[...] [T]he book is a triumph of academic substance over style. [...] [I]t is very much a technological overview of the current leading edge of this digital capability and the paradigms which guide its application and design." RIAS Quarterly (Royal Inc. of Architects in Scotland), December 2011

Christoph Kronhagel, born in 1958, studied architecture at RWTH Aachen. In 1991, he founded the ag4 (joint venture for 4-dimensional construction), an interdisciplinary team producing and integrating architecture in media. During his time as an associate at ag4 mediatecture company, some technical systems for media facades including Mediamesh and Illumesh were developed, awarded with the coveted RedDot and the Silver Medal of Deutscher Designpreis 2009. As of 2009, Christoph Kronhagel is an independent consultant for mediatecture.

1 Foreword.- 2 Facets of mediatecture - The history of media in the public space.- 3 Media facades - Introduction and overview.- 4 Identity and public space - Urban identity.- 5 Media and space - Spatial perceptions and spatial expansion.- 6 Panta rhei - The revolution of networks.- 7 Media design in and for the space - requirements on media design.- 8 To show promo or to be promo? - Mediatectonic advertizing in the public space.- 9 So it could run - description of a fictional project unifying all aspects.