The Architecture of the Wire: Infrastructures of Telecommunication
Author:   Carlotta Daro ,  Christian Hubert
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
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Pages:   384
Publication Date:   22 April 2025
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The Architecture of the Wire: Infrastructures of Telecommunication


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Author:   Carlotta Daro ,  Christian Hubert
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:   MIT Press
Weight:   0.369kg
ISBN:  

9780262551632


ISBN 10:   0262551632
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   22 April 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface 1 Matter: Anatomy of the Line 2 Aesthetics: The Sublime and the Ugly 3 Technics: From the Line to the Network, the American Regional Model 4 Imaginary: The Eutopia of Connectivity 5 Wireless: Theories of the Invisible 6 Law: The Public and Private Spheres 7 Planning: Conduits of Sound 8 Public: Au théâtre chez soi 9 Booth: The Public Post 10 Ubiquity: Finder of Men Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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“The electrical wire is a ‘pipeline’ that serves ‘multiple media functions’, Darò argues in this sparky survey.” —Apollo Magazine


Author Information

Carlotta Dar is an art and architectural historian. She is Associate Professor at the Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Architecture Paris-Malaquais and currently a guest senior researcher at ETH Zurich.

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