3 illustrated chapters
Machu Picchu: the mountain is part of the design
The setting is not a backdrop. The relationship between built space and mountain terrain is the subject.
12 illustrated studies
Anatomy of a Wonder
A photograph is the invitation. Look closer to understand the work, the landscape and the life behind it.
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Each study connects a specific observation to sources, a full destination guide and a pocket companion for a visit.
3 illustrated chapters
Petra: a city made possible by water
Look beyond a single façade to the engineering and connections that sustained a city.
3 illustrated chapters
Angkor: the city beyond the temple
A temple belongs to a much larger inhabited and engineered landscape.
3 illustrated chapters
Rome: the architecture of an audience
Buildings direct attention. Their practical workings are part of their power.
3 illustrated chapters
The Great Barrier Reef: a living construction
A reef is a living relationship, not simply a colourful surface.
3 illustrated chapters
Grand Canyon: two different clocks
Ancient rock and a younger landscape belong to different geological stories.
3 illustrated chapters
Yellowstone: read the plumbing
Similar ingredients can produce strikingly different hydrothermal features.
3 illustrated chapters
Pompeii: begin at the threshold
Ordinary spaces can make an archaeological city more comprehensible than a list of famous buildings.
3 illustrated chapters
Uluru: begin by listening
Landscape, knowledge and responsibilities belong together.
3 illustrated chapters
Namib: an ocean in a desert story
The boundary between desert and sea is a connection, not a contradiction.
3 illustrated chapters
Venice: the lagoon is part of the city
The city and its lagoon are inseparable; everyday life deserves a place in the picture.
3 illustrated chapters
Florence: inside the idea of a dome
A recognisable silhouette becomes more interesting when you ask how it was made.