| Architect |
Piers Gough of
CZWG |
| Date
Built |
2000 |
| Location |
Mile End Road |
| Description |
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The Lonely Planet Guide describes the 36
hectare Mile End Park as, "... a
long, narrow series of interconnected
green spaces wedged between Burdett and
Grove Rds and Regent’s Canal. Landscaped
to great effect during the millennium
year, it incorporates a go-kart track, a
children’s centre, areas for public art,
an ecology area, an indoor climbing wall
and a sports stadium." The
shortcoming of the park was that it was
divided into a series of small areas by
roads and railways that cut through
it. The solution, funded by the
Millennium Commission, was the Green Bridge
that carries the park over the Mile End
Road. The bridge allows for the
footpath and associated greenery to continue
uninterrupted. Apparently, the bridge
is also know affectionately as the banana
bridge because of its curving profile and
the fact that it is in fact yellow. On either side of the road are retail outlets occupying a matching pair of green tile clad curved buildings. When I took these images in June of 2014, these buildings were home to restaurants and a grocery store.   |
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Green
Bridge, Mile End Park, London
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