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GALLERY XXXII
The Edge and the Gradient
Machu Picchu - terraces stepping the city down the mountain: the gradient built in stone. (Estate collection.)
The Gradient Staircase
The city as a staircase you can walk - density stepping down from core to edge, the contrast gallery's signature piece.
The Annexation Line
One street, two jurisdictions - the border you cannot see and pay for anyway.
The Sprawl Carpet
The edge from the air - the gradient flattening into acreage.
The Greenbelt Gate
Where the city is told to stop - the drawn line against the gradient.
The Reading Wall
The hall's informational panels in sequence - the argument of the gallery told in maps, figures, and captions. Read it like a chapter.
Viewpoints
Edge and gradient views with the sprawl drill - the contrast wing's standing set.
Aerial view of suburbs, Houston, Texas (1980-01-01) - Library of Congress, Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/item/2011630260/
🎧 A moment to consider
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Galleries
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The City Model
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The World Timeline
II
American Cities
III
The Modern World City
IV
The Classroom
V
The Walking City
VI
The Port City
VII
Coal and the Clock
VIII
Why Buildings Rise
IX
Going Up
X
The Tenement and the Terrace
XI
The Company Town
XII
The Machine and the Ward
XIII
The Cooled Room
XIV
The Sunbelt Bargain
XV
The Return Downtown
XVI
The Tower Again
XVII
The New Mills
XVIII
The Moving City
XIX
The Precinct and the Patrol
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The Ward and the Ambulance
XXI
The Schoolhouse
XXII
The Commons and the Canopy
XXIII
The Crossroads
XXIV
The Airfield
XXV
The Alley and the Margin
XXVI
Rails and the River
XXVII
Metropolis and Hinterland
XXVIII
The Horse and the Motor
XXIX
The Aqueduct and the Larder
XXX
The Lights and the Arena
XXXI
The Crowded Floor
XXXII
The Edge and the Gradient
◄ YOU ARE HERE
XXXIII
The City Profiles
The City in Focus — The Decade Panels
The Earliest Cities
Ancient Babylon
Damascus, Cut in Half
The Seven Hills of Rome
Alexandria and the Ports
The Federal Triangle 3-D
Texas in the City
The River Room
Chicagoland
The Megalopolis
The Pacific Northwest
France, with Large Paris
Great Britain Map Room
The Asia Gallery
The Great Desert
Africa, and the Projection Room
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