The Byker wall video was an (unintentionally) humorous one which I found really funny due to the host, Beatrix's, extremely dated 80's and hair cut. Beatrix took viewers to the Byker Wall in the UK, to view and comment on its design. The Byker Wall is a housing development project located in Newcastle, and was designed by architect Ralph Erskine. The video shows that the project contains a lot of public green space for the people who live there, which is something I can really appreciate and I can imagine it must give the residents a real sense of community. The way the video was shot made it difficult for me to really get a sense of the structure as a whole, and whether or not I liked it, or more specifically, its design. After researching the Byker Wall online, and looking at some better images of it, I've really grown to appreciate the appearance of it. The bright primary colored plastic pieces used on the Byker sound like they would look cheap and flimsy, but actually appear cheerful, different, and enticing, in my eyes.
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