ISSUE NO. 08

THE SCALE OF HUMAN
INFRASTRUCTURE

Concrete stair forms at the downtown transit centre

*FIG. 01 — Concrete forms, Downtown Transit Center

Substation seen through a chain-link fence at dusk

Featuring the lead essay "Notes on the Culvert" — an examination of the invisible waterways that dictate urban expansion.

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Notes on the Culvert.

Beneath every modern city lies a labyrinth of negotiated waterways. We explore the architectural consequence of burying rivers to pave avenues, and the ecological debt waiting downstream.

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Transit hub canopy lit at dusk

*FIG. 02 — Regional Transit Hub, Canopy Detail

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