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Another Urbanus project, also set to be covered a little more critically in a forthcoming superblog.

This is a plaza/gallery/parking structure, with a number of nice features and details, especially the trees growing up from the parking garage. The actual plaza space is maybe a bit too large and same-y, but who knows - - it was basically closed for repairs when we visited, so maybe normally it's packed with activity. (As usual, bravo to Chen, both for throwing this in the building list in the first place, and for talking to the right guys in the right way to get us access...)

Anyway, it seems clear to me that all the sectional agitation, trees, water features, etc., are the architects trying to bring down the size of this thing, and immunize it against the potential for becoming a space of mass assembly/indoctrination. But I'm hung up on that stuff, clearly...

Another Urbanus project, also set to be covered a little more critically in a forthcoming superblog.

This is a plaza/gallery/parking structure, with a number of nice features and details, especially the trees growing up from the parking garage. The actual plaza space is maybe a bit too large and same-y, but who knows - - it was basically closed for repairs when we visited, so maybe normally it's packed with activity. (As usual, bravo to Chen, both for throwing this in the building list in the first place, and for talking to the right guys in the right way to get us access...)

Anyway, it seems clear to me that all the sectional agitation, trees, water features, etc., are the architects trying to bring down the size of this thing, and immunize it against the potential for becoming a space of mass assembly/indoctrination. But I'm hung up on that stuff, clearly...

Another Urbanus project, also set to be covered a little more critically in a forthcoming superblog.

This is a plaza/gallery/parking structure, with a number of nice features and details, especially the trees growing up from the parking garage. The actual plaza space is maybe a bit too large and same-y, but who knows - - it was basically closed for repairs when we visited, so maybe normally it's packed with activity. (As usual, bravo to Chen, both for throwing this in the building list in the first place, and for talking to the right guys in the right way to get us access...)

Anyway, it seems clear to me that all the sectional agitation, trees, water features, etc., are the architects trying to bring down the size of this thing, and immunize it against the potential for becoming a space of mass assembly/indoctrination. But I'm hung up on that stuff, clearly...

Another Urbanus project, also set to be covered a little more critically in a forthcoming superblog.

This is a plaza/gallery/parking structure, with a number of nice features and details, especially the trees growing up from the parking garage. The actual plaza space is maybe a bit too large and same-y, but who knows - - it was basically closed for repairs when we visited, so maybe normally it's packed with activity. (As usual, bravo to Chen, both for throwing this in the building list in the first place, and for talking to the right guys in the right way to get us access...)

Anyway, it seems clear to me that all the sectional agitation, trees, water features, etc., are the architects trying to bring down the size of this thing, and immunize it against the potential for becoming a space of mass assembly/indoctrination. But I'm hung up on that stuff, clearly...

Another Urbanus project, also set to be covered a little more critically in a forthcoming superblog.

This is a plaza/gallery/parking structure, with a number of nice features and details, especially the trees growing up from the parking garage. The actual plaza space is maybe a bit too large and same-y, but who knows - - it was basically closed for repairs when we visited, so maybe normally it's packed with activity. (As usual, bravo to Chen, both for throwing this in the building list in the first place, and for talking to the right guys in the right way to get us access...)

Anyway, it seems clear to me that all the sectional agitation, trees, water features, etc., are the architects trying to bring down the size of this thing, and immunize it against the potential for becoming a space of mass assembly/indoctrination. But I'm hung up on that stuff, clearly...