689. Rio de Janeiro Av. Atlantica e Praia de Copacabana.

Dear Paulo,

The Copacabana promenade with its Portuguese black and
white cobblestone pavement with wavy pattern makes me
recall my beloved Lisbon, far away, across the Atlantic Ocean.
And from there to Gaudi and his wavy benches at the "Parc
Güell" in Barcelona. And why not ending in the wonderful
Carlos Ferrater's new seafront of Benidorm?

Waving at you.
R

687. Malaysia

Dear James,

The park near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur
was the last work by Brazilian landscape architect Roberto
Burle Marx. He said about this work that all he wanted was
to "leave the world a little more sensitive and a little more
educated to the importance of nature".

Sincerely,
R

681. Jardins do Aterro do Flamengo. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Dear Marina,

Burle Marx, maybe the world's greatest landscape designer of the 20th century, created the wonderful Jardins do Aterro do Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro 

where the open-space aspect of a park is lyrically emphasized.

Best,
R