Visible and Invisible in Shanghai
FC-01x Future Cities (1st Run) - Exercise 1 : "Making the Invisible - Visible"
Uploaded on 2014-12-08 by Chloe_Ambruster
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14180354118892954.jpg 1. Taken from a height through the office window, the photo shows us the centre district of Shanghai. As we can see, the transportation network divides the whole land into several parts full of groups of skyscrapers. The central green belt stretches from the heart of CBD to east. Surrounded by this park, there is a sunken plaza offering much space. Since this photo was not taken at rush hours, the density of vehicles is not as high as we usually imagined. When we look into distance, it's still sort of foggy above the sky due to carbon emission. 2. The first invisible information I'd like to mention is something about the sunken plaza. Actually, it leads to entrance to the underground. As a result, it's full of push and squeeze at rush hours. Along the passage, people may go shopping in exquisite stores on both sides. At weekend, there's a high chance that you find food festival or exhibitions here. The second invisible part is that people needs a close relationship with natural environment. The park in the photo is quite a magnet to the large amount of people who work here. They would gather in the park at lunch rest and share ideas with friends there. 3. We live in a city surrounded by cold concretes, especially in a city like Shanghai. But the people's love for natural environment is gradually drawing the attention of decision makers to set more lands of green in the planning of new business districts.