Change, often considered a word with a slightly negative tone, is in fact, the prime force that effects a lot of good that happens in this world.
We live in cities that are constantly changing... archaic old towns getting transformed into metro cities, in the process losing a lot of their original life and character. This is true about many cities that have become increasingly 'vehicle' centric .. like this part of Seoul had become a few decades ago.
It took the will and belief of the Mayor, Lee Myung -bak and the people of Seoul who supported him, to convert a busy, congested flyover that divided the North and South part of the city, into a vibrant public space with trees, water, birds, fish and people!!!
The Cheonggyecheon Urban renewal / Urban Landscape project, designed by SeoAhn Total Landscape and created by the Seoul Metropolitan Facilities management Corporation, is a shining example of how Design can help cities change .... for the better!
Conceptual site plan
presented in 2002 by the Research Center Director of the Seoul Development
Institute, Seoul Metropolitan Government.Image source Plataforma Urbana,
http://www.plataformaurbana.cl/copp/displayimage.php?pos=-2419
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