Books: Designs on the Land

Exploring America from the Air

Written and Photographed by Alex S. MacLean

Introduction by James Corner

Thames and Hudson Press, March 2003

"This new collection of exemplary photographs taken across the American landscape reflects MacLean's passionate interest in the effects of time, geological movements, shifting landscapes, redeployment, pollution, urban sprawl, and the overlapping of surfaces and activities. More than 400 photographs reveal in a unique way the physical splendor of America: both the beauty of the ongoing inhabiting of the land and the potential for modern planning to create spectacular environments."