Platform urbanism and its discontents Platform Urbanism discusses the fundamental transformation of urban space through platform technologies. By reorganizing access to a wide spectrum of fundamental domains such as education housing health care or even political information platforms are destined to become the most powerful players regulating the way we live in cities. Digital platforms such as Facebook Uber Airbnb and Amazon are not only new types of enterprises but also a completely new culture of lifefrom the products we handle and the services we use every day to entire urban neighbourhoods that will be built by major platform enterprises in the next few years. These multi scalar changes raise significant questions about the social potentials and risks of the architecture of these all encompassing ecosystems. Peter Mörtenböck and Helge Mooshammer are Co Directors of the Centre for Global Architecture an interdisciplinary initiative established to study the planetary changes affecting spatial production today. Their work has received numerous awards and commendations worldwide. Exhibition: Austrian entry for the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale Venice Italy (22.05.y  21.11.2021)