| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:High Street Urban Design - Look and feel of the street scene | |
| Posted by: | Nigel Moore | |
| Date/Time: | 14/03/08 11:35:00 |
| There WAS a lot more Kathleen, but it was taken offline for some reason. Never mind, the pictures and blurb have been saved, so we can examine the stuff at our leisure. But I'm only going to put up more if sufficient interest is shown. Some of their ideas are quite cute, and as with many such, could have been expanded to be useful rather than cosmetic. There's no getting away from the sheer height and density though, nor from the fact that thus far, practical waterside use simply doesn't fit in. Try seeing what does remain online at bdp Architects' website - http://www.bdp.co.uk/housing/team/default.asp Click on 'Karen Rogers' for some comments on the Brentford scheme, but I'm afraid that's all that's been kept! |