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One thing I noticed and admired in many European cities is a sense of their place in history - not just awareness of the past, but appreciation for the future.
by JacobAldridge 11y ago
One thing I noticed and admired in many European cities is a sense of their place in history - not just awareness of the past, but appreciation for the future. I've never felt that in the cities of my home country Australia, where projects always feel like they meet a current need but will require re-doing in the future.
The best example I saw was the Plaza Mayor (town square) in Salamanca, Spain - there were commemorative plaques on all four walls of the square to great Spanish figures through history, but rather than fill all the spaces many were left blank for great figures from the future.
This project feels to me that it's taking a similarly long-view for the town.
- shoo 11y agoYour comment about leaving empty spaces for the future reminded me of the ANZAC Parade war memorial in Canberra, Australia -- empty spaces have been left there for possible future wars. (See e.g. the "north-to-south" table of memorials in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANZAC_Parade,_Canberra http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANZAC_Parade,_Canberra)