Map Of Energy Consumption In Every Single NYC Building

A new map by the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University gives us a picture of energy consumption in the five boroughs of New York, on a block-by-block basis. It’s kind of like Google Maps for spotting the greediest energy hogs of the city (and it won’t surprise you that Manhattan is, by far, the biggest spender). You can zoom all the way down to your own building, if you’re so inclined, and see how your building stacks up.

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Studio Tours: Stamen | AIGA San Francisco

Studio Tours: Stamen | AIGA San Francisco

Tuesday, 11 Oct 2011
6:00pm - 8:00pm

Tours sell out early, so get your tickets today!

Join us as we get a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of five influential Bay Area design studios during our Fall / Winter Studio Tours. See projects in progress, learn about different firms’ cultures and methodologies, and rub elbows with design luminaries and up-and-comings in the environment that inspires their best work.

Using Flickr Geotags to Map the World's Cities

Photographer Eric Fischer uses Flickr's geotags to create city maps that show the places of intense human interest.

• Article in Fast Company
• Flickr: Visualizations of Locals and Tourists

200th Birthday for the Map That Made New York

By SAM ROBERTS

Published: March 20, 2011

Henry James condemned it a century ago as a “primal topographic curse.” Rem Koolhaas, the architect and urbanist, countered that its two-dimensional form created “undreamed-of freedom for three-dimensional anarchy.” More recently, two historians described its map, regardless of its flaws, as “the single most important document in New York City’s development.”

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Interactive historic maps