Seeing Invisible Cities

I read Invisible Cities while traveling to Toronto. I’d seen Toronto once before, in the summer, and was struck both times by the amount of construction, the sheer number of cranes hoisting the skyline. This was my first time seeing the ivy-bricked university white with snow. It felt like Calvino as deconstructing my perspective of the city.

Apparently, there is a tradition of illustrating the invisible cities. Some links:

• Pooja Sanghani-Patel Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
• Ethan Mollick Illustrating Cities, Writing Cities
• Karina Puente on ArchDaily (paywalled)
• Dave McKean Folio edition (physical book)