The Illegal Architect

May 14

Man as Nature

We have a strange distinction in our culture between the natural and the man-made.  Where is that line in this photo, and where would it be if this path were made by a deer instead of a train?

We cannot plan for everything and we probably should not try to.  Sometimes the unintentional is the most beautiful.

from beconinriot:

The “Tunnel of Love” in Ukraine

(via letsbuildahome-fr)

Jan 27

99% Invisible- The Biography of 100,000 Square Feet

Here is the story of UN plaza in the heart of San Francisco from utopian vision to stumps of benches.

Interesting comments by landscape architect Lawrence Halprin around 18:50, revealing the tension between hopeful designers and local conditions.