tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post8070854239783414894..comments2023-09-22T02:49:05.342-07:00Comments on Bay Area Tendrils: A Paris Idyll, Parc André CitröenBay Area Tendrilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559534912850380427noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post-41256405792757935022009-07-15T09:27:29.420-07:002009-07-15T09:27:29.420-07:00Mary, Thank you for adding your impressions. There...Mary, Thank you for adding your impressions. There is much to say about the merits of this park and the decision to create it in this area of Paris. I've considered writing another post some time, dealing with critiques that <br />have been written about the park, in contrast to people lauding its design. <br /><br /> AliceBay Area Tendrilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02559534912850380427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post-15709702241991541292009-07-15T07:41:10.362-07:002009-07-15T07:41:10.362-07:00A really lovely garden, and one used by people fro...A really lovely garden, and one used by people from the nearby Bercy Village neighborhood a lot. The latter is an extremely well thought-out urban redevelopment which mixes housing different income groups, employment, shopping and recreation on old industrial land. When I was there last spring researching my book The Walkable City, I was impressed by the pleasure people were taking in the Mary Soderstromhttp://marysoderstrom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post-9485744220025531312009-07-04T10:15:01.008-07:002009-07-04T10:15:01.008-07:00Hey Garden Ms S, that water feature is one of my a...Hey Garden Ms S, that water feature is one of my all time favorite elements. As I mentioned, across the way is a gentle cascade. The juxtaposition is truly brilliant. But then, many elements of the design are highly original. Cheers, AliceBay Area Tendrilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02559534912850380427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post-81137069116613408782009-07-03T22:05:37.187-07:002009-07-03T22:05:37.187-07:00I love the water on the inclined wall - sublime a...I love the water on the inclined wall - sublime and dramatic at the same time :)Northern Beauty Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805215769692200647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post-45366111152374486342009-06-30T08:35:18.347-07:002009-06-30T08:35:18.347-07:00Hello Kate, The moss-floored room is beguiling. Ye...Hello Kate, The moss-floored room is beguiling. Yet there is so much more to experience, I could go on and on to give appropriate coverage.<br /><br />Karen, I love the Getty Museum gardens, which also have their share of detractors, along with plenty of admirers.<br /><br />I was impressed with the scope of the landscape plan of Parc Citroen; a brilliant public project that reenergized the area Bay Area Tendrilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02559534912850380427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post-41219521152962166582009-06-29T15:01:36.138-07:002009-06-29T15:01:36.138-07:00Wow, that's a pretty modern space. I like it! ...Wow, that's a pretty modern space. I like it! Reminds me in some ways of the Getty Museum gardens in LA. Thanks for featuring it, never heard of this one! Formal in a different way than Versailles or other large-scale gardens.Karenhttp://greenwalks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post-88116193526333706552009-06-29T13:15:28.944-07:002009-06-29T13:15:28.944-07:00This park truly is idyllic. I especially love the ...This park truly is idyllic. I especially love the play of light and shadow in the moss-floored room. The photographs are a treat to see, as always. Would love to visit Paris some day.katehttp://www.katesmudges.comnoreply@blogger.com