This reminded me a little of Anselm's social modelling & visualization vision from a few months ago - esp. the second paragraph (emphasis mine). There's not much up on architectureforhumanity's site yet, but here's the press release...
http://www.sun.com/smi/Press/sunflash/2006-02/sunflash.20060223.2.xml SANTA CLARA, CALIF. February 23, 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) today announced it will drive support for 2006 TED Prize winner Cameron Sinclair, executive director and co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, in his efforts to use design to improve living standards around the world. This opportunity, and Sun's offer to help make it a reality, was part of a wish to change the world granted to Sinclair as a recipient of the second annual TED Prize, awarded this evening at the TED conference in Monterey, Calif. As part of his wish, Sinclair requested a means to allow architects, funders, non-governmental organizations and communities to collaborate on generating and implementing innovative housing solutions globally. **Sun answered by offering to provide an online platform that will facilitate collaboration and sharing of designs and will use advanced technology to simulate geographic/seismic, political/cultural and financial ramifications of designs.** Sun and Sinclair will gather additional support from the technology, entertainment and design industries represented at the TED conference. ... _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking
