Designs on the land: exploring America from the air : with 432 colour illustrations

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Alex MacLean has been photographing the history and evolution of the American landscape for over 30 years. This collection of photos reflects his interest in the effects of time, geological movements, shifting landscapes, redeployment, pollution, urban sprawl and the overlapping of surfaces and activities.

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The Aerial American Landscape / James Corner -- Alex S. MacLean / The American Grid -- City Grid -- Native Americans -- Agriculture -- Forest -- Abandonment -- Borders -- Learning From MacLean / Gilles A. Tiberghien -- Interview with Alex S. MacLean / Gilles A. Tiberghien -- Alex S. MacLean / Desert Agriculture -- Energy -- Housing -- Pollution -- Parking -- Sprawl -- Scale -- Aerial Geography / Jean-Marc Besse.