Comments on: Reasons for some failed futures http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2008/03/27/reasons-for-some-failed-futures/ mind/tech bazar from outer space Mon, 12 May 2008 10:41:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 By: Brendan Crain http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2008/03/27/reasons-for-some-failed-futures/#comment-462552 Brendan Crain Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:32:34 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2008/03/27/reasons-for-some-failed-futures/#comment-462552 Good stuff. The bit about skycars reminded me of a recent guest post that a designer did for my blog, Where. She had been part of a studio that worked with the Dutch firm MVRDV to conceptualize the futuristic Skycar City...it's pretty cool stuff. But don't take my word for it... http://thewhereblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/designing-skycar-city-post-studio.html Good stuff. The bit about skycars reminded me of a recent guest post that a designer did for my blog, Where. She had been part of a studio that worked with the Dutch firm MVRDV to conceptualize the futuristic Skycar City…it’s pretty cool stuff. But don’t take my word for it…

http://thewhereblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/designing-skycar-city-post-studio.html

]]> By: Nicolas Nova http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2008/03/27/reasons-for-some-failed-futures/#comment-462378 Nicolas Nova Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:09:50 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2008/03/27/reasons-for-some-failed-futures/#comment-462378 Very interesting, thanks Gile Very interesting, thanks Gile

]]> By: Giles Lane http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2008/03/27/reasons-for-some-failed-futures/#comment-462374 Giles Lane Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:04:44 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2008/03/27/reasons-for-some-failed-futures/#comment-462374 Hi Nicolas, your post reminded me that almost a decade ago I published a book by Richard Rogers (the sociologist not the architect) called 'Technological Landscapes' which covered a history of technological futures: "Technological Landscapes captures the spirit of technology from the railways to the Internet. A series of philosophical and sociological essays explore the contemporary history of western technological culture, taking up both the built and the unbuilt, and touching on subjects ranging from the front lawn and the Unabomber, Las Vegas and Bikini Island to Share a Smile Becky, Barbie's friend in a wheelchair. Technological Landscapes develops a sense of how new technologies may be conceived and promoted with the aid of past futures, or compelling concepts of the future from earlier in the century." http://www.rca.ac.uk/pages/showcase/interaction_design_481.html Giles Hi Nicolas, your post reminded me that almost a decade ago I published a book by Richard Rogers (the sociologist not the architect) called ‘Technological Landscapes’ which covered a history of technological futures:

“Technological Landscapes captures the spirit of technology from the railways to the Internet. A series of philosophical and sociological essays explore the contemporary history of western technological culture, taking up both the built and the unbuilt, and touching on subjects ranging from the front lawn and the Unabomber, Las Vegas and Bikini Island to Share a Smile Becky, Barbie’s friend in a wheelchair. Technological Landscapes develops a sense of how new technologies may be conceived and promoted with the aid of past futures, or compelling concepts of the future from earlier in the century.”

http://www.rca.ac.uk/pages/showcase/interaction_design_481.html

Giles

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