The Spatialities of Radio Astronomy

Guy Trangoš

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Routledge
28 November 2024

Theory of architecture; Sociology; Astrophysics; Urban & municipal planning; Civil engineering, surveying & building

Series: Routledge Research in Architecture

The Spatialities of Radio Astronomy examines the multidisciplinary overlap between the spatial disciplines and the studies of science and technology through a comparative study of four of the world’s most important radio telescopes. Employing detailed analysis, historical research, interviews, personal observations, and various conceptual manoeuvres, Guy Trangoš reveals the depth of spatial process active at these scientific sites and the territories they traverse.

Through the conceptual frameworks of territory, hyper-concentration, and contingency, Trangoš interprets the telescope as exploded across space and time, present in multiple connected sites simultaneously, and active in the production of space. He develops a historiographic and contemporary analysis of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA, Chile); the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST, China); the Arecibo Observatory (Puerto Rico); and the MeerKAT/SKA (South Africa). These case studies are global exemplars of the different spatial transformations that occur through science. Their relationships to surrounding communities and landscapes reveal deeper constitutional processes embodied in each institutional and spatial form.

This book spans the modern history of architecture and science, the studies of science, technology and society, and urban theory. It is of specific interest to architects and designers expanding their analysis of spatial production, scholars in the study of geography, landscape, science, technology, and astronomy, and people fascinated with how these radio telescopes were conceptualised, built, and operate today.

By: Guy Trangoš
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 490g
ISBN: 9781032357478
ISBN 10: 1032357479
Series: Routledge Research in Architecture
Pages: 246
Publication Date: 28 November 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations. Foreword. Chapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 2: Fortress Science. Chapter 3: Making Science. Chapter 4: Territories of Emptiness. Chapter 5: Hyper Concentration. Chapter 6: Negotiating Contingencies. Epilogue: To the Moon. Index.

Guy Trangoš is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Architecture at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. His research examines the evolving relationships between urbanisation, society, science, technology, and outer space.

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Guy Trangoš

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