The Image of the city

Presents a series of historical photographs and images made using multiband cameras, radar, computer-generated graphics, satellite observations, and thermograms in order to examine the characteristics of the city. The application of planning processes, utilizing the theories of Buckminster Fuller and recent computer advances, will aid in the construction of future cities. Shows how such problems as ethnic housing patterns, crowd estimation and traffic loading can be measured through photography-related techniques. Based on an exhibition entitled Photography and the city.
, Explains modern techniques of analysis that are available to city planners such as satellite observation, radar images, computer-assisted graphics, and thermographs. Shows that many problems related to cities such as traffic control, pollution, housing patterns, and congestion can be measured using modern techniques. Includes a photographic essay on the early history of the city. Based on the exhibition "Photography and the City" designed by the Eames Office for the Smithsonian Institution.