Week Four
Row 1
- B1 Utility Codes: Utility codes are spray-painted on roads and sidewalks to help construction avoid damaging hidden infrastructure. Learn more in 99PIC pp 4-6!
- I1 Is that Audrey Munson?: Is that Audrey Munson? Audrey Munson was an art model in the early 20th century who posed for hundreds of public monument sculptures. Learn more in 99PIC pp 55-57!
- N1 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!
- G1 Contrasting Additions: Contrasting additions are buildings that have mismatched architectural styles for different parts of it. Learn more in 99PIC pp 213-214!
- O1 Squirrels: Common squirrels, or Eastern grey squirrels, only became common after the development of modern parks and the species was reintroduced. Learn more in 99PIC pp 296-298!
Row 2
- B2 Concrete Building: Concrete is one of the most commonly used materials in the world, and buildings made from it are often aesthetically controversial. Learn more in 99PIC pp 176-178!
- I2 Pedestrian Signal: Pedestrian signals are the walk indicator lights at crosswalks. Learn more in 99PIC pp 153-154!
- N2 Hand-Painted Sign: Hand-painted signs are business signs and advertisements painted freehand by a professional craftsperson. Learn more in 99PIC pp 82-83!
- G2 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!
- O2 Discomforting Seats: Discomforting seats are a type of hostile architecture that makes it difficult to get comfortable in public seating, discouraging long stays. Learn more in 99PIC pp 316-317!
Row 3
- B3 Desire Path: Desire paths are tracks made by pedestrians walking through grassy areas. Learn more in 99PIC pp 347-349!
- 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 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!
- O3 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.
Row 4
- B4 Pigeons: Pigeons were once luxury pets that lost their exotic appeal and fell out of favor once escape into the wild led to them becoming common. Learn more in 99PIC pp 300-301!
- I4 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!
- N4 All-Wood Building: A public or private building made entirely from wood. Learn more in 99PIC pp 178-179!
- G4 Surveillance Camera: Surveillance cameras are closed-circuit television cameras that surveil and monitor public spaces.
- O4 Street Canyon: Street canyons are a byproduct of dense development on either side of a street, creating canyon-like environmental effects at the street level, like strong wind tunnels. Learn more in 99PIC pp 203-205!
Row 5
- B5 Ungrounded Plants: Ungrounded plants are plants growing on buildings that are not rooted in the ground. Learn more in 99PIC pp 290-292!
- I5 Retroflective Studs: Retroflective studs are small reflective caps embedded in roads and paths to improve visibility of road lines at night. Learn more in 99PIC pp 66-68!
- N5 Converted Greenway: Converted greenways are previously developed spaces that have been re-converted to green spaces, such as rails-to-trails projects. Learn more in 99PIC pp 284-286!
- G5 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!
- O5 Commercial Signifier (Duck): Commercial signifiers (Ducks) are buildings that explicitly represent their function through their shape and construction, like the Big Duck on Long Island, which is shaped like a duck and sells ducks and duck eggs. Learn more in 99PIC pp 211-212!