Gallery: Strange Visions of the Hyper-Congested Megacities of the Future
Marcus Lyon01Marcus Lyon-TIMEOUT-IV-TRAINS
*Timeout IV—Hardy Road, Spring, Texas, USA*
Marcus Lyon02Marcus Lyon-BRIC-III-Yugo-Zapadniy-Okryg-Moscow-2008
*BRIC III—Yugo-Zapadniy Okryg, Moscow*
Marcus Lyon03Marcus Lyon-EXODUS-VI-West-Lamma-Channel-South-China-Sea-2011
*Exodus VI—West Lamma Channel, South China Sea*
Marcus Lyon04Marcus Lyon-EXODUS-IV-Hong-Kong-China-2010
*Exodus IV—Hong Kong, China*
Marcus Lyon05Marcus Lyon-TIMEOUT-V-GOLF-PALM-SPRINGS
*Timeout V—Palm Springs, California, USA*
Marcus Lyon06Marcus Lyon-BRIC-I-Santa-Teresa-Rio-De-Janeiro-2008
*BRIC I—Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro*
Marcus Lyon07Marcus Lyon-EXODUS-VII-Tin-Shack-City-Cape-Flats-South-Africa-2011
*Exodus VII—Tin Shack City, Cape Flats, South Africa*
Marcus Lyon08Marcus Lyon-BRIC-IV-Ghatkopar-Wadi-Mumbai-India-2009
*BRIC —Ghatkopar Wadi, Mumbai, India*
Marcus Lyon09Marcus Lyon-EXODUS-III-London-UK-2010
*Exodus III—London, UK*
Marcus Lyon10Marcus Lyon-TIMEOUT-II-LAX
*Timeout II—LAX, USA*
Marcus Lyon11Marcus Lyon-TIMEOUT-III-Drive
*Timeout III—Long Beach, California, USA*
Marcus Lyon12Marcus Lyon-BRIC-II-Centro-Sao-Paulo-2008
*BRIC II—Centro, São Paulo*
Marcus Lyon13Marcus Lyon-EXODUS-VIII-Khayletisha-Cape-Town-2011
*EXODUS VIII—Khayletisha, Cape Town*
Marcus Lyon14Marcus Lyon-TIMEOUT-I-Marina
*Timeout I—-Marina del Rey, California, USA*
Marcus Lyon15Marcus Lyon-TIMEOUT-VI-THE-MALL
*Timeout VI–Cypresswood Drive, Houston, Texas, USA*
Marcus Lyon16Marcus Lyon-EXODUS-V-Pudong-Shanghai-China-2010
*Exodus V—Pudong, Shanghai, China*
Marcus Lyon17Marcus-Lyon-EXODUS-IX-Liberty-Road-Texas-USA-20142-2
*Exodus IX—Liberty Road, Texas, USA*
Marcus Lyon18Marcus Lyon-EXODUS-II-Dubai-UAE-2010
*Exodus II—Dubai, UAE*
Marcus Lyon19Marcus Lyon-EXODUS-I-Damascus-Syria-2009
*Exodus I—Damascus, Syria*
Marcus Lyon20Marcus Lyon-BRIC-V-CBD-Shanghai-China-2009
*BRIC V—CBD, Shanghai, China*
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