The Production of Cloud: Territorial and Architectural Strategies for AI’s Socio-Environmental Footprint

How can planet-spanning and resource-hungry cloud infrastructure be designed, planned, and governed in more equitable and sustainable ways? The explosive growth of AI and its hunger for resource are profoundly reshaping our digital and physical territories. While cloud facilities like data centres are projected to triple by 2030—already Plus

Territories of Extended Urbanisation

Le concept d’urbanisation planétaire constitue aujourd’hui un thème très débattu. Les limites des espaces urbains ont formellement explosé et enserrent entre-temps de gigantesques territoires, bien au-delà des limites des principales méga-cités/méga-régions. Des modèles d’urbanisation inédits se cristallisent dans différents environnements et interrogent les représentations traditionnelles de l’urbain comme Plus

LUS Doctoral Crits HS24

4 December 2024, 09:00 – 13:30 | ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg, HIT F 12. The autumn semester crits will follow a condensed format, featuring five presentations. We are honoured to welcome Prof. Dr. Charlotte Malterre-Barthes from EPFL as our external reviewer.

Awaska Alpa_Woven Territory

14.10.2023–14.01.2024 | Exhibition | Akademie der Künste, Berlin. Awaska Alpa is a research project that critically explores the representation of Inga territory in the Andean Amazon of Colombia. During colonial times, the Spanish crown established the Indigenous resguardo (reserve) as a form of collective land tenure to “protect,” Plus