Poder Tecnológico. A Arquitectura da Redundância
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| author | Martins, Ivo Tavares, André |
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| contents | <p>This essay examines how data infrastructures materialize power in the digital age through architectural expression. Taking the PT Data Center in Covilhã, Portugal, as a primary case study, the authors explore how the architecture of data storage relies on spatial, energetic, and technological redundancy to guarantee security and continuity. Designed by João Luís Carrilho da Graça, the center merges brutalist form with atmospheric performance, acting as a metaphorical “black box” for digital power. The text contrasts this with ephemeral architectures such as<span> </span><em>Blur</em><span> by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and with hybridized infrastructures like One Wilshire in Los Angeles, showing how data’s immateriality coexists with massive territorial footprints. Ultimately, the essay reflects on how these architectures of information reshape urban hierarchies and reveal the infrastructural foundations of our territories.</span></p> |
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| spellingShingle | Poder Tecnológico. A Arquitectura da Redundância Martins, Ivo Tavares, André <p>This essay examines how data infrastructures materialize power in the digital age through architectural expression. Taking the PT Data Center in Covilhã, Portugal, as a primary case study, the authors explore how the architecture of data storage relies on spatial, energetic, and technological redundancy to guarantee security and continuity. Designed by João Luís Carrilho da Graça, the center merges brutalist form with atmospheric performance, acting as a metaphorical “black box” for digital power. The text contrasts this with ephemeral architectures such as<span> </span><em>Blur</em><span> by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and with hybridized infrastructures like One Wilshire in Los Angeles, showing how data’s immateriality coexists with massive territorial footprints. Ultimately, the essay reflects on how these architectures of information reshape urban hierarchies and reveal the infrastructural foundations of our territories.</span></p> |
| title | Poder Tecnológico. A Arquitectura da Redundância |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15602069 |