another theme of this blog appears to be the ways that physical spaces can take on hyper-functionality like software. one example is architecture vs. virtual environments: how can real spaces create connections with physically distant realms? jennifer allora and guillermo calzadilla propose one solution in their work ‘traffic,’ a bare room with a drop ceiling that repeatedly glows red, green, then briefly yellow. the color of the ceiling (and the entire space) is actually connected to a traffic light in san juan, puerto rico, changing colors at the same time, only that instead of a colored dot somewhere it is an immersive color space that robs all of your attention.