Perhaps the ultimate urban landscape renewal, the High Line is lauded across the world, and created a new paradigm for public space. The High Line project transformed a decommissioned elevated railroad through Manhattan’s Chelsea and Meatpacking districts.
New York is known as perhaps the ultimate urban metropolis: a city of skyscrapers, packed streets and bustling sidewalks with steam rising from the subways below. But there is another side too: a city of incredible landscape assets that have been forged from the foresight of city planners and from the ingenuity of modern designers.
My feet have now just about recovered from my marathon adventure to the Netherlands (see part I!). This instalment focuses on the other great reason for my trip: Rotterdam itself! In between carb loading, I made sure there were plenty of opportunities to see Rotterdam’s architectural highlights…and threw in a few windmills for good measure!
Node were recently commissioned to produce a design guide for Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. As part of this commission we were tasked with developing specific design objectives for a broad sample of settlements within the Borough, enhancing area-specific understanding. This would involve visiting around 30 towns, villages, and hamlets – many of which date from the early medieval period (not a fact relevant to the blog, but I am a heritage nerd after all).
