In the distant future we as a society will surely look back on this idea we have of saving only the large fully grown trees for conservation value as a ridiculously naive way of managing this nation’s flora....
I love the idea about verge gardens. Its an interesting use of public land, but its interesting to think this land use probably works against possible urban infill policies....
I think if the people of Freo can come up with a fairly tight architectural vision, that includes 5 or 6 storey limits on building heights in certain areas, then people might feel a bit more relaxed about developera coking in....
The juxtaposition in this is powerfully done, with the images doing most of the talking for the atrocities. I like how Shelley James is even-handed with her criticism, of ourselves, of the global actors....