Who says humans do not have an affect on our planet?




suburban congestion


Google, Bonita Springs, Florida.

There is no way out of that man made lagoon.




aerial view highways


Christoph Gielen, Conversations California.  www.culturehall.com
The infrastructure of no good.




suburban sprawl


Christoph Gielen, Skye Isle Development, Tampa, Florida.  www.culturehall.com
Man made dead end waterways.
 




suburban sprawl


Christoph Gielen, Arizona.  www.culturehall.com
 




overpopulation


Google, South Bronx, NY.
The delivery system.




desert developments


Christoph Gielen, Nevada.  www.culturehall.com
Where will their water come from?




suburban sprawl


Edward Burtynsky
North Las Vegas
www.edwardburtynsky.com





suburban sprawl


Christoph Gielen, Arizona.  www.culturehall.com
The heart of town is xed by highways.




suburban sprawl


Christoph Gielen, Nevada.  www.culturehall.com
The heart of this town is a mall.




suburban sprawl


Christoph Gielen, Arizona.  www.culturehall.com




suburban sprawl


Google, Englewood, Florida. www.boston.com





suburban sprawl


Christoph Gielen, Eden Prairie, Florida.  www.culturehall.com




suburban sprawl


Christoph Gielen, Neveda.  www.culturehall.com
In the desert.



And some Urban sprawl as well...

favella

Favela, Rio.
behance.vo.llnwd.net




china urban building


Christoph Gielen, China.  www.culturehall.com
A straight on view.




chinese buildings


Christoph Gielen, Prelude, China.  www.culturehall.com
A sea.


Christoph Gielen was born in Bonn, Germany, but has lived in New York most of his life. He specializes in conducting photographic aerial studies of infrastructure in its relation to land use, exploring the intersection of art and environmental politics. With his work, Gielen hopes to trigger a reevaluation of our built environment, to ask: What kind of development can be considered sustainable?  www.christophgielen.com




urban china


Photo by Michael Wolf
www.lejournaldelamaison.com


"In conventional suburban development, an average American home
uses 108 million BTUs (British Thermal Units)
per year for operation (heating, cooling, lighting, etc.).
But that same house uses 132 million BTUs per year in transportation energy use--
for a total of 240 million BTU/year.
In other words, for that average home, 55% of its total energy use is for transportation,
and 45% is for operations."  www.buildinggreen.com



 

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