One of the most exciting aspects of the recent waterfront redevelopment is the Rockbund complex, more than one million square feet of mixed-use space covering six blocks opposite the Garden Bridge.
One can only admire Vinoly's ingenuous solution to the puzzle set by a rather difficult location -- a kind of trapezoid of space comprising about two city blocks, hemmed in on one side by the Japan National Railway lines and on the other by the financial district.