Comments on: Comment on the landscape aspects of the Mayor’s London Plan 2009 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2009/11/17/comment-on-the-landscape-aspects-of-the-mayors-london-plan-2009/ News and debate from Gardenvisit.com Wed, 16 May 2012 17:39:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tom Turner http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2009/11/17/comment-on-the-landscape-aspects-of-the-mayors-london-plan-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3153 Tom Turner Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:55:39 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=3167#comment-3153 Yes! He is a very keen cyclist, as is the leader of the Conservative Party. Boris is the only politician I have ever voted for who has been elected. Yes! He is a very keen cyclist, as is the leader of the Conservative Party. Boris is the only politician I have ever voted for who has been elected.

]]> By: christine http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2009/11/17/comment-on-the-landscape-aspects-of-the-mayors-london-plan-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3152 christine Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:52:25 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=3167#comment-3152 Do you think Boris was thinking about cyclists when he said shared spaces should be safer aka more beautiful? Do you think Boris was thinking about cyclists when he said shared spaces should be safer aka more beautiful?

]]> By: DAN http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2009/11/17/comment-on-the-landscape-aspects-of-the-mayors-london-plan-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2787 DAN Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:30:35 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=3167#comment-2787 I hope indeed that BOris's opening words are spoken with backbone and with real intent - for they are good words and ring true. However if London seeks this 'reputation' then it must invest in it NOW as opposed to just talking it. Architecture / events / green 'pockets' take years to produce but the wider urban landscape takes decades to begin and centuries to evolve and grow.... "To make that shared space safer, we need to make it more beautiful. That is why we are seeking a world reputation for new and improved public spaces that Londoners will cherish for decades to come." Boris JOhnson His statement should really look further than decades, however I will take decades for now.... I hope indeed that BOris’s opening words are spoken with backbone and with real intent – for they are good words and ring true. However if London seeks this ‘reputation’ then it must invest in it NOW as opposed to just talking it. Architecture / events / green ‘pockets’ take years to produce but the wider urban landscape takes decades to begin and centuries to evolve and grow….

“To make that shared space safer, we need
to make it more beautiful. That is why we
are seeking a world reputation for new and
improved public spaces that Londoners will
cherish for decades to come.” Boris JOhnson

His statement should really look further than decades, however I will take decades for now….

]]> By: Tom Turner http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2009/11/17/comment-on-the-landscape-aspects-of-the-mayors-london-plan-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2784 Tom Turner Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:28:46 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=3167#comment-2784 Who designs the streets in modern cities? Nobody. Engineers do the roads; architects do some of the buildings; landscape architects plant some of the trees. The street just happens. As a planning experiment, we could ask Richard Serra to design an installation to inspire the spatial corridor for a street for an urban regeneration project in London. Who designs the streets in modern cities? Nobody. Engineers do the roads; architects do some of the buildings; landscape architects plant some of the trees. The street just happens. As a planning experiment, we could ask Richard Serra to design an installation to inspire the spatial corridor for a street for an urban regeneration project in London.

]]> By: Christine http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2009/11/17/comment-on-the-landscape-aspects-of-the-mayors-london-plan-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2781 Christine Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:15:04 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=3167#comment-2781 Yes Tom I agree Abercrombie was ahead of his time. The way we move through the landscape is important not just the scenic destinations! Richard Serra's art is famous for demonstrating this phenomenon. [ http://strangersouvenez.wordpress.com/2008/06/08/material-subject-content-celebration/ ] Yes Tom I agree Abercrombie was ahead of his time. The way we move through the landscape is important not just the scenic destinations!

Richard Serra’s art is famous for demonstrating this phenomenon.
[ http://strangersouvenez.wordpress.com/2008/06/08/material-subject-content-celebration/ ]

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