Comments on: SHANGHAI’S UNDERGROUND PARK

By: fiona

fiona — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 03:48:39 +0000

there r roof parks nowadays….dun feel silly eber..

By: eber

eber — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:06:49 +0000

Why not just have the buildings underground, and the parks on top? Or maybe I’m just being silly….?

By: Sep

Sep — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:43:09 +0000

This might actually work, but why not call it Botanical Gardens and make something Shanghai doesn’t have like dry desert. It would be easier to maintain than a wild fungus park, that would result from a typical Shanghai park when it’s moved underground.

By: Micah

Micah — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:45:26 +0000

Oh, and in answer to rek, the park would be a part of the main subway station to receive visitors to the World Expo being held in Shanghai in 2010.

By: Micah

Micah — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:44:36 +0000

When this was reported on in the Chinese media, city officials were very non-commital. So far it sounds like it’s just a wild idea coming out of the Ivory Tower.

By: rek

rek — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 04:41:28 +0000

What is the point of an underground park where the sky is just 5 feet overhead and everything has to be artificially lit and watered? Wouldn’t a city-wide roof park make more sense?

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:26:53 +0000

It seems to me that the cost of such intensive underground infrastructure (water, light) would be extremely taxing on the economy. Also, I’m curious as to what type of wildlife would venture beneath the surface to call the park their home. Just imagine flocks of migrating birds sandwiched between you and a fiber optic dotted cement ceiling. Odd…