Nakatomi Space
“Putting it crudely, we really went to town,” Beightler reported. “To me, the loss of a single American life to save a building was unthinkable.” That’s a sentence worth reading twice. In Beightler’s mind, he was facing a trade-off—and not a particularly difficult one—between lives and architecture. But, as he well knew, those buildings were inhabi
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Such tools have a way of making places feel slightly
Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
If we give this much power to the physical dimension of space, the fact that we allow digital technology to dictate our movements should come as no surprise.
John A. McArthur • Digital Proxemics: How Technology Shapes the Ways We Move (Digital Formations Book 110)
"Nakatomi space" is a term coined by Geoff Manaugh in his blog post to describe a way of navigating built environments that defies traditional architectural norms. It's inspired by the actions of John McClane in the movie Die Hard, set in the fictional Nakatomi Plaza. The most important characteristic of Nakatomi space is the use of unconventional,... See more
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cinematic pacing was the visual backbone of a magazine.
Steven Heller • Design Literacy: Understanding Graphic Design
the question for us to consider is how digital interactions shape the ways we move. If digital codes can impact the way we navigate information, then they might also change the way we navigate space. If digital codes privilege certain information, then they might also privilege certain behaviors in space. If digital codes can suggest information we
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