Battlefield the Beautiful: "Little boxes, little boxes ..." Revisted

Saturday, April 29, 2017

"Little boxes, little boxes ..." Revisted

Welcome thoughts on the spreading mediocrity of shanty built 'settlements' over the fast fading Green Belt here. (Off site link.)

Sprawl versus ...

The 'one size fits all' approach could be enlivened by more imaginative designs like those built at Gateshead's Dunstan Staithes development.

... urban renewal

Short term gain will inevitably lead to long term problems, not least build quality and maintenance.

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I began this blog in order to have a say in the future of a piece of open ground close to my home in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Using this humble area of 'green space' with it's view across the city as a sounding board for thoughts I have had for most of my adult life about how our built and informal environment comes together; how the places where we live need to be cherished for what they are rather than disregarded for what they are not.

Now, in 2010, I am branching out to include other parts of the city where I live and use daily.

My approach is simply that of a reasonably intelligent spectator; one who may at times be plain wrong but, hopefully, more often just frustrated. Between those twins I hope also to record my affection for and draw attention to what is too little considered; the beauty of ordinary places.