03 DIGITAL HABITAT
of digital nomadism
As Coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on the world, a group of humans-digital nomads appeared to be mentally, emotionally, economically coped with the pandemic. Japanese author Tsugio Makimoto coined the idea of work-anywhere lifestyle in his book DIGITAL NOMAD in 1997. Due to the forces of social media, emergence of gig economy, extreme ease of air travel and rise in property/ living cost, led to the presence of co-living and co-working trend. The change in lifestyle has become an unavoidable global movement and shifting of "living ecosystem" are crucial for post-pandemic future. Archigram narrated a society of services, drew their attention from popular culture, consumer society, new computer technologies, space exploration, image of science fiction, reflecting the transformation architecturally and spatially through their renowned works of INSTANT CITY in 1969-70, WALKING CITY in 1964 and PLUG-IN CITY in 1964-65. The adaptability, expandability and fluidity of infrastructure and servicing prophetically suitable. Exemplary of alternatives to traditional rigid city planning.
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