comprehensive introduction to a new type of city, an increasingly important system of virtual spaces interconnected by the information superhighway. William Mitchell makes extensive use of practical examples and illustrations in a technically well-grounded yet accessible examination of architecture and urbanism in the context of the digital telecommunications revolution, the ongoing miniaturization of electronics, the commodification of bits, and the growing domination of software over materialized form.

By: William J. Mitchell (MIT Smart Cities E14-433D)
Imprint: Massachusetts Inst of Tec
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780262631761
ISBN 10: 0262631768
Series: The MIT Press
Pages: 231
Publication Date: 25 July 1996
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Other merchandise
Publisher's Status: Active

Pulling glass; electronic agoras; cyborg citizens; recombinant architecture; soft cities; bit biz; getting to the good bits; notes; surf sites.

William J. Mitchell was the Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr., Professor of Architecture and Media Arts and Sciences and directed the Smart Cities research group at MIT's Media Lab. He authored many books, including The World's Greatest Architect (2008) and Placing Words: Symbols, Space, and the City (2005), both published by the MIT Press.

Reviews for City of Bits: Space, Place, and the Infobahn

Winston Churchill once said that we make our buildings and our buildings make us. With refreshing wit and lucid writing, Mitchell succeeds in updating that aphorism for the computer age. John W. Verity Business Week