Abstract
Nowadays digital technologies and information and telecommunication technologies are widely used in every aspect of our lives. This article focuses on the digital technologies and their effect on the place-making activities. First an overview of the digital technologies for the creation, occupancy and management of a building is given. Secondly, the concepts of space and virtual space are discussed. Through these discussions, the concept of places and its virtual alternatives and recombination the use of space are described. Finally some concluding remarks are made on whether today’s place making activities about real space or it extends beyond that.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 171-178 |
Journal | Northumbria Working Paper Series: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Built and Virtual Environment |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2008 |