Together with Jan, we mapped all the transmission lines in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. In a fragmented city this seems to be the only open space connecting all types of urban fabric, from favela to condominio, from agricultural lands to parks, markets to shopping centres, from highways to stations, from Rio to São Paulo. For us, the space underneath the transmission lines is a cross section of the city. Hundreds of kilometers of unused space. Can this space become public? Can we use it to create networks? Can it connect places?
On the photomontage is a section of 20 km for both cities, which we analyzed and printed on 7 meters of A3 paper (click the image to enlarge). More images here:
Agriculture and a small market under the powerlines in Cantinho de Ceu, São Paulo
A similar development in Rio. Just south of the informal market is a big shopping mall.
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