Automating the Logistical City: Space, Algorithm, Speculation
Project: Research
Project participants
- Beverungen, Armin (Project manager, academic)
- Antenucci, Ilia (Project staff)
- Voigt, Maja-Lee (Project staff)
- Rossiter, Ned (Partner)
- Mattern, Shannon (Partner)
- Halpern, Orit (Partner)
Description
Amazon and other online retailers are at the forefront of a retail logistics revolution that is transforming urban spaces. While Amazon's and other patents point to speculation about automated futures, retail and logistics operations - from fulfillment centers to last-mile delivery - are already creating spaces and architectures open to automated logistics operations. The project conducts a systematic investigation of the impact of Amazon's logistics operations on urban spaces, with three sub-studies that focus on how Amazon's urbanism is currently changing the properties and relationships of urban space; Amazon's algorithmic management coordinates data, people, and things; and Amazon's patents speculate on automated futures of logistical cities.
Status | Active |
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Period | 01.09.21 → 31.08.24 |
Project relations
Cities on Demand? Unboxing Urban Un_Certainties from Amazon’s Algorithmic Architectures and Forecasted Futures
Project: Dissertation project
Research outputs
The Invisualities of Capture in Amazon’s Logistical Operations
Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review