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Gateway Arch National Park: A Visual Tour

July 16, 2018 By Clement Lau

St. Louis Gateway ArchHave you been to the Gateway Arch in St. Louis?  Do you know that the iconic stainless steel structure is the world’s tallest arch, the tallest man-made monument in the Western Hemisphere, and the tallest publicly accessible building in the State of Missouri?  I recently visited the Arch which is the centerpiece of the Gateway Arch National Park, previously known as the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, and came away impressed by both the monument and its newly renovated surroundings. [Read more…] about Gateway Arch National Park: A Visual Tour

Filed Under: Design, Feature Posts, Los Angeles, Parks & Recreation Facilities, Review, Travel Tagged With: cap park, Gateway Arch, Gateway Arch National Park, park, park design, St. Louis

Walter Hood and Hybrid Landscapes

November 4, 2013 By Clement Lau

Walter HoodUpon hearing the term “hybrid” these days, what immediately comes to your mind?  If you are like me, your response would be a car like the Toyota Prius or the Honda Insight.  But have you ever heard of “hybrid landscapes”?  [Read more…] about Walter Hood and Hybrid Landscapes

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Design, Feature Posts, Los Angeles, Review Tagged With: conscious hybrids, Creativity, de Young Museum, Golden Gate Park, hybrid landscape, Lafayette Square Park, landscape, landscape architecture, Macon Yards, park, Solar Strand, Splash Pad Park, unconscious hybrids, Walter Hood

Kowloon Walled City: From Slum to Park

October 28, 2013 By Clement Lau

Kowloon Walled CityHave you heard of Kowloon Walled City?  It was a very densely populated, largely ungoverned urban slum in Kowloon, Hong Kong.  The Walled City was home to approximately 50,000 residents within its 6.5-acre area in 1987, making it one of the densest places in the world.  [Read more…] about Kowloon Walled City: From Slum to Park

Filed Under: Design, Feature Posts, Los Angeles, Planning, Projects, Review, Travel Tagged With: City of Darkness: Life In Kowloon Walled City, Crack In The Wall: Life & Death in Kowloon Walled City, Greg Girard, Hong Kong, Jackie Pullinger, Kowloon Walled City, Kowloon Walled City Park, park, slum, urban slum

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