Data Island

Project details

Programme

Research Cluster RC18

Compared to the way of life in the past, people now live in a world made up of data. The internet has a huge impact on daily life, and its physical infrastructure causes environmental problems. Data centres are almost the only point of intervention. Therefore, highlighting the impact of data use on energy consumption has become more and more important. Decentralised data centres, compared to large data centres, can remap carbon emissions.

This project will redefine a new spatial paradigm through cultural and public engagement to integrate the machine landscape into the role of the city. By introducing the concept of glitch art, the negative impact of the internet is discussed in depth. Through the design of the exhibition hall, people are awakened to think critically about the internet so that people can re-appraise and understand it rationally. Computer technologies including machine learning, clustering algorithms, and sunlight analysis, among others, assist in the design process.

Students

The Use of Internet Physical Infrastructure and Streaming Media

Carbon Footprint of Streaming Media

Streaming media contributes to carbon emissions. Millions were confined to their homes by the Covid-19 pandemic, improvements in internet connections and service offerings led to an increase in the use of streaming video.

The Physical and Cloud Network to Data Centre Pattern

Now widely distributed 5G networks in London have changed the pattern of what is possible in data centers. Distributed data center strategies close to user devices can provide the ability to transfer data quickly.

Critical Thinking on Internet and Data Space Experience Design

Cultural Architecture

Data centres are more than just computational infrastructures, they are becoming the defining cultural architecture of our age. The zeitgeist of today's society is embodied in these automated environments and internet facilities.