ABSTRACT
The ancient Greek temple, elevated high on the hill was dedicated to the gods, but in effect, they were elevating their own understanding of order derived from interpreting the natural realm.5 If we examine our high places today, such as tops of buildings, mountains, and even the exosphere, we find the signification of ubiquitous information flow: cell towers, dishes, satellites in geosynchronous orbit, all radiating dense waves of invisible bits of information. How do we organize and articulate architecture in this ocean of information? The answer is obvious – by steering in relation to information, and navigating the bits. As such, with a diversity of expertise and fluidity of information exchange, new structural conditions for building can flourish, and we can turn our attention to the fundamental relations of architecture (i.e. the natural world), and its greater affects (i.e. the human realm).
