Urban form and grain
One square mile of different cities' street networks, held at the same scale to compare the urban form and grain.
One square mile of different cities' street networks, held at the same scale to compare the urban form and grain.
Maps are useful only when they are used in combination with observation. Never try to design a site by just looking at a map, even if it is thoroughly detailed with contour lines, vegetation, erosion gullies, and so on marked in.
Maps are never representative of the complex reality of nature. Remember, "The map is not the territory."
Primary series for imaginary map drawings, spanning 2008-present and using various materials and techniques.