I have always loved maps, and the mind-shift that occurs when you look at a map centred around a different meridian. Australian maps, which put Australia in the centre of the world and the US in the far right make the cities of the eastern seaboard (Boston, New York, Washington DC) look strangely isolated. The map above, from a Dutch firm of architects, is interesting, although I don’t buy the implicit ‘fortress’ argument. (Via Information is Beautiful)