Art Brake: OZ’s Awesome Traffic Light Signal Boxes
Traffic light signal boxes are found near traffic lights but unlike the latter, the former aren't designed to attract the eye... unless they're in Australia. ...
Tag: infrastructure
As The Whirl Turns: 9 Abandoned Heliports & Helipads
Like the last episode of M*A*S*H, the choppers won't be back. These abandoned heliports and helipads stand in silent contrast with their past buzzing busy-ness. ...
Buildings That Don’t Exist: Fake Facades Hide Infrastructure
From the sidewalk, the Paris building below looks just like those around it, complete with doors, windows and balconies. but take a look at Google Maps, as Paul of the blog Paris by Cellphone ...
Windows Zero: 9 Telecom Infrastructure Buildings
They may not have windows, workers or office space yet telecom infrastructure buildings are an essential part of the urban megalopolis. Their lack of an obvious human presence, though, has made ...
Matthew Christopher: Photographer of Abandoned Places
Some of the locations have storied histories, and others remain a mystery - photo shoots of spaces that must remain off the map to avoid disturbing delicate or dangerous ruins, or trespassing on ...
Real Large LEGO: Concrete Bridge Turned to Colorful Brick
Weathered concrete sides suddenly give way to crisp, clean, multi-colored LEGO blocks stretched across thin air, looking more like something from Minecraft (or Photoshop) than reality. Rest ...
Power Houses: Toronto Hydro’s Camouflaged Substations
Hiding in plain sight to provide energy and light! That's not Toronto Hydro's motto but it could be – for the better part of a century, the Canadian utility's policy was to design hundreds of ...
Thirst Class: 10 Wet, Wild & Wacky Water Towers
Water towers aren't designed to showcase art but they sure do tend to attract it! These 10 wet, wild & wacky water towers advertise civic pride, celebrate local industries, and in the process ...
