https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/04/gare-du-nord-revamp-indecent-say-leading-french-architects
Gare du Nord revamp ‘indecent’, say leading French
architects
Open letter attacks €600m plan to create vast shopping space
in Paris railway station
(..) “This project is unacceptable and we demand a rethink
from floor to rafters,” the protesting architects wrote in Le Monde, adding
that it was indecent to send travellers up and down a mess of walkways, lifts
and escalators, forcing them past shops to reach their platforms. They said
that the vast volumes of the “beautiful” train hall would be “denatured” by
adding high walkways. They warned of committing a “serious urban error” in the
form of a giant shopping centre that risked killing smaller local trade in the
Paris region.
(..) Green politicians in Paris have also complained about the plans and one local oversight body recently ruled against planning permission. But the Gare du Nord development team saw this as a minor hiccup. They will appeal and fully intend the work to go ahead.
2019-09-08
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