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The Glory Of Trees

October 23, 2016

No matter how tall, majestic and strident they may be,  soaring buildings are still eclipsed by the random etchings of tree branches. It just takes one tree to challenge the angular voice of city buildings.

Tree branches New York City

Tree branches New York City, 2005

Trees that survive the clinical aspirations of planners still manage to assert authority. They remind us that the vanity of metropolitan architecture is peripheral compared to the seasonal voices of trees.

Tree in New York

Tree branches New York City, 2005

It is impossible for sleek lines, marble and economy of design to challenge the arbitrary signals of a tree.

A tree in Mile End Park in East London

A tree in Mile End Park in East London, 2007

Wavertree Park 2016

Wavertree Park Liverpool 2016

Mile End Cemetry 2006

Mile End Cemetry, East London 2006

Shropshire 2016

Shropshire 2016

Winter Trees. Spitalfields 2010

Winter Trees. Spitalfields 2010

Trees in Central Park. New York 2005

Trees in Central Park. New York 2005

Trees with people in a village outside Dhaka. Bangladesh 1996

Trees with people in a village outside Dhaka. Bangladesh 1996

Melaka 2015

Melaka, Malaysia 2015

Melaka, Malaysia

East London trees, 1990's

East London trees, 1990s

Trees along the river bank, Bangladesh 1994

Trees along the river bank, Bangladesh 1994

Wavertree Park 2016

Wavertree Park Liverpool 2016

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