Virtual Architectures

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Creative Technologist on the Data Stories project at Maynooth University, Ireland | Data Visualisation | Urban Sensing | Mixed Realities | 3D Dynamic Mapping
GitHubhttps://github.com/virtualarchitectures/
Bloghttps://virtualarchitectures.wordpress.com/
Virtual ArchitecturesNov 21
"Half the houses built don't Exist" - Check out the Data Stories blog for a summary of Danielle and Sam's presentation at the Digital Geographies conference 'Artificial Geographies: opening the black box for a new wave of critical thinking' in Lisbon: https://datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie/?p=853
Virtual ArchitecturesNov 11
I recently started a postgraduate diploma in Cybersecurity and I've really enjoyed researching different historic and contemporary encryption techniques. Here's a couple of diagrams I prepared with Excalidraw for my notes. Still working out the neatest way to communicate the AES S-box and round keys.
Virtual ArchitecturesNov 10
Data Stories were busy during Maynooth Research Week. Check out our involvement in Maynooth Sparks 2025, and our workshop session 'Daft.ie for Noobs: Gaming Ireland’s property market by spoofing property websites': https://datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie/?p=834
Virtual ArchitecturesNov 4
Read our latest blogpost on workshops engaging Collaborative Urban Planning with Data by Juliette Davret, Helen Shaw and Carla Maria Kayanan. Also features real-time illustration by Eimear McNally: https://datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie/?p=826
Virtual ArchitecturesOct 13
Circular deals among AI companies via Flowing Data and Bloomberg https://flowingdata.com/2025/10/13/circular-deals-among-ai-companies/
Virtual ArchitecturesOct 6
Data Stories recently held a two-day workshop on #ResearchCreation and the application of arts-based methods. The talks and workshops covered a wide range of approaches. Check out our summary and all of our fantastic participants' slides on the Data Stories blog: https://datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie/?p=768
Virtual ArchitecturesSep 18
New reads incoming! I'm very much looking forward to diving into 'Code' by Bernard Geoghegan on the crossover between information and French theory followed by Leif Weatherby's 'Language Machines' on generative AI and the concept of 'remainder humanism'. (???)
Virtual ArchitecturesSep 17

New report from Data Stories: ‘The property and planning data ecosystem in Ireland: Gaps, silences and issues’

New resource: Directory of longitudinal datasets about property & planning in Ireland (>350 datasets)

mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/20...

Based on workshops held by Data Stories project and CSO

Virtual ArchitecturesAug 14
Where are my Agonists at! I finally got to read these two from Laclau and DiSalvo cover to cover. Strongly recommend!
Virtual ArchitecturesAug 5
New paper - 'Urban digital twins: Digital twins for participatory steering' with @robkitchin: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/14614448251338280 The paper appears in the latest special issue of New Media & Society on 'Digital Twinning': https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/nmsa/27/8