Worldview: A Window To Another City

Architects use technology to create an "urban attractor" that they say will allow people in different cities to interact like never before.

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May 31, 2002, 11:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The Worldview project, an exclusive venture of Pletts Haque, a British architectural interaction design firm, plans to open real-time windows around the world. Bringing together three familiar concepts -- Japanese 'puri-kura' photo booths, webcams and the holiday snapshot -- the project consists of establishing installations at landmark locations around the world, using city skylines as the common backdrop. "

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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