Looking as the future planning and foresight they had to create central park was really quite remarkable considering how many other cities have ended up. It made me think of the way we will master plan the Woodfordia site. Obviously we had already considered the pattern of building on infertile land and not in the valleys but this highlights the need to understand what will happen in the case of expansion.
Looking through the New York and Amsterdam examples of future planning their diagrams are clear and informative. Street sections, graphs, maps and simple diagrams all communicate the point clearly. As well as this beautiful photo montages give a better feeling of being in that city. These are all things we should translate into our presentation.
It was interesting how one of the future planning scenario's for Amsterdam was the sea levels rising and the ability for extended canals and boat transport through the city. It relates back really smoothly to our concept of sea level rise. Maybe this is how other cities would live around the world while some places adapt our Honeycomb Principle. The creation of the Highline created a catalyst for sustainable change through New York City, new buildings were developed around it and that part of the city was revitalised. It's wonderful to see that strategic sustainable decisions can trigger wonderful long term changes. It gives me hope that we might, as a society, begin to change more.
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