If architecture is the construction of space between people,
what happens when that space exists in a virtual world? That
question is the starting point for this collection of revolutionary
projects by a new generation of designers. The book
begins by examining the important issues that have emerged
as technology reshapes our idea of place and proceeds to
present the four winning projects from the first architecture
competition held within the explosively popular Internet community
known as Second Life. Chosen for their inventiveness

and aesthetic excellence, these structures—a cloud that can be
inhabited; a meta-museum; an interactive sound scape; and a
“snow palace” of discarded objects—illustrate the mindbending
possibilities of digital design. In the book’s final
section, media artists share their real-time experiences
conceptualizing and creating projects for the virtual world.