| If profound intractable problems exist in society, it follows that the professions needed to fix them have not yet been invented. Ian Wojtowicz (he/him) is a writer who builds stuff. His work applies techniques of connection, dissensus, modifiability, playfulness, editing, argument, dialogue, and repair. He has shown work in Hong Kong, Europe and throughout North America, and has published work in Wired Magazine, Atlantic Monthly, and on PBS and Discovery channels. Professionally, Wojtowicz has consulted for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the US National Coast Guard Museum, the Redwoods National and State Parks, and indigenous cultural projects at Nk'Mip and Wanuskewin. Wojtowicz holds a degree in Art, Culture and Technology from MIT’s School of Architecture and is the editor of a collected volume from MIT Press entitled Interrogative Design, on artist Krzysztof Wodiczko's influential design philosophy. He currently lives and works in Vancouver, Canada, on the territories of the Squamish, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh people. |
CityGlobe
The UN estimated that in 2008, for the first time ever, there were more people living in cities than in rural areas.1 This trend is expected to continue for the foreseeable future, with some estimates claiming that as much as 90% of the world will be living in cities by 2050.2
The above image is a 3D globe designed to highlight cities, instead of countries. As governance shifts from nation-state centricity (as was popular in the 20th century) to metropolitan centricity, new kind of maps and planning models may be necessary to understand and shape these changing environments.
The height of each block represents a city's population density — the width, each city's land mass.