The representation of the modern city can no longer depend on the ceremonial opening of gates, nor on the ritual processions and parades lining the streets and avenues with spectators. From here on, urban architecture has to work with the opening of a new technological “space-time.” In terms of access, telematics replaces the doorways. The sound of gates gives way to the clatter of data banks and the rites of passage of a technical culture whose progress is disguised by the immateriality of its parts and networks.
– Virilio, Paul. 1991. The Lost Dimension. New York: Semiotext(e), Autonomedia, p.13
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