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The Love Life of Bus Shelters uses the sequence form to uncover a quasi-allegorical significance in urban spaces and institutions. It's quirkily witty and accessible but it bristles with defamiliarising and sometimes profound insights.
The basic function of a bus shelter is to protect people from the elements; wind, rain and sun. The current designs of bus shelters have a moderate form with three walls and a roof. The structures simply exist as shelters and do not evoke excitement on street level. Using architectural devices this thesis will examine the existing structure of bus shelters and redesign the shelter to provide playful spaces for the public throughout Auckland's city centre. The design outcome explores the potential for bus shelters to be more than waiting spaces. Bus shelters can be found scattered throughout the streets in Auckland's city centre. This thesis involves redesigning a standard bus shelter. The re...
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Photographer Christopher Herwig has covered more than 30,000 km by car, bike, bus and taxi in 13 former Soviet countries discovering and documenting these unexpected treasures of modern art. From the shores of the Black Sea to the endless Kazakh steppe, these bus stops show the range of public art from the Soviet era and give a rare glimpse into the creative minds of the time. These books represent the most comprehensive and diverse collection of Soviet bus stop design ever assembled from: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Abkhazia, Georgia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. With a foreword by writer, critic and television presenter Jonathan Meades. --Volume 1.