rose garden
Aug. 22nd, 2020 09:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
solarbirdI honestly don't get the hate for the newly revised White House Rose Garden. Perhaps because I expected worse, but still. It seems perfectly reasonable, and there are parts I rather like.
I do think exposing the wall behind the colonnade was a misstep, and that the trees were doing the space a real service by hiding the terrible fenestration. But at the same time, I think the pathwork makes the space feel larger, and I like the way the space opened up a bit more, particularly opposite the colonnade wall. I think the lawn beyond the rose garden needs some work to better integrate into it, but that can be work done later.
I do think exposing the wall behind the colonnade was a misstep, and that the trees were doing the space a real service by hiding the terrible fenestration. But at the same time, I think the pathwork makes the space feel larger, and I like the way the space opened up a bit more, particularly opposite the colonnade wall. I think the lawn beyond the rose garden needs some work to better integrate into it, but that can be work done later.
