METIS - URBAN CARTOGRAPHIESUrban Cartographies is simultaneously an architectural storybook and
guide, leading the reader through a landscape of recoded urban elements,
'fields', conditions and texts. This journey documents a series of
innovative architectural procedures, dealing with representation,
chance, narrative and the 'urban imaginary'. Urban Cartographies
features proposals for the cities of Ottawa, Canada and Venice, Italy,
amongst others. The book is published inconjunctiion with an
international touring exhibition of recent work by Dorrian and Hawker. |