There are many unused spaces in the urban setup. One of these are the spaces under the LRT Station. Why not put the public toilets under the LRT. The sidewalks we have right now in Metro Manila are already too narrow and adding public toilets here will only be an obstacle along the walkway. Spaces under the LRT are not used so why not make them useful. The walls can also serve as a canvass for creative graffiti of artists. Utilizing stone cladding on walls and putting in more plants also add warmth on the overall ambience of the city.
Another option is to just add more plants to make the urban spaces more relaxing. Why not plant bamboos? It can resist strong winds and are also very easy to grow and easy to propagate.
Ma. Deborah Virata is an Architecture student at the University of the Philippines-Diliman
I actually feel that the concept is worth a thought. There are many spaces in our society that are very underused and needs a fresh set of eyes to change it up for the better. For example a piece that I wrote a while ago is about how some parks are not well thought out. I hope you check out my blog.. we are a group of students that are blogging for our urban studies class. I hope you find my story interesting.
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olá, Urban Group5.
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i ve been exchanging approaches about urban spaces with MarkSalvatus for the last 3 years, since gonnectincnurbauspaces project started.
and i always feel really happy(et glad) when i come to the blog to take a look at what is going on.
architect SamanthaOrui
from Brazil
the link does not exist :( anyway i upload (an inprogress version of) iu.dsnc.art.br
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