The Art of Infrastructure (Sean O'malley) - ULI fall meeting - 102711
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If there is magic on this planet, it is
contained in water...
Its substance reaches everywhere;
it touches the past and prepares the future; it moves under the poles and
wanders thinly in the heights of air. It can assume
forms of exquisite perfection in a snowflake, or strip the living to a single
shining bone cast up by the sea.
Loren Eisley
the fundamental landscape element of the site is
the river, and its affect upon urban pattern.
the idea of water or canal is rooted in the history of the place
and has influenced the growth of their respective locations since their
inception.
emulating the art of ecology is less about imitating
her physical beauty, but more about learning from her processes.