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Infrastructure qua base structure underlies or serves the superstructure. Superstructure must take into account the load-bearing capacity of the base and must not exceed it. The variety of connections and dependencies gives rise to sustainable and resilient bio- diversity, whereas simplifying it makes life vulnerable.
In contemporary discourse, the term ‘infrastructure’ typically conjures images of roads, bridges, and utilities—physical systems essential to the functioning of our societies. However, the concept of infrastructure can be extended beyond its tangible form to encompass networks of care, healing, and empathy. As a community initiative, an ‘infrastructure of care’ transcends mere functionality, weaving connections that nurture the human spirit and foster collective healing.
The nostalgic image of an architecture office full of drawing boards and rapidographs is alien to the generation born after the restoration of Estonian independence. We began our architecture studies by acquiring basic computer skills and then boldly plunged into the world of 2D and 3D, visualisation and BIM design.
‘Crystal Computing (Google Inc., St. Ghislain)’ is a video-based investigation of Google’s data centre in Saint-Ghislain, Belgium.
Infrastructure—but is it only that? The current transportation land in Estonian cities needs to be reimagined. Mobility is gradually being diversified with new roads for public transport, bicycles, and pedestrians, but our approach to transportation land should not be limited to that. Many roads in Estonian cities are too wide, which is a remnant of
Maxime Cunin of Superworld writes about designing infrastructure of and for sharing.
Antoine Picon is the G. Ware Travelstead Professor of the History of Architecture and Technology at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and chair of the PhD program in architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning. In addition to his activities in Boston, he is closely connected to Tallinn and the Estonian Academy of Arts, where Antoine Picon supervises PhD students and advises the Faculty of Architecture. Recently, the university awarded him an honorary doctoral degree—Doctor Honoris Causa—for your achievements and support.
A decade ago, the city of Tallinn organised an idea competition for innovative solutions. The sea tram idea earned a prize and a place on Tallinn’s roadmap of innovative ideas. Its author, Villem Tomiste, sketches the opportunities arising from this potential infrastructure.
Me oleme loonud tohutud süsteemid ja võrgustikud – globaalne majandus, õigus, transport, energeetika, toit –, mida tehnosfääri masinavärk töös hoiab. Taristus on ilmselged struktuursed vead, mis koormavad meie planeeti ning mida üritatakse nn rohepoliitikaga lappida.
