ComplexCity: Hidden Patterns of Urbanity


	ComplexCity: Hidden Patterns of Urbanity

wildcat

5-25-2009 8:10 AM

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city, complexity, cultural dna

wildcat says:

This work is fascinating for many reasons, chief amongst which is the visualization of cities as living organisms, a fact we too often tend to forget.

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5-25-2009 10:54 AM

Kelika

Beautiful - taking a shape from nature! Great Clip! ThanksS

5-25-2009 5:16 PM

syncopath

beautiful.

5-26-2009 5:27 AM

arcadian

I've often wondered if crop circles were a response to something like this. From a different perspective (above), our efforts take on a whole different meaning.

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