oh i find this downright attractive compared to most of what we have to look at--at least it's worn, lived in, with a history, probably in a once-interesting neighborhood. compare to, say, the 16th street mall in denver--the usual corporate hell, from top shop to corporate dining. as for public space, there's just not much to speak of. i now live in england and it's the same most everywhere. unless you're in a park there's no where to sit. even parks often have few benches. you're meant to keep moving, or sit down only if you buy something (same for toilet use). seoul, where i've also lived, was appalling for public space. it's riverfront was disgusting, just ugly concrete--though it seems i heard somewhere it's been getting better since then, twenty years ago. it will probably end up very nice. koreans have a good asthetic sense, and seoul was probably beautiful before mcarthur burnt it to the ground for fun. cheers
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a vision of engineered ugliness
this is our public space now
what evil cunts our overlords are
oh i find this downright attractive compared to most of what we have to look at--at least it's worn, lived in, with a history, probably in a once-interesting neighborhood. compare to, say, the 16th street mall in denver--the usual corporate hell, from top shop to corporate dining.
as for public space, there's just not much to speak of. i now live in england and it's the same most everywhere. unless you're in a park there's no where to sit. even parks often have few benches. you're meant to keep moving, or sit down only if you buy something (same for toilet use). seoul, where i've also lived, was appalling for public space. it's riverfront was disgusting, just ugly concrete--though it seems i heard somewhere it's been getting better since then, twenty years ago. it will probably end up very nice. koreans have a good asthetic sense, and seoul was probably beautiful before mcarthur burnt it to the ground for fun.
cheers
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