findings (analysis)

- the residents of Delft and the TU are not or barely interacting (creating a division in the unity of the city)

- Currently, the twitter study highlighted the existance of a virtual Network "around" the site: people are trying to connect

- by mapping activities we found similar interests/activities between some of the actors

proposed actions

- use the actor-network theory to help us organize/find the current actors and existing networks (be it people, bats or organizations)

- introduce new actors (intermediators, be it people or objects) to to reconfigure and redistribute those relationships

- merge the physical and the virtual as a plugin like in Avatar

- create (virtual and physical) activities that attract residents and students and lets them interact

future results

- this will create a more coherent Delft where people will know more about each other and interact more, creating a more coherent city

Summary of theory: Actor-Network

The Actor-Network-Theory (ANT), is a sociological theory developed by Bruno Latour. This network contains not only people, but also objects and organizations that are all on equal level. Combining social and technical elements in their influence and cohesion.

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  current

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  intervention

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  local connectivity

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  'global' connectivity

We are looking into how it is possible to redistribute the action of the network towards our site, that is the park.

In practise, our project is divided in two main parts.

1. The center, that is a physical/virtual main public platform that attracts people from different user groups to our site (which is the center between the TU and the city center) where they can interact and communicate

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  network in the site, option 1, within the building

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  network in the site, option 2, within and throughout

2. the boundary between the physical network and the virtual network, which is an interactive interface between the people and the physical location. Via internet through a smart phone, computer, or an urban located interactive station that all interactively relate back and forth with the public platform.

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  network in the week

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  network in the weekend/summer

the 'interactive objects' can be installations through which information is sent and received. Where people can have an active part where they are not located. This way the TU and the city are bonded even closer. Especially if the content relates and varies. The 'newness' can wear off, but because of the HYPERstate they are always in, it will never the same...

The nature of this network is to create a whole. A Borg-like connectivity network with input and output, all on the same network.

What this will look like INSIDE the structure, THROUGH the structure, or however it evolves, is yet to be seen. Site / building layout, program, materialization, user groups and their activities will determine the looks of this network, yet also the network will be able to alter the program, user group ratios or even building layout. Be it one flat building, or many slim towers... The object is to facilitate the integral interactive network: the people, objects and their activities... whether that is nothing or a lot.

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  layered network within the building communicating to the external influences, and influencing the external: a live interactive feed