map art, design, and technology news, projects, and interviews https://www.designboom.com/tag/map-art-and-design/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Thu, 24 Apr 2025 02:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 next-gen swiss passport by RETINAA illustrates nation’s mountains, valleys, and monuments https://www.designboom.com/design/next-gen-swiss-passport-retinaa-mountains-valleys-monuments-03-17-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/design/next-gen-swiss-passport-retinaa-mountains-valleys-monuments-03-17-2025/#respond Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:50:58 +0000 Carl Guilhon https://www.designboom.com/?p=1121579

reinterpreting cartographic traditions, the pages depict an imagined journey along switzerland’s waterways, from the alpine peaks down to the valleys.

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iconic sydney buildings come to life as brass-clad tactile maps by axolotl https://www.designboom.com/design/iconic-sydney-buildings-brass-clad-tactile-maps-axolotl-07-26-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/design/iconic-sydney-buildings-brass-clad-tactile-maps-axolotl-07-26-2024/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2024 20:45:50 +0000 Kris Torma https://www.designboom.com/?p=1079478

to mark the 50th anniversary of the sydney opera house, axolotl applies aged brass to 3D printed touch maps of iconic buildings.

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from otto wagner to adolf loos: new map charts vienna’s modern architectural scene https://www.designboom.com/architecture/otto-wagner-adolf-loos-new-map-vienna-modern-architectural-scene-07-23-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/otto-wagner-adolf-loos-new-map-vienna-modern-architectural-scene-07-23-2023/#respond Sun, 23 Jul 2023 20:01:22 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1006583

the publication gathers a total of fifty selected iconic buildings from the 20th century.

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VizArt merges data visualization and 3D modelling to create cartography relief maps https://www.designboom.com/art/vizart-data-visualization-3d-modelling-cartography-relief-maps-07-29-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/art/vizart-data-visualization-3d-modelling-cartography-relief-maps-07-29-2022/#respond Fri, 29 Jul 2022 10:30:34 +0000 Vizart https://www.designboom.com/?p=918306

combining traditional cartography and the use of satellite data, the 3D shaded relief map prints bring to life places far away in time and space.

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new map celebrates london’s postmodern heritage, highlighting works by robert venturi https://www.designboom.com/architecture/new-map-blue-crow-postmodern-architecture-london-11-06-2021/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/new-map-blue-crow-postmodern-architecture-london-11-06-2021/#respond Sat, 06 Nov 2021 16:30:44 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=850234

the map features iconic buildings designed by world-renowned firms, including robert venturi and denise scott brown, james stirling, john outram, and CZWG.

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from carlo scarpa to tadao ando, new map surveys venice’s modern architectural landscape https://www.designboom.com/architecture/carlo-scarpa-tadao-ando-map-venice-modern-architectural-landscape-06-12-2021/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/carlo-scarpa-tadao-ando-map-venice-modern-architectural-landscape-06-12-2021/#respond Sun, 13 Jun 2021 14:08:11 +0000 sofia lekka angelopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=810759

the publication gathers a total of fifty selected buildings from the 1930s to today.

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the great new york subway map debate of 1978 — a design showdown uncovered https://www.designboom.com/design/new-york-subway-map-debate-1978-design-showdown-05-30-2021/ https://www.designboom.com/design/new-york-subway-map-debate-1978-design-showdown-05-30-2021/#respond Sun, 30 May 2021 14:30:15 +0000 nina azzarello I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=804757

it was a 'wonderful coincidence' when filmmaker gary hustwit got his hands on the lost two-hour long audio recording of this pivotal moment in design history — he tells us more.

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mexican duo creates first cartography with all the architectural heritage of mexico city https://www.designboom.com/architecture/mexican-duo-creates-first-cartography-with-all-architectural-heritage-of-mexico-city-05-01-2021/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/mexican-duo-creates-first-cartography-with-all-architectural-heritage-of-mexico-city-05-01-2021/#respond Sun, 02 May 2021 14:12:20 +0000 Lucia Villers https://www.designboom.com/?p=796941

cartografias del patrimonio es is a digital platform that contains navigable maps with all the public information about the architectural, urban, and natural heritage of mexico city.

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new map documents berlin’s unique brutalist architecture from the 1950s to today https://www.designboom.com/architecture/map-berlin-brutalist-architecture-03-21-2021/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/map-berlin-brutalist-architecture-03-21-2021/#respond Sun, 21 Mar 2021 18:30:03 +0000 sofia lekka angelopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=783525

explore berlin's concrete heritage in this series of original photographs.

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this animated map shows the real size of each country https://www.designboom.com/design/real-world-map-niel-r-kaye-12-14-2020/ https://www.designboom.com/design/real-world-map-niel-r-kaye-12-14-2020/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:20:01 +0000 juliana neira I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=758474

created in 1596, the maps that we currently use are surprisingly inaccurate at reflecting the true size of many countries.

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