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National Geographic examines the world’s big urban parks

United States Architecture News - Apr 05, 2016 - 13:51   7354 views

National Geographic examines the world’s big urban parks

The grandeur is varied and comes in small doses. Sandstone cliffs are hidden in the woods. A former auto repair yard is now a marsh created by beavers damming an old canal. And on the site of an arena that was once home to the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team, there is a broad field that’s ideal for watching hawks. The built and natural worlds are in proximity, layered and competing for attention from the bikers and hikers and joggers making their ways up and down the old canal towpath..... Continue Reading
 
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