Category: Map Critique

Cinematreasures.org is an internet database of movie theaters throughout the world that got started in 2000 to unite movie theaters with patrons by creating an

When first visiting City of Memory, the viewer is greeted by a glimpse of a base map that is very quickly covered by an overlay

  After reading James Corner’s text, The Agency of Mapping: Speculation, Critique and Invention, I remembered an emblematic artwork of Latin American 20th Century art

For the map critique assignment, I chose a disaster map, the Radio Distress Signalling and Infocommunications’ Emergency Disaster and Information Service map. Initially, it reminded

Françoise Schein is a Belgian architect, town planner, academic and artist. According to her website (www.francoiseschein.com) “she specializes in cross-discipline projects that highlight the relationships

A Literary Map of Manhattan is a thematic map created in 2005 for the The New York Times Book Review that plots “where imaginary New

Mapping Main Street “Once you start looking, you’ll notice Main Streets are everywhere and tell all kinds of stories.” (Mapping Main Street)   Mapping Main