Though mostly a home design blog, Apartment Therapy has some excellent pictures of sidewalks around Buenos Aires. I'm especially partial to the example in the bottom row, second from the right; a perfect example of beauty, originality, and tranquility, all tied within a valued consciousness of the public realm.
Those are just a few ideas to get the brain thinking about what could be possible here. Sidewalks have plenty of potential to encourage and to portray a sense of real value and a sense of place. Not all of them have to be one dimensional, poorly maintained, or of such low quality.
Cristina Fernandez and her Ministers responsible for the pavements of Buenos Aires need to walk along them from time to time and they will understand the plight of visitors/ordinary folk. The current conditions in down town BA are quite disgusting and deplorable. Surely, they can do better!
ReplyDeleteRecent visitor, Georgina (late Oct/early Nov 2012)