On 13 July, a grey wet afternoon, we visited the windswept London site to witness the ongoing landscaping. While the event buidlings were surprisingly finished, it’s a massive barren building site saved by the planting. Apart from stands of impressively mature London Plane trees in the concourse areas, the planting is concentrated along the banks of the River Lea which runs through the sight. As the building level is considerably higher than the river, the sloping banks of planting are an unexpected bonus mainly viewed when crossing the bridges.
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