Jerde plans unpopular with Coventry residents

摘要

US practice Jcrdc has again attracted the ire of Coventry residents, this time with its proposals for a £7 million redevelopment of the Broadgate area. In 2009, the practice provoked controversy with its masterplan for a £1 billion redevelopment of the city, featuring proposals including an egg-shaped library. Coventry landscape architect Simon Watkins has written to die Coventry Telegraph criticising the plans. He said: "The proposals do nothing to create a unique sense of place. The grid form and regularly spaced trees are ubiquitous aspects of hundreds of public places worldwide."