15 / Visibility
Fall 2012

Making visible the invisible. That was the title of our interview with interactive designer George Legrady published in our Information issue and the name of one of his most known projects. Conceived for the Seattle Public Library, it visualizes the circulation of books going in and out of the library’s collection.
This issue continues to make visible the invisible conditions present around us that inform the way we engage with the city. At the same time, we are bringing forgotten landscapes, hidden away systems and lost environments back to the forefront of the discussion, all of them significant in our history and waiting to be reexamined.
Contributions by Jim Abele, Lorenz Bürgi, Chris Carlsson, Andrew Clark, Annette Ferrara, Iker Gil, Carolina González Vives, Pedro Hernández, Zahra Jewanjee, Jon Johnstone, David Karle, Manuel Lima, Joanna Livieratos, Pablo Martínez, Mark McGinnis, Richard Mosse, OMNIBUS, Antonio Petrov, Stefanie Posavec, Salottobuono, Mar Santamaría, Ya’el Santopinto, and Jonathan Wong. Guest cover designer is Anthony Burrill.
Issue 15 Introduction
Issue statement by Iker Gil, editor in chief of MAS ContextInfra
Photo essay by Richard MosseDon’t Ask My Real Name
Photo essay by Zahra JewanjeeHeels to Safer Urban Cycling
Short Essay by Annette FerraraRevealing the Secrets Behind the Designs
Diagrams by SalottobuonoWriting Without Words
Text and project by Stefanie PosavecVisual Complexity
Iker Gil and Andrew Clark interview Manuel LimaGhost/Writer
Short essay by Jon JohnstoneThe Disappearing Architect
Four Moves Towards Invisibility
Text by Ya´el Santopinto and Jonathan WongDetroit: Beyond the Figure-Ground
Essay by David KarleDigging Deeper
Short essay by Joanna LivieratosVisualizing Urban Hidrology
The Design of a Wet Surface
Essay by Carolina González VivesGhost Streets and Disembodied Workers in San Francisco
Essay by Chris CarlssonThe Wheel Thing
Short essay by Jim AbeleI know I’ve seen the Master Plan
Text by Charlotte Malterre-Barthes from OMNIBUS with photographs by Lorenz BürgiBlurred
Essay by Antonio PetrovI Did This in Twenty Steps
Short essay by Mark McGinnisThe Limits of Google
Project by Pedro HernándezAtnight: Visions Through Data
Research and cartography by Pablo Martínez and Mar Santamaría