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Maps and Urban Form | Mapping and Its Discontents (Lecture, 62 minutes)
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Abstract
Zephyr Frank, of Stanford University's Spatial History Project, notes that maps can be seductive, and offers two provocative statements: maps do not have to be beautiful; and ""we should make fewer maps."" As Frank notes, ""maps are not an end point but a means to new thoughts and problems."" Eve Blau, from Harvard's Graduate School of Design, discusses the use of historical maps as a research tool, focusing on examples from Central Europe. "Architecture defined built space.... [but] what you see is not necessarily what is there; if something looks like something, it does not always operate as you expect." UCLA's Diane Favro provides a response to both speakers.