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Botanic Bridge Gwangju


One item that we ended up not including in our survey of reclaimed under spaces is a proposal by West 8 “for transforming the 10.8 km disused railway line surrounding the city-heart of Gwangju [South Korea] into a usable green corridor.” One element in their proposal is a botanic bridge containing massive concrete tree-pots planted with representative samplings of indigenous Korean flora.

Botanic Bridge Gwangju


Botanic Bridge Gwangju


Botanic Bridge Gwangju


Which would creep along the entire length of the redesigned railway line in staggered but graceful steps. A forest on move and on the prowl for new vistas, rustling their branches and leaves melodically with their own velocity.

Or not.

On rooftops across the city and with binoculars on hand, people will wait for these walking shrubs to pass by and try to identify one or all of the specimens, which would be changed periodically. Treewatching. It's the new urban hobby.

Or not.

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  • Bay Area Tendrils
  • September 16, 2009 at 10:56:00 AM CDT
  • Provocative post... as always!
    Alice
    aka Bay Area Tendrils Garden Travel


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