Take Back the Streets 1

From Fast Company: "Most metropolis' are so busy building the future that they don't have time to re-think the past. Not so with Seoul, South Korea. In 2003, the city demolished a downtown freeway to restore an ancient stream that once flowed beneath the thoroughfare. More than 75% of the scrap material from the demolition was re-used to reconstruct and rehabilitate the stream banks and create a commercial corridor."


:: image via Fast Company

A couple of additional images from a great photo gallery via Inhabitat




:: images via Inhabitat

Finally, as a companion to the reconfiguration of Korean street to stream, a video 'Inspired Ethonomics' from Fast Company showing the relationship of streets and public space in urban areas.