“… a vivid portrait of society’s fringe and their rather unsettling role in the future of cyberspace.” – Howard Manly, The Baltimore Sun As we draw ever nearer to the consensually hallucinatory reality for which these cyberians drew the blueprints, their impressions of life on the edge become even more relevant for the rest of us. They still stand as the most optimistic and forward-thinking appraisers of our civilization’s fate. The people in this book, and thousands of others like them around the world, understand the implications of our technologies on our culture, thought systems, spiritual beliefs, and even our biological evolution. Still others have simply faded from view, their own contributions to the cyberian renaissance already completed. Some of them have succeeded beyond their wildest expectations and are now practically household names. Looking back, it is surprising to see how many of these then-absurd notions have become accepted truths, and disheartening to see how many of the most optimistic appraisals of our future are still very far from being realized.Ĭyberia follows the lives and translates the experiences of the first few people who realized that our culture was about to take a leap into the unknown. This book is not a survey of everything and everyone “cyber” but rather a tour through some of the regions of this new, fledgling culture to which I was lucky enough to gain access. But it is a moment that foresaw a whole lot more. It is a moment that predates America Online, twenty million Internet subscribers, Wired magazine, Bill Clinton, and the Information Superhighway. When an entire subculture - like a kid at a rave trying virtual reality for the first time - saw the wild potentials of marrying the latest computer technologies with the most intimately held dreams and the most ancient spiritual truths. By the time a story hits the newstands, most insiders consider it “old news” and are already hard at work on the next flurry of culture-bending inventions and activities.Ĭyberia is about a very special moment in our recent history - a moment when anything seemed possible. Thanks to technologies like the computer, the modem, interactive media, and the Internet, we no longer depend on printed matter or word of mouth to explore the latest rages, innovations, or discoveries. To make this a successful retail use for today’s market, a 3,000-square-foot pre-engineered addition was erected at.Buy Cyberia on Barnes & Noble Buy Cyberiaon BAM! Buy Cyberiaon PowellsĪ lot has happened in the year or so since I wrote this book. Congratulations to Hal on being named a 2015 Skyline Awards finalist!Īpr 3, 2015The Project Race Pace, located in Ellicott City, was an adaptive reuse project of an existing pre-engineered metal building warehouse and office. The AIA Maryland Design Awards program recognizes excellence in. Jul 6, 2015AHSa is proud to announce Sky Azure, a small plates restaurant inside the Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport was awarded the People’s Choice Award from AIA Maryland. Sky Azure – Winner AIA Maryland People’s Choice Award Roger brings over 25 years of experience, beginning as a staff architect and later becoming a project manager for multiple firms. Roger Schroeder and Kelsi Thrasher join the firmĪug 16, 2015Ammon Heisler Sachs Architects (AHSa) is happy to announce that Roger Schroeder has joined the team as a senior project manager. Local business leaders, elected officials, and community representatives joined Cardinal Bank executives and employees on October 1. Oct 5, 2015Cardinal Bank (NASDAQ: CFNL) marked the opening of its newest banking office in Fairfax, Virginia with a ceremonial ribbon cutting. Cardinal Bank Builds New Office in University Mall Center The event’s guest judges awarded AHSa the win this. Ten Baltimore area architecture and design participated in the tasty competition. Gingerbread Throwdown: Design Competitionĭec 16, 2015AHSa participated in the 2nd Annual Steelcase Gingerbread House Design Competition this year, hosted in the Hyperspace showroom.

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