Welcome to Urban Details! Here's a guide to what this community is about with various examples
Welcome to Urban Details! Here's a guide to what this community is about with various examples
Hi everyone. This is a place to notice and celebrate stuff that cities do right. Here, you can post anything from your own photos of some interesting findings around the world to articles discussing future urbanism projects.
I’ve compiled a list of some examples of the content I think fits in this community, and I’m open to your suggestions and ideas on how we can improve the ruleset going forward.
Urban Infrastructure
Bike lanes, pedestrian paths, green tram ways, and all other useful or innovative urban development
Examples: Amsterdam bike infrastructure, Barcelona superblocks or Reykjavik heated sidewalks
Public Spaces
Unique chillout zones, interesting parks, unusual equipment at children's playgrounds or public space design in general
Examples: Stockholm metro, Superkilen Park Copenhagen, Archimedes screw playground thing
City Lighting
Anything from streetlights or bollard lights to facade lighting setups that bring something unique to city nights
Examples: An article about lighting, a random Pinterest board
Street Furniture
Unique or interesting outdoor furniture pieces found in public spaces, be they simply modern, beautiful, or unusually comfortable
Examples: Random related Pinterest board
City Easter Eggs
Small or hidden details in the city, like tiny statues or architectural elements that might be easily missed
Examples: Pac-Man cutouts, Lemmings statues
Successful Accessibility Projects
Effective solutions for accessibility, such as sidewalk ramps, urban navigation totems, braille-annotated 3D representations of various POIs, tactile paths, etc.
Examples: Tactile Last Supper, wayfinding totems
Architectural Details
Special elements in building design, be they part of historic architecture or something totally modern. So pictures of anything from the gothic architecture to Zaha Hadid’s futurism work.
Urban Art and Murals
Vibrant and unique expressions of street art, from large murals to small artistic details
Examples: Space Invader graffiti, city murals
Let see some urban goodness!