Following upon the discussion of Copenhagens Greenfinger Plan, here are two photographs of my hometown. They show examples of urban landscapes. BUT BUT BUT I do not regard the buildings as urban bits and the green bits as landscape. I regard the scenic composition of buildings+landform+vegetation+paving+water (ie the Five Compositional Elements) as urban landscape compositions. Another reason for calling these examples Urban Landscapes is that they are beautiful. The below photograph of part of what was once of the most important early baroque-influenced gardens in England (Sayes Court, in Deptford) now lacks beauty and I would rather call it an urban wasteland than an urban landscape. Sayes Court was nearly the first place to be saved from demolition by the National Trust. Things didnt quite work out! Should any elements of the historic design be restored when Convoys Wharf is re-developed? The current design looks a bit Dubai-on-Thames but with duller architecture. The developers are Hutchinson Whampoa and the architects are bptw working with Aedas Architecture.
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