This project transforms a disused post-industrial railway corridor into an elevated greenway from Shoreditch to Bethnal Green, with future extensions towards Mile End. Reimagining the city through retrofit and symbiosis, it reclaims under-utilised edges as vibrant social ecologies: industrial remnants and arches are adapted as public hubs, while native and adaptive plantings form living corridors that stitch fragmented habitats together. In doing so, the project aligns with the Half-Earth ambition, expanding biodiversity as cultural and ecological currency.

Beginning in Shoreditch, a nexus of creativity, the design reopens neglected spaces, returning public space and sky to residents. At the other end of the corridor, Bethnal Green is a historically diverse community with strong craft traditions, arches, and side spaces hosting workshops, performances, and street art. Through assisted and spontaneous processes, the landscape evolves into resilient ecosystems of meadows, pollinator corridors, and trails. Elevated paths and vibrant under-bridge spaces link neighbourhoods, creating inclusive environments where nature, art, and community flourish in the Symbiocene.