2007 – Global Cities: Elevation Maps of City Population

Large-scale physical density models where plywood forms represent the populations of 12 of the world’s major urban centres. Made by a team of designers and architects led by Professor Richard Burdett.

Source: Eliza Williams (2007) Global Cities at Tate Modern. Right photo by Stefan Geens.

Added by Pierre Dragicevic on October 18, 2012. Category: Passive physical visualization Tags: cartographic, data sculpture, large-scale, population, walkable

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2007 – Global Cities: Elevation Maps of City Population

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