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Countryside 3.0
Přikrylová, Monika ; Kekel, Roman (referee) ; Kristek, Jan (advisor)
The proposal follows up on the undergraduate semester work which dealt with a topic of data centers - a lifestyle based on data circulation. Growing needs of city dwellers, coupled with the demand of constant connectivity, are reflected in the transformation of the landscape which is being occupied by gigantic data centers. Those data centres in the loopback reconfigure the environment of cities that use their instant and "unlimited" computing power. The landscape is becoming the engine room of digital urban life. The thesis develops social and environmental issues of "continuity between a city and a country” and outlines a problem of self-sufficiency and awareness of the energy intensity of current urban lifestyle. In my work I focus on one of the by-products of data centers. That is waste heat, which has a negative effect on the quality and lifespan of electronic components - it is undesirable. Data center entrepreneurs have found a way to divert unfavourable attention from the debate about the energy demand of big data. They transform waste into a desired commodity by replacing conventional forms of heating with a system newly based on the supply of waste heat. Therefore, they are becoming significant suppliers of thermal energy. The phenomenon of heat recycling neutralizes external criticism of big data by making urban life literally dependent on it. The sustainable future of data center operations takes place largely without critical debate. On the contrary, it confirms data production as a process that literally drives everyday life. This new wave of green techno-optimism and related implementations is shrouded in a discourse of innovation, environmental friendliness and smart data processing. The diploma thesis deals with the phenomenon of commodification of waste heat of a specific data center, and its potential for symbolic and material transformation of the urban environment. The critical dimension of this transformation allows visitors to literally experience first-hand the manipulation of the climate of a specific location - the new city market in Brno. Other issues arise in connection with the recycling of waste heat. What will happen when big data streams become a raw material to replace older forms of energy supply in an urbanized world? What will be the impact on the city´s heating, the economic and symbolic importance of data center entrepreneurs?
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Baths +
Kekel, Roman ; Zaicek, Martin (referee) ; Kristek, Jan (advisor)
"Imagine a point in space which you have been continuously looking for only to find it and lose it at the same time." The subjects of functional architecture are deconstructed trough a new layer, therefore changing their "functional" space. What we see and what we expect to see is no longer what we get. Reshaping of expected sequences, disruption of structures, shortening of spaces or lengthening of their perspective sequences all of which are necessary to walk through to reach the desired destination, these are the means which help us discover new (psychological) spaces. It is not only the layout we need to pre-examine but also the movement of the observer who finds him/her self going through numerous feelings such as waving, tilting, embarrassment, isolation, disorientation, etc. never quite knowing what comes next. One section can be gone over quickly or in length, individually or shared within a group. It can bring about intense feelings of both happiness and claustrophobia can occur. It is simply a matter of experiencing time and space in different ways. With the intention of loosing the stereotypical, the everyday, and acquiring awareness of the physical and psychological existence within the boundaries of our world and beyond.
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Countryside 3.0
Přikrylová, Monika ; Kekel, Roman (referee) ; Kristek, Jan (advisor)
The proposal follows up on the undergraduate semester work which dealt with a topic of data centers - a lifestyle based on data circulation. Growing needs of city dwellers, coupled with the demand of constant connectivity, are reflected in the transformation of the landscape which is being occupied by gigantic data centers. Those data centres in the loopback reconfigure the environment of cities that use their instant and "unlimited" computing power. The landscape is becoming the engine room of digital urban life. The thesis develops social and environmental issues of "continuity between a city and a country” and outlines a problem of self-sufficiency and awareness of the energy intensity of current urban lifestyle. In my work I focus on one of the by-products of data centers. That is waste heat, which has a negative effect on the quality and lifespan of electronic components - it is undesirable. Data center entrepreneurs have found a way to divert unfavourable attention from the debate about the energy demand of big data. They transform waste into a desired commodity by replacing conventional forms of heating with a system newly based on the supply of waste heat. Therefore, they are becoming significant suppliers of thermal energy. The phenomenon of heat recycling neutralizes external criticism of big data by making urban life literally dependent on it. The sustainable future of data center operations takes place largely without critical debate. On the contrary, it confirms data production as a process that literally drives everyday life. This new wave of green techno-optimism and related implementations is shrouded in a discourse of innovation, environmental friendliness and smart data processing. The diploma thesis deals with the phenomenon of commodification of waste heat of a specific data center, and its potential for symbolic and material transformation of the urban environment. The critical dimension of this transformation allows visitors to literally experience first-hand the manipulation of the climate of a specific location - the new city market in Brno. Other issues arise in connection with the recycling of waste heat. What will happen when big data streams become a raw material to replace older forms of energy supply in an urbanized world? What will be the impact on the city´s heating, the economic and symbolic importance of data center entrepreneurs?
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Baths +
Kekel, Roman ; Zaicek, Martin (referee) ; Kristek, Jan (advisor)
"Imagine a point in space which you have been continuously looking for only to find it and lose it at the same time." The subjects of functional architecture are deconstructed trough a new layer, therefore changing their "functional" space. What we see and what we expect to see is no longer what we get. Reshaping of expected sequences, disruption of structures, shortening of spaces or lengthening of their perspective sequences all of which are necessary to walk through to reach the desired destination, these are the means which help us discover new (psychological) spaces. It is not only the layout we need to pre-examine but also the movement of the observer who finds him/her self going through numerous feelings such as waving, tilting, embarrassment, isolation, disorientation, etc. never quite knowing what comes next. One section can be gone over quickly or in length, individually or shared within a group. It can bring about intense feelings of both happiness and claustrophobia can occur. It is simply a matter of experiencing time and space in different ways. With the intention of loosing the stereotypical, the everyday, and acquiring awareness of the physical and psychological existence within the boundaries of our world and beyond.
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