{"id":1092,"date":"2010-01-02T16:05:27","date_gmt":"2010-01-02T22:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/?p=1092"},"modified":"2010-01-02T16:05:27","modified_gmt":"2010-01-02T22:05:27","slug":"subway-architecture-world-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/2010\/01\/02\/subway-architecture-world-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Subway architecture &#8211; world tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.designboom.com\/weblog\/cat\/9\/view\/8346\/subway-architecture.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.designboom.com\/cms\/images\/-Z74\/sub0.jpg?resize=550%2C368\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"368\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Several sources have linked to a great <a href=\"http:\/\/www.designboom.com\/weblog\/cat\/9\/view\/8346\/subway-architecture.html\">photo compilation from design boom<\/a> on avant garde subway station architecture from around the world.\u00a0\u00a0 The images come from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>stockholm <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stockholm_Metro\">tunnelbana<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>munich <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Munich_U-Bahn\">u-bahn<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>bilbao <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Metro_Bilbao\">metro<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>shanghai <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinasnippets.com\/shanghai-cultural\/bund-sightseeing-tunnel\/\">bund sightseeing tunnel<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>dubai <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dubai_Metro\">metro<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>tokyo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iidabashi_Station\">iidabashi station<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>prague \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Line_A_%28Prague_Metro%29\">line a<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>moscow \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Komsomolskaya-Koltsevaya\">komsomolskaya station<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>toronto &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Museum_%28TTC%29\">museum station<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>barcelona \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Drassanes_%28Barcelona_Metro%29\">drassanes station<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some of the stations are quite striking &#8211; and no, DC did not make the list.<\/p>\n<p>The question it raises for me is the value in having a coherent design language for the system &#8211; providing ease of use for passengers &#8211; and sparking visual interest and making great spaces.\u00a0 DC&#8217;s vaulted stations fit into its federal, monumental role quite nicely, but the uniformity of the system (despite the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/?p=289&amp;cpage=1#comment-58\">small differences<\/a> and details) can also be monotonous and dull.<\/p>\n<p>In the event that more underground Metro stations are added within the District (perhaps with the New Blue line, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/?p=32\">other core expansions<\/a>), it&#8217;s interesting to think about new station architecture that would maintain the same design principles of the current system (volume, open train rooms, common materials &#8211; concrete, brass, red tile, etc, indirect lighting) while also allowing some variability that could provide unique identification for certain stations without sacrificing design unity.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 629px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/vargklo\/150306564\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/49\/150306564_36e270bef1_o.jpg?resize=619%2C465\" alt=\"Stockholm Metro Escaltors - from flickr\" width=\"619\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stockholm Metro Escalators - CC image from flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/add1sun\/4111243566\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2557\/4111243566_d7e6268c52_b.jpg?resize=620%2C465\" alt=\"Stockholm Metro - from flickr\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stockholm Metro - CC image from flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nenyaki\/3706168561\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2606\/3706168561_852e5e7c24_o.jpg?resize=620%2C338\" alt=\"Stockholm Metro - from flickr\" width=\"620\" height=\"338\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stockholm Metro - CC image from flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nenyaki\/3706168733\/in\/photostream\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3440\/3706168733_0d31453650_o.jpg?resize=620%2C331\" alt=\"Stockholm Metro - from flickr\" width=\"620\" height=\"331\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stockholm Metro - CC image from flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nenyaki\/3709632686\/in\/photostream\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3494\/3709632686_9fa5d5a847_o.jpg?resize=620%2C285\" alt=\"Stockholm Metro - CC image from flickr\" width=\"620\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stockholm Metro - CC image from flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Many of Stockholm&#8217;s stations, for example, use the look of exposed rock tunnels (a look considered for DC by Harry Weese, incidentally &#8211; to show the differences in construction methods for the stations drilled into the rock, versus those crafted with cut-and-cover methods), providing unity between stations while still allowing for unique designs.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps future expansions to the Metro could swing more in the direction of unique station designs and public art installations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several sources have linked to a great photo compilation from design boom on avant garde subway station architecture from around the world.\u00a0\u00a0 The images come from: stockholm tunnelbana munich u-bahn bilbao metro shanghai bund sightseeing tunnel dubai metro tokyo &#8211; iidabashi station prague \u2013 line a moscow \u2013 komsomolskaya station toronto &#8211; museum station barcelona [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[45],"tags":[459,469,73,87,474],"class_list":["post-1092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-transit","tag-metro","tag-public-art","tag-station-architecture","tag-stations","tag-transit"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pHcGQ-hC","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1092"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1165,"href":"https:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1092\/revisions\/1165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}