At least in the late afternoon of a sunny late Spring day, the view from my friend X's place is not bad at all. X came early enough to this complex - two years ago! - that he could choose a flat with a view between the rows of towers and even into the distance beyond. (Incidentally none of the towers you see here were open yet then.) I'm a little impressed, but also a little appalled, that I've learned to see some beauty here. How far I've come to be able to take forests of identical residential high-rises for granted as the new urban normal...!Tuesday, May 26, 2015
New view
At least in the late afternoon of a sunny late Spring day, the view from my friend X's place is not bad at all. X came early enough to this complex - two years ago! - that he could choose a flat with a view between the rows of towers and even into the distance beyond. (Incidentally none of the towers you see here were open yet then.) I'm a little impressed, but also a little appalled, that I've learned to see some beauty here. How far I've come to be able to take forests of identical residential high-rises for granted as the new urban normal...!