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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

NO SPACE FOR COMMUNITY Join award-winning author and activist Naoise Dolan for a conversation with Eoghan Lynch and Seán Doyle representing the Anne Devlin Community Centre the Revolutionary Housing League (RHL). For booking, see www.eventbrite.ie/e/no-space-f...

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Join us for the Fictions Frictions & Evictions Trad Session in Aid of Focus Ireland and CATU Ireland. This session will follow the launch of Focus Ireland's Online Archive of Historic Homeless Strategy Documents. Details on our website's events page: fictions-frictions-evictions.ie

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

New Event - In Defence of Housing - Saint & Scholars & @catuireland.bsky.social Born out of a collaboration between CATU and the wonderful Saints & Scholars. At this session, we will discuss some concepts from the book, 'In Defence of Housing'.

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Announcing three new events for Fictions, Frictions & Evictions. Check the website for booking details: fictions-frictions-evictions.ie

Flier for Between Data & Narrative with Ella Harris & Hannah Mumby, Sean Borodale, Mel Galley and Clara McSweeney.

Flier for Nervous System with Joan Somers Donnelly.

Flier for DATA, ACTIVISM AND THE HOUSING EMERGENCY: DO WE HAVE A CRISIS OF EVIDENCE?

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We are delighted to announce our upcoming exhibition, 'Fictions, Frictions & Evictions: Understanding Ireland’s Housing Emergency through Data Stories, Public Knowledge, Art & Activism'. Find details on our dedicated exhibition website: fictions-frictions-evictions.ie

Fictions, Frictions and Evictions exhibition poster (16-24 October 2026)

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Testing a new simulation workflow using #Godotengine and #Rust to visualise training a perceptron and other #MachineLearners

A perceptron training simulation using Rust and Godot.

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

“The time seems ripe for the rebooting of hermeneutics, but this time in the technical sense of ‘understanding’ nonhuman agencies (‘authors’) such as algorithms as machines.” (Ernst, 2021)

Cover of Ernst, W. (2021) Technológos in Being: Radical Media Archaeology & the Computational Machine. New York: Bloomsbury.

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

New post on Data Stories - Read about researcher @juliettedavret.bsky.social recent presentation at the RC21 conference in Vienna: “Data Intermediaries and Territorial, Labour, and Epistemic Frontiers in Ireland’s Planning Digitalisation” datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=976

Juliette Davret presenting “Data Intermediaries and Territorial, Labour, and Epistemic Frontiers in Ireland’s Planning Digitalisation” at RC21.

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I'm doing some rough and ready image diffing on Satellite imagery for a change detection test. Are there any QGIS plugins or open source tools #gis anyone would recommend for doing this properly? Tried Google Earth Engine. Anything else?

Change detection test on Satellite Imagery in Cork, Ireland. Imagery via ESRI wayback.

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Data Stories welcomes four new team members. Find out more about them on our blog: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=949

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Data Stories have a new book chapter out on "The nature and development of a planning data ecosystem" in the new Research Handbook on Digital Data, edited by Aaltonen, Stelmaszak and Lyytinen. Read more on our blog: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?page_id=33

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

New post on Data Stories - Find out about Carla's visit to Zurich for a workshop on tech in planning followed by her presentation of our Unreal Homes project at BeNeLux Geography 2026: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=920

Carla at Land-Use Planning in the Digital Age in Zurich

Carla presenting on Commodity Narratives and Unreal Homes at BeNeLux Geography

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Call For Papers (2/2) - Arts-based and experimental methods in geographical investigation, CIG 2026. Hurry as the deadline for abstracts is the 15th March! datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=902

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Call For Papers (1/2) - Geographers in the policy arena: Building bridges between academia and evidence-based policymaking, CIG 2026. Hurry as the deadline for abstracts is the 15th March! datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=900

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Read our project's latest blog post by Juliette on participation in 'Boundaries & boundary concepts in/as datafication' organised by Yana Boeva, Louis Ravn and Sarah Davies at the University of Amsterdam: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=896

Juliette presenting in 'Boundaries & boundary concepts in/as datafication' at the University of Amsterdam.

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Recently we've been working with @maedhbhlikedave.bsky.social to get our 3D printed of Cork city to its new home in the library at UCC. Everyone is super pleased with the result. Big thanks to the team at Display Contracts for mounting the model. datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=871

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

"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: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=853

Danielle and Sam introducing their talk 'Half the houses built don't exist' at Digital Geographies 2025.

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

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 best way to communicate the AES S-box and round keys.

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

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': datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=834

Spoof property website created for the workshop 'Daft.ie for Noobs'.

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Read our latest blogpost on workshops engaging Collaborative Urban Planning with Data by @juliettedavret.bsky.social, Helen Shaw and Carla Maria Kayanan. Also features real-time illustration by Eimear McNally: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=826

Active note taking with post-it notes during the workshop.

Real-time workshop illustration by Eimear McNally.

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

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 participants' slides on the Data Stories blog: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=768

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

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'. (???)

Books: 'Code' by Bernard Geoghegan and 'Language Machines' by Leif Weatherby.

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Where are my Agonists at! I finally got to read these two from Laclau and DiSalvo cover to cover. Strongly recommend!

Books: 'Emanciapation(s)' by Ernesto Laclau and 'Adversarial Design' by Carl DiSalvo.

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

New paper - 'Urban digital twins: Digital twins for participatory steering' with @robkitchin.bsky.social: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... The paper appears in the latest special issue of New Media & Society on 'Digital Twinning': journals.sagepub.com/toc/nmsa/27/8

Paper abstract for 'Urban digital twins: Digital twins for participatory steering' by Oliver Dawkins and Rob Kitchin.

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

New from Data Stories - Carla and I recently visited Oxford Brookes to participate in the Tiny House Games workshop with Mel Nowiki and our collaborators Ella Harris and Hannah Mumby. Check out the post and video for more on #ResearchCreation with games: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?page_id=33

Data Stories Commodity Narratives research question and ideation

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

New from Data Stories: Read about the recent paper presentation of 'Data mobilities: rethinking the movement and circulation of digital data' by @juliettedavret.bsky.social on behalf of our team at SAGEO in France: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=734

Juliette Davret presenting the Data Stories paper 'Data mobilities: rethinking the movement and circulation of digital data'.

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Got a bit excited in the recent @versobooks.bsky.social sale. 📚Sorry, not sorry. Still prefer reading physical copies.

Verso books sale haul including books by Wark, Laclau, Doctorow and Routhier.

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Latest from Data Stories: Read about Danielle and Sam's recent presentations on ‘Creative Methodologies’ with artists and ‘Critical Geographies of Housing’ on eviction data for CIG2025 at Queens University, Belfast: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=727

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Read our latest blog update by Sam Mutter about the recent Community Action Archives Event in Dublin, hosted by Tom O’Dea with the Liberties Community Development Project and CATU: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=723

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I took a first look at the Cesium 3DTiles plugin by Battle Road Digital for the open-source Godot Engine today. I haven't tested Godot in a while but this project was a great reason to pick it up again. The plugin was really easy to setup. Further details here: cesium.com/blog/2025/05...

Visualisation of 3DTiles for Dublin running with Cesium in the open-source Godot game engine.

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Read about researcher @juliettedavret.bsky.social's recent meetings with Eurostat and ESPON to explore links between housing Data Stories in Ireland and the rest of Europe: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=707

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Read about the Data Stories team's recent visit to Detroit for #AAG2025 - 'AAG Conference Recap: Sessions, Walking Tour, and Printmaking Workshop': datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=694

Data Stories and friends at a print making workshop in Detroit at AAG 2025.

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

CATU Eviction Nation report launched! Read about the launch, report and involvement of the Data Stories team here: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=674

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Data Voids Call for Papers - Special Session at 4th Digital Geographies Conference, 3-4 November 2025, Lisbon The deadline for abstracts is April 30. Please read the Data Stories project blog for further details: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=670

Flier for the Data Voids call for papers - Special Session at 4th Digital Geographies Conference, 3-4 November 2025, Lisbon

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

CFP - 'The use of research creation and arts-based methods in studying housing, planning and the built environment' (9–10 September 2025). Applications for one of our 13 workshop bursaries are due by the 14th of March. Refer to our blog for further details: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=650

Poster for the two-day workshop 'The use of research creation and arts-based methods in studying housing, planning and the built environment' (9–10 September 2025).

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

I'm excited to have received a copy of 'Geodesign, Urban Digital Twins, and Futures' by @paulcureton.bsky.social and Elliot Hartley in the post today. It examines #Geodesign, #UrbanDigitalTwins, #Gaming, #ParticipatoryPlanning, and features our own project 'Data City Dublin' as a case study.

The book cover of 'Geodesign, Urban Digital Twins, and Futures' (Creton & Hartley, 2025).

Page showing the case study 'Data City Dublin' by the Data Stories Project.

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Data Stories have a new #CFP offering a total of 13 bursaries for our forthcoming two day workshop 'The use of research creation and arts-based methods in studying housing, planning and the built environment' (9–10 September 2025): datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=650

Call for papers for Data Stories forthcoming two day workshop 'The use of research creation and arts-based methods in studying housing, planning and the built environment' (9–10 September 2025).

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Yesterday I was testing #Deepseek-R1 locally for coding and was surprised when it gave me the same code back after I'd requested changes. Very #BartlebyTheScrivener Looking at the reasoning I could see where it started talking itself out of the request after generating 'I'm still a bit confused...':

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Interesting to see potential for the model to talk itself out of updating code when reasoning "But I'm still a bit confused about how to handle this comprehensively. Maybe looking at examples would help, but since the user is asking for code, perhaps writing pseudo-code first could guide me better."

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Checkout our most recent blog post on the Data Stories team's involvement in the Data Life conference in Copenhagen, co-organised by our very own researcher @juliettedavret.bsky.social Details below!👇

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Check out the latest Data Stories blogpost where Gareth Young (TRANSMIXR) and I discuss our recent XR Masterclasses 'Exploring Activist Narratives through Immersive Storytelling' at BETA 2024: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?page_id=33

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

Next week I'm running XR Masterclasses for #BetaFest2024 with Gareth Young and the team behind immersive experience Noire. Learn more and sign up for 'Exploring Activist Narratives through Immersive Storytelling' via the festival event page: 2024.betafestival.ie/events/XR%20...

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 16/10/2024

In September Data Stories post-doctoral researcher Danielle Hynes attended the 2024 Vienna International Summer School on New Social Housing at TU Wien to learn about the Viennese model of social housing. Read about Danielle’s experience on our blog: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=555

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 26/09/2024

The Data Stories team have been super busy. In the final post of our recent series you can hear about the participation of researcher Juliette Davret and resident artist Joan Somers Donnelly in the 5th Data Power conference 'Beyond Data Universalism': datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=543

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 25/09/2024

Earlier this month Data Stories hosted its own two day workshop featuring key voices from Ireland and across the globe on 'The Data Politics of Planning and Housing'. See our latest blog post for a full writeup including abstracts and slides: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=527

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 19/09/2024

We've just posted a rundown of our second #IGC2024 session on 'Critical Perspectives in Housing and Planning'. This session included talks by Dr. Maedhbh Nic Lochlainn, Dr. Sophia Maalsen and Dr. Danielle Kerrigan. Visit our blog for further details: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=495

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 18/09/2024

Our second call for papers for #AAG2025 in Detroit is now out for the session 'Data, Housing and Planning'. For this session Data Stories are partnering with Taylor Shelton from Georgia State University. Please see our blog for further details: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=483

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 16/09/2024

Following #IGC2024 we've just posted a recap on our session 'The Digital Turn in Planning Practices and Policy Making' for the #IGU Commission on Local and Regional Development. See the write up on our blog: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?page_id=33

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Virtual Architectures @virt-arch.bsky.social · 12/09/2024

Data Stories now has a Call for Papers on #ResearchCreation and #CriticalDataStudies for the #AAG2025 Annual Meeting in Detroit. Please see our blog for further details: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=444

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