Week 3
Row 1
- B1 Contrasting Additions: Contrasting additions are buildings that have mismatched architectural styles for different parts of it. Learn more in 99PIC pp 213-214!
- I1 Skate Blockers: Skate blockers are small metal bumps attached to public stairwells, benches, railings, and other items to deter skateboarders from using the ledges to perform skate tricks. Learn more in 99PIC pp 312-314!
- N1 Rotary Junction: A rotary junction is a circular roadway with multiple entry and exit points. It may or may not have lights controlling the flow of traffic. Learn more in 99PIC pp 143-145!
- G1 Desire Path: Desire paths are tracks made by pedestrians walking through grassy areas. Learn more in 99PIC pp 347-349!
- O1 Street Tree: Trees planted by the municipality along local streets. Learn more in 99PIC pp 286-287!
Row 2
- B2 Shelter Marker: Shelter markers indicate the public emergency shelters in urban areas. Learn more in 99PIC pp 77-79!
- I2 Emergency Exit: Emergency exits provide supplementary building exits, like doors and exterior ladders, in the event of an emergency, particularly fires. Learn more in 99PIC pp 170-171!
- N2 Manhole cover: Manhole cover are thick metal discs that cover the entrance to underground sewer systems. They can be very decorative. Learn more in 99PIC pp 108-110!
- G2 Neon Lights: Neon lights are glass tubes filled with gases that light up in vibrant colors when charged with electricity. Learn more in 99PIC pp 84-85!
- O2 Surveillance Camera: Surveillance cameras are closed-circuit television cameras that surveil and monitor public spaces.
Row 3
- B3 Maintained Remains (Thomassons): Maintained remains (or Thomassons) are actively maintained architectural remains that are no longer functional, like a stairwell that leads nowhere. Learn more in 99PIC pp 40-41!
- I3 Skyscraper: Skyscrapers are extremely tall buildings common in cities, where building vertically is more cost-effective. Learn more in 99PIC pp 195-196!
- N3 Read a Plaque: Read a plaque! They're everywhere, and they'll tell you stories about where you are. Learn more in 99PIC pp 58-59!
- G3 Preserved Historic Building: Preserved historic buildings are old buildings that have been deliberately conserved in their original architectural style and are protected from demolition or significant remodeling. Learn more in 99PIC pp 219-221!
- O3 Hand-Painted Sign: Hand-painted signs are business signs and advertisements painted freehand by a professional craftsperson. Learn more in 99PIC pp 82-83!
Row 4
- B4 Wireless Tower: Wireless towers are often industrial towers that transmit cellular service, but some are camouflaged to blend with the environment. Learn more in 99PIC pp 26-28!
- I4 Abandoned Building: An abandoned building is a building that is no longer being maintained, and has been left to decay but has not been knocked down. Learn more in 99IC pp 228-229!
- N4 Ungrounded Plants: Ungrounded plants are plants growing on buildings that are not rooted in the ground. Learn more in 99PIC pp 290-292!
- G4 Graveyard: Graveyards are areas of a town that have been designated for the internment of the dead. Learn more in 99PIC pp 282-283!
- O4 Community Garden: Community gardens are unused urban spaces that have been transformed into gardening spaces that community members can use to grow plants and food. Learn more in 99PIC pp 345-347!
Row 5
- B5 Car-Free Zone: Car-free zones are designated areas where cars are not permitted to drive. Often, they are former roads or streets that have been converted to pedestrian or bike paths.
- I5 Speed Cushion: A speed cushion is a type of speed bump that has cutouts spaced to accommodate emergency vehicles. Learn more in 99PIC pp 145-147!
- N5 Electricity Meter: Electricity meters are typically located on the exterior of buildings and track the amount of electricity used by the building. Learn more in 99PIC pp 128-129!
- G5 Sidewalk markings: Sidewalk markings are informative impressions made in sidewalk cement while it is setting. Sometimes these markings are graffiti. Learn more in 99PIC pp 7-10!
- O5 Quatrefoil: A quatrefoil is a symmetrical four-leaf clover like shape commonly used in architectural decoration. Learn more in 99PIC pp 60-61!