Odorama: A Smell Map

A team at the University of Minnesota develops innovative maps to stimulate conversation about urban planning.

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September 4, 2003, 10:00 AM PDT

"The university's Design Institute will release "Odorama: A Smell Map" today as part of a quirky initiative to provoke a community conversation about urban life. Funded by a $1-million grant from Target Corp., the project aims to get people thinking about how their cities are designed, how that design affects their lives and how they can push for better urban planning... A garden map leads to a plot of heirloom tomatoes tended by deaf Hmong immigrants. A spiritual map points to a freshwater spring, sacred to Native Americans, burbling in a grove hung with offerings of dried tobacco. A map devoted to the grain industry traces a path from farm to silo to mill to the fortune cookie factory on Minnehaha Avenue."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: City Maps Drawn on the Senses

Thursday, September 4, 2003 in The Los Angeles Times

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