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Judging by the number of RSVPs we've received, the prospect of a soiree with Else/Where:Mapping contributors is a hot ticket among the many possible Monday evening activities in Manhattan. Sorry to inform all who haven't replied that we've reached capacity at the Van Alen Institute for May 1 and the guest list is now closed. Check back often for more related events in other cities.
Our first publication party is scheduled for Monday May 1 at the Van Alen Institute in New York City, 6.30-8.30 pm. Join us for a panel discussion, "Aerial Views/Synoptic Visions" featuring Ben Aranda and Chris Lasch of Terraswarm, writer Andrea Codrington, artist and architect Laura Kurgan and interaction designer Brad Paley. Refreshments will be served. RSVP design@umn.edu by April 28
with "E/W NY" in subject. Space is limited.
The University of Minnesota Design Institute's new book ELSE/WHERE: MAPPING charts the ascendancy of mapping as a fundamental design process--a powerful interdisciplinary strategy that links people and places, data and organizations, and physical and virtual environments.
Featuring 40 essays by writers from the U.S. and Europe, nearly 300 images, and several commissioned projects, the book's four sections juxtapose archival maps and experimental prototypes—opening up a new dialogue among disciplines.
For more information, check out the WHERE/ABOUTS section of this blog.
Jeremy Wood's Meridian Drawing, which was commissioned for the opening pages of Else/Where, is now showing at TAG gallery in The Hague. See more images here.