Background tot the project Drones and Honeycombs
Architecture and the built environment have always been developed to provide a sense of safety, community, and privacy, and to allow cultural, social and economic exchange. New innovation in the field of war and the unmanned machines, such as drones technology, have a large impact on the way we relate to our surroundings. Surveillance regimes can lead to a loss of privacy, safety and possibilities for civil engagement. NTL these technologies also offer new possibilities for comfort and efficiency.
This project aims to research these transitions and look for ways to stimulate design interventions and opportunities to improve people livelihood.The research extrapolates through case studies speculations on how smart technologies and militarisations of the civic space lead to the emergence of new spatial configurations. It seeks to understand and make visible the transitions our living environments, our cities and our homes are facing due to the changing conditions of war and warfare. It challenges the design community to engage with the search for alternative designs to preserve civic values, such as privacy, both in the domestic and in the public space.
Drones and Honeycombs is based on a research project by Malkit Shoshan, fellow of Het Nieuwe Instituut.
