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Concrete Skies: Reclaiming the Urban Wilderness of Disused Underpasses

As cities grow and change, complex networks of elevated concrete highways and railways sprout up like vines, twist around each other and radically transform the space beneath them. Formerly ...

In Japan, A Vibrant Community Springs to Life Beneath a Disused Overpass

A notorious red light district and black market before it was swept and shut down by authorities in 2005, the cavernous space beneath an overpass in Yokohama sat empty for years until a social ...

Reclaiming Urban Food Production: 12 Smart Designs for Farms & Gardens

Most urban environments aren’t lacking in sunlight - it’s a lack of square footage and healthy soil that makes it hard to use these spaces to grow food. While many a high-tech concept design ...

Waste Not: 1890s Urinal Turned into a Sandwich Shop

Sit at a counter embedded into a wall of urinals and enjoy a nice sandwich at Attendant, an eatery in London built in a former men's bathroom. While it's virtually unrecognizable after an ...

Lost Spaces & Urban Reuse: Hovering HighLine in NYC

Imagine being able to walk for miles through the heart of New York city - without ever touching the ground! Until a few years ago, these elevated railroad tracks running right through Manhattan ...

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