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“Cloud-to-ground” is the scientific term for lightning that
strikes directly into the ground. The title of this book, published
in conjunction with the Israeli pavilion at the 18th International
Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, is derived from
this. It investigates the shifts in political power structure that
result from the wide-spread use of cloud technology: the storage,
processing and analysis of inconceivable amounts of data in
computer “clouds”. The focus is on major infrastructure
projects currently underway in Israel and the Middle East region.
These include Nimbus, a major cloud project pursued by the Israeli
government for which Google and Amazon are building new powerful
data centres, or the Blue Raman fibre-optic cable across the Negev
Desert, also laid by Google, which will bypass Egypt on its way
from India to Europe and at the same time revive the ancient trade
routes that passed through this country. Cloud-to-ground also
documents the decommissioning and demolition of countless telephone
exchanges in Israel’s cities that have become obsolete. It thus
brings to attention the physical nature of these largely ignored
“black box” structures and connects them to the history of the
Middle East and recent developments in global communication
technology. Essays by prominent Israeli scholars are complemented
by numerous photographs, sketches, and archival documents, as well
as a newly compiled index of 140 telephone exchanges in Israel.
General
Imprint: |
Park Books
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Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
Release date: |
June 2023 |
Editors: |
Oren Eldar
• Edith Kofsky
• Hadas Maor
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Dimensions: |
215 x 165mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-03-860338-2 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
3-03-860338-4 |
Barcode: |
9783038603382 |
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