When I was a student in Edinburgh many moons ago I read Alice Coleman's book Utopia on Trial, which castigated "utopian" planning and architectural thinking. This could be seen walking around socially deprived areas (as they were back then) such as Wester Hailes. Particular criticism was directed toward streets in the sky - deck access, and the security risk they posed. Today I walked around Sandyford, a former industrial estate being transformed as a new urban centre in DunLaoghaire Rathdown. And well, its just like a modernist housing project from 60s. James Sterling would be proud of these guys.
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