"Before there were physical spaces where people discussed politics - the public sphere has been reconfigured, " she said.

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These insights will ultimately lead to a transformation in how companies plan, design, and manage their physical spaces and how we shop, live, and interact in them.

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The ADA requires equal access to "public accommodations, " which include restaurants, retail stores, movie theaters, recreational facilities and other physical spaces that are spelled out by the law.

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As such, much of the lab itself will be virtual, but IBM is building a series of physical spaces within its research facilities to facilitate the collaboration the lab is meant to encourage.

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"Smart builds upon the existing concept of 'smart cities', physical spaces which are covered in an array of intelligent sensors which communicate with each other and can be searched for information, " said Dr Iadh Ounis of the University of Glasgow's School of Computing Science.

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This relatively informal review of cyberspace, and the comparison with physical space, clearly shows that these spaces are essentially very different.

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The focus of the workshop goes beyond the traditional role of the museum and includes the concept of the entire historic city as a living museum, getting away from the definition of a museum as a physical structure with four walls and a door and includes the cultural spaces, traditional skills, community and other tangible and intangible cultural heritage.

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