“Civilization: The Collective Life”
Beijing, China – March, 2019

“Cul-de sac”
Edmonton, Canada – April, 2019

“Civilization: The Collective Life”
Melbourne, Australia – September, 2019

“Civilization: The Collective Life”
Marseille, France – January, 2021

“Civilization: The Collective Life”
Gwacheon / Seoul, Korea – October, 2018

Sundays on Broadway, “California Growth Machine”
New York – April, 2018

Christian Tschersich, “Complex Architecture”
Karlsruhe, Germany – December, 2017

exhibition, “Ressentiment”, A secret Rancour – Notions of Resentment
Eupen, Belgium – January, 2017

video installation with films: “Fluids Dynamic”
score by Michael Atkinson

and “California Growth Machine”.

solo exhibition, “Suburban Bubble: Zoned for Monoculture”
Eupen, Belgium – January, 2017
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“Roam”, Seattle – March 3, 2016

director, Stop Solitary Campaign ACLU, “Supermax: Structures of Confinement and Rationales of Punishment” project endorsement
Washington D.C. – March, 2016

documentary feature, “Bikes vs Cars”, WG Film, Malmö, Sweden – 2015
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Global Award in Photography and Sustainability
2015 nominee, Geneva, Switzerland
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“the ground walks, with time in a box”, limited edition on vinyl, Epic – March, 2015

mentor, Tending Space Fellowship, Sebastian Collett
Boulder, 2015

Charles Montgomery, “The Happy City Experiment”
Vancouver, Canada – December, 2014
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“Uneven Growth” Tactical Urbanisms for Expanding Megacities
New York – November, 2014

Rubicon Foundation / Symposium Six, speaker
“Ciphers: Decoding the Growth Machine”
Arlington – July 26, 2014
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Deutscher Fotobuchpreis 2014
Karlsruhe, Germany – July, 2014

Amery Calvelli, “Space+Place” featured guest
episode 36: landscape lessons
Calgary, Canada – July 2, 2014
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Venice Arsenale, Italy – June, 2014

Judy Woodruff, “All Things Art”
Arlington – May 30, 2014

Wanderausstellung Deutscher Fotobuchpreis 2014
Brussels, Belgium – May, 2014

Ciphers, book release
New York – April 30, 2014
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Bernard Tschumi rétrospective, exhibition
Paris, France – April 30, 2014
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Wanderausstellung Deutscher Fotobuchpreis 2014
Fiedrichshafen, Germany – March 2014

Wanderausstellung Deutscher Fotobuchpreis 2014
Köln, Germany – February, 2014

Wanderausstellung Deutscher Fotobuchpreis 2014
Haus der Wirtschaft
Stuttgart, Germany – December, 2013 

Ciphers was nominated for the 2014 German photography book prize
Stuttgart, Germany – October, 2013

Participatory City: 100 Urban Trends from the BMW Guggenheim Lab
New York – October 11, 2013

“Die Welt von oben – Die Vogelperspektive in der Kunst”
Friedrichshafen, Germany – October 11, 2013
exhibition catalogue  ISBN 978-3-00-043729-8

Christoph Gielen, “Ciphers” book publication / 2013 European release
ISBN 978-3-86859-318-1
Berlin, Germany – September 17, 2013

“If Walls Could Speak”
Amsterdam, The Netherlands – August, 2013

grant, Ciphers book publication / Jovis Verlag
Hudson, N.Y. – June, 2013

grant, American Prison Perspectives
Teaneck, N.J. – May, 2013

Radio Jones show
featured guest
Marbella-Estepona, Spain – March 25, 2013

“Ask the Artist”
Join Christoph Gielen, cultural historian Michael Prokopow, and President of
Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR) Raphael Sperry for
a live discussion
New York – March 1, 2013  1p.m. (EST)
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public art projects
Supermax Prisons: Views from Above
New York – February, 2013
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“provocative perspectives of artists on the most challenging issues of our times”
contributor
New York – February, 2013
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“Ciphers”, project partner
New York – December, 2012

“Fluxcity”, Christoph Gielen
New York – August-September, 2012
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Summer Salon
New York – June, 2012

grant, American Prison Perspectives
collaboration with cultural historian Michael J. Prokopow
Washington D.C. – May, 2012
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Kunst-Werke Berlin, digital venue, platform for media activism
Berlin, Germany – April, 2012

“Incarcerated Populations: American Prison Perspectives”
Seattle – March, 2012

Forum for Urban Design symposium, Shifting Suburbia
New York — March, 2012

Nation-wide public art campaign,
The Netherlands — December, 2011

Eesti Arhitektuurimuuseum,
Tallinn, Estonia — October 28 / November 12, 2011

The Empty Quarter Gallery,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates — October 19 / November 30, 2011

Discussion, “Sprawl: Past, Present, Future” New York – October 8, 2011
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Danziger Gallery, Tokyo Midtown Hall, Roppongi
September 23 – 25, 2011

“Metropolis”
Groningen, The Netherlands – 2011

Christoph Gielen, “Ciphers”
New York – 2011

panel discussion, “Sprawl Retrofit at the Macro Scale”
Madison – June 3, 2011

TV discussion, “World One”
London, England – November, 2010

discussion, “What if?” Washington D.C. — November 5, 2010
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Individual Photographer’s Fellowship, New York – 2010

“Land Use Survey”
New York – 2010

“Engineering the Landscape”
New York – 2010

2009 nominee, Center, Santa Fe

“Running on Empty”, featured soloist
Athens – 2009

Conseil general Bouches-du-Rhone, Marseille, France – 2009

Christoph Gielen, “Arcadia”
New York – 2008

“REAL Photography Award” exhibition
Rotterdam, The Netherlands – 2008

“Mass Consumption”
Mesa – 2008

“Climax”, featured soloist
Arles, France – 2007

2007 nominee, ING Bank
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

“New American Talent”
Austin – 2006

“the earth”
Houston – 2006

Exit Art, “Traffic”
New York – 2005