Code and Clay, Data and Dirt: Five Thousand Years of Urban Media
Spanning 5,000 years, Code and Clay, Data and Dirt considers the media of urban life through the connected ideas of code, clay, data, and dirt. Shannon Mattern presents a broad historical framework for thinking about how cities communicate, organize information, and preserve knowledge.
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Code and Clay, Data and Dirt examines urban media across a span of 5,000 years.
Shannon Mattern’s title brings together digital and physical materials, suggesting a broad look at how cities use systems of information, communication, and recordkeeping.
The book offers a historically oriented perspective on the relationship between urban environments, media, technology, and material culture.
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