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Laborers work on a construction site of a huge mall and chain of shops.
Credit : ILO/Apex Image
Date : 2001
Country : Jordan
The area in front of the City Hall, magistrates court and police HQ building was being redeveloped to create a new public space.
According to Bradford Council's website:
"City Park is a six-acre park in the heart of Bradford which will contain the largest man-made water feature in any UK city. It is due for completion this winter [2011/12].
City Park will be a vibrant space for people of all ages to enjoy, with areas for rest, relaxation and play.
It is a critical part of Bradford’s regeneration and has been designed to bring jobs and prosperity to Bradford by attracting visitors and businesses into the district and helping to create the landscape for future investment.
City Park's central mirror pool will feature more than 100 fountains, laser lighting and mist effects. This unique feature will reflect and showcase the Grade 1-listed City Hall and will set Bradford apart. City Park, and the mirror pool in particular, will be an adaptable environment which is capable of holding events such as carnivals, markets, theatre productions, screenings and community festivals." www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc/regeneration/city_park/
I’m hoping that once this work is done that this overly large structure looks a lot better than I’ve anticipated up until now.
I live off Henrietta street in Dublin 1 and for the last seven years [or even longer] the area has been a huge building site and the pace of change is increasing by the day. I recently read in the Irish Times that they have counted 109 tower cranes in the City Centre ["There were 109 cranes visible over the centre of Dublin on January 1st from the seventh floor of The Irish Times building on Tara Street"].
Many of the cranes are close to my apartment. On Upper Dominick, alone, there are currently two large Student Accommodation Complexes under construction and within walking distance there are many such complexes and hotels under construction. The Green Line Tram Network extension has had a huge impact on the area as has the Grangegorman College Campus project.
40/365: Today I went to a meeting at a client's office. During one of the breaks, I was on my way to the restrooms and I had to take the emergency stairs. This was the view. I immediately was allured to it.
I thought about that man, working alone high in the sky and I thought of me, working in not such a spacious room surrounded by 25 strangers.
For a while... I was up there with him.