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THE MASTERS IN SPATIAL PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN AT LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY IS WORKING TO REVIVE THE NOTION OF THE PLANNER-ARCHITECT AND BRING PROPOSITIONAL PLANNING BACK TO THE FRONT OF URBAN PLACE SHAPING. IT IS TAUGHT IN COLLABORATION WITH DESIGN FOR LONDON AND IS CONCEIVED TO SPECULATE NEW SPATIAL PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN PRACTICE, AND RESPOND TO SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND POLITICAL REALITIES WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON LONDON
why is a gimmick needed to get people to use parks? I thought the same of the highline. All that money could have been spent on many other public spaces and social resources. Instead there is the large sceptical of an urban installation. wierd
ReplyDeletealthough it completely fits with the delirious New York spirit, creating artificial entertainments in places where they shouldn't be.
ReplyDeleteIt also fits with Jane Jacobs proposed insertion of a theme park/circus in Downtown Manhattan to give people a reason to got there outside of usual office hours. A wider argument could then be, what is the value in using all parts of the city in the same way?
ReplyDeleteLocalised funding is curious, how is it any better than centralised, surely wider disparities will exist across different projects and areas, fiefdoms are created with little standardisation and, therefore, transferable use of resources. One opinion of many I'm sure.
P.s. 5:26 AM, wow!
It would be interesting to do a financial study into how much the highline cost, and the effect on surround real estate prices that could be linked with highline investment, against your average public realm investment projects and subsequent effect. I think we need a bit of everything to make the city tick. Its just a shame that not more emphasis is put on the everyday projects, that have the potential to do a lot more for the city.
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