I have to say, I'm not a huge fan of the subway, underground, métro, whatever you like to call it in the city that you love. I think I've personally been marred by the experience of the Parisian métro which, I'm sorry I must be honest here, is far from anything I would even remotely consider writing home about. But this is not a complaint post, it's a design post. So 'why is she on this subway tangent?' you ask?
Well, I recently came across an article in Fastcodesign, what is probably one of my favourite design, business and motivational information sources out there. Love their stuff. Love it!! Anyway, the article depicts what are quite lonely, subdued, yet very living and breathing subway moments under the city of Munich. I find it incredible how without one sole passenger the spaces are so colourful and so present in affirming their existence as sophisticated architectural entities. They embody so much more than just the boring, congested subway ideology that we often imagine when hearing the word 'subway'. Moreover, they are not simply spaces but well thought-out volumes. With the absence of human traffic we're free to admire the heights, descents, crevices, tunnels and turns that chisel out these mysterious environments... Oh and do check-out pic n° 8 below. Spot the hidden Opera House? Funny stuff...
Images courtesy of - fastcodesign
Photographer - Nick Frank
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