landscape fabric

I have a serious infatuation with any type of detailed drawings, urban planning and contour maps. I especially enjoyed these mass and void studies of major cities. Each metropolitan area has its own unique fabric sewn into the landscape. Like an article of clothing the fabric reveals insight to the cities personality.

London
The Mayfair and Soho districts south of Oxford Street

Barcelona
La Ramblas is the main north south promenade

New York
Mid town Manhattan south of Central Park

San Fransisco
Market St splits the central city into two grids

Copenhagen
City features a car-free zone called the Stroget

Toronto
Between Queen and College Street east of Bathhurst

Rome
East of the river Tiber that points to the Vatican

Visuals courtesy of spacing toronto