EATING | AMSTERDAM
Van Bergen Kolpa Architects imagines a Landscape Supermarket, where varieties of food can be grown and sourced in park-like environments run by city dwellers.
This proposal encourages people to take pride and ownership over these park-like environments. It is very much reflective of Christopher Alexander's city/country fingers. Although in theory it sounds like a good idea, I see problems with this proposal.1) the theory has existed for decades and yet remains unpresent in modern society. Land is a precious commodity - it can sell for large $ and in a world that turns because of $, food, being a basic necessity that doesn't pay as well as land, means nothing. We need to figure out new ways to encourage food production in our high density neighbourhoods. It also reflects back to the New York | Dwelling proposal: theories are often planned as wholes when they inevitably parts of a whole.
Application to Paddington: Ownership of public space. This creates the ability to educate through the learning experience and encourages social interaction and a sense of place and belonging meaning the public is more likely to utilise the space.
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