Networked Publics
A book and web project exploring how networked technologies reconfigure media, culture, politics, infrastructure, and place.
Network Architecture Lab investigates the relationship between architecture, urbanism, media, and network culture through research, exhibitions, publications, and public projects.
Projects
The Infrastructural City
An edited collection mapping the nodes and lines of infrastructure shaping contemporary life in Los Angeles and beyond.
New City Reader
A newspaper on architecture, public space, and the city produced for The Last Newspaper at the New Museum.
Long Division
A proposal to re-envision Long Island through regional planning and new hybrid building types.
Modulated Cities
A pamphlet on privacy, data, and networked spaces by Kazys Varnelis and Helen Nissenbaum.
Building Megalopolis
A workshop and exhibition investigating the history and future of the urban corridor between Boston and Washington.
Uneven Growth
A MoMA project using publishing, public discussion, and tactical urbanism to address uneven urban development.
The Pleasure Box
A set of lock-boxes that lets visitors disconnect from networked devices and experience temporary relief from oversaturation.
Phonewatching
A photographic study of the ubiquity of gadgets and their effects on the body in public space.
Fast Flux
An exhibition and residency connecting Lithuanian artists, Fluxus histories, Studio-X, and contemporary Soho.
Perkūnas
A large ventilation-duct structure that responds to Wi-Fi-enabled devices by producing air and noise.
Revolution of the Present
A feature-length documentary by Marc Lafia featuring Kazys Varnelis on networks, contemporary life, and their dangers.