Sat in the middle of Hebden Bridge waiting for my daughter and looking at the square which Regeneration created. Despite it being a soggy day, grey and depressing the square is busy. It's a creative mix of pram pushers, commuters trudging home, motor bikes, cycles and the odd motor car. The square works!
We always design spaces for sunny days... when I was in Utrecht they had built a fantastic bench... Beautiful but no-one sat on it. The locals pointed out that the only time it was in sunlight was early morning and all other times it was cold and dark... Great bench for milknen, if they had them.
I suspect some of the deck access flats I lived in in Manchester would have been nice if they were in Barcelona... or maybe not.
So all architechts should design for bad weather, especially in the Calder Valley.
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