Might be interesting to compare and contrast this with Mission Bay in San Francisco. I live elsewhere in the city and don't know the details of its history, but my impression is that at a high level it was similar: a large scale redevelopment project built around expensive municipal infrastructure (in our case the T-Third light rail line) and dominated by large-parcel institutional development.
The architecture is similarly bland and corporate. The walkability is decent-to-good by SF standards, aka terrific by US standards, but suffers from a lot of US-standard pathologies of urban design regulation that seem absent in Denmark (e.g. too-wide streets, parking minimums). It feels pretty livable and vibrant anyway thanks to very nice outdoor green spaces, which is partly a testament to SF's excellent parks department and partly a privilege of our mild climate.
Yes, I have photos from new buildings in Mission Bay that I sometimes use to explain why new developments feel so hostile compared to pre-war development.
A lot of it comes down to street width, building size, and parking garages.
So, yes, the new Danish neighborhood at least avoids that. But the large parcel buildings remain a problem.
Might be interesting to compare and contrast this with Mission Bay in San Francisco. I live elsewhere in the city and don't know the details of its history, but my impression is that at a high level it was similar: a large scale redevelopment project built around expensive municipal infrastructure (in our case the T-Third light rail line) and dominated by large-parcel institutional development.
The architecture is similarly bland and corporate. The walkability is decent-to-good by SF standards, aka terrific by US standards, but suffers from a lot of US-standard pathologies of urban design regulation that seem absent in Denmark (e.g. too-wide streets, parking minimums). It feels pretty livable and vibrant anyway thanks to very nice outdoor green spaces, which is partly a testament to SF's excellent parks department and partly a privilege of our mild climate.
Yes, I have photos from new buildings in Mission Bay that I sometimes use to explain why new developments feel so hostile compared to pre-war development.
A lot of it comes down to street width, building size, and parking garages.
So, yes, the new Danish neighborhood at least avoids that. But the large parcel buildings remain a problem.