Taking the Higher Road
The expectation for expansion in cities has grown as the construction of skyscrapers and roads have increased. Currently, roads in developed urban environments have two options: go underground or cut through areas above ground. There’s already an underground freeway in this particular area. So the new “road” had to be built above the established one in an intricate serpentine pattern. This photograph captures a small part of the urban scenery that discovers new and unpredictable architectural aesthetics. tj
増加拡大する都市部への期待は、ビルや道路の建設となってそのキャパを膨らめていく。成熟した都市環境における流通道路の今後は 地下に潜るか空間を切り裂くかの二者択一。この道路の地下にはすでに高速道路が走り、その結果蛇行する道路の頭上の空間を突き抜ける「道」が新設された。都市ならでの景観を切り取る撮影と記録は新しくて意外性のある建築美の発見ともいえる。tj
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