Post—Lands
Design Teaching
Fellowship Exhibition
Exhibition drawing> Post-Lands, Eduardo Teran
Author:
Eduardo Cilleruelo Teran
Institution:
Cornell University
College of Architecture, Art and Planning (AAP)
Dates:
Spring 2024
Collaborators:
Valeria Villanova
Veronica Paulon
Juan Agustin Rivera
Ipek Temizkan
Frank LaPuma
Nicholas Iyad
Murus Pavilion> Data Tactics, Eduardo Teran.
The imperceptible footprint of internet data traffic is precipitating novel trends at the intersection of architecture and technology. Data centers have metamorphosed into chambers of marvels wherein our information is meticulously stored, processed, and disseminated for a myriad of purposes across vast hierarchical structures. Interpersonal exchanges have transitioned into a global symphony, reshaping the very fabric of architectural constructs. The proliferation of automation, the burgeoning logistics sector, and the industrialization of construction have delineated new boundaries between the human form and our constructed milieu. These developments are propelling us into realms of speculative construction, where infrastructure transcends mere facilitation of human activities, metamorphosing built environments into entities with multifaceted identities.
Post—Lands introduces a series of processes, inquiries, and conjectures surrounding the iconography of the data center, inviting visitors to assume the role of observers within its Technocene era. Through a sequence of chambers, the exhibition endeavors to reimagine the potential approaches to these territories, wherein we exist as only partial observers. What defines a building and our role within is transforming—meanwhile, we keep active as fundamental users of the data transaction game. Data centers are our new medieval castles, in a time where society and powers are shifting under an unstoppable technological growth.
Antigravitas, sculpture> Data Tactics, Eduardo Teran.
What is the world left behind data center architecture? We visit and see these buildings as people knew little about what castles were hosting in medieval times. They are the technological sanctuaries of the machine-learning era.
Installation> Post-Lands, Eduardo Teran
Antigravitas pavilion, detail> Post-Lands, Eduardo Teran.
Murus pavilion, detail> Post-Lands, Eduardo Teran.
Exterior> Post-Lands, Eduardo Teran.
Detail> Post-Lands, Eduardo Teran.
In the era of non-stoppable digital expansion, we commit to the question of architecture at multiple scales. The exhibition evocates future spaces and territories beyond human control. The impression of labor, the abandon of spaces, and the scarcity of resources define new alliances between construction systems, real state companies, and the so-called tech sector into shaping a new built environment.
The model and the environment (II) > Data Tactics, Eduardo Teran.
The model and the environment (II) > Data Tactics, Eduardo Teran.