Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Persuasive images

The following three images were published by Zhivoi Gorod ("Living City"), an organization that works to make St. Petersburg residents aware of urban developments plans that, as they see it, threaten the visual integrity of the city as well as political transparency. Their work was initially galvanized by the Gazprom skyscraper announcement in late 2006.


The image above shows what the view down Izmailovsky Avenue would look like if several proposed buildings in the project "Izmailovsky Vista" were actually constructed.



In a similar computer simulation, this image shows what an observer would see from Peter and Paul Fortress looking southeast towards St. Isaac's cathedral IF buildings were built that exceeded recommended heights (in red).


This Zhivoi Gorod photo shows the residential complex "Imperial" along Moskovsky Avenue under construction in March 2009.



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