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Where Is My Urban Room

  • Leni Schwendinger
  • May 9
  • 1 min read

Updated: May 19

Make it a Cozy Connection


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The undecorated underpass frames shared vehicular and pedestrian space.


Connect or disconnect?


The unmaintained underpass is often the most direct walking route to essential places: work, groceries, services, cultural venues. Connecting after dark can be scary and miserable. Government agencies, non-profits and other funders can heal the disconnect when it is re-envisioned as a stitch of light.

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Last week, during the international LUCI Cities & Light Summit in London, presenters cited local citizen desires for “cozy”. Thus, Light Projects (LSLP) proposes transforming the often dismal underpass into a quintessential urban room.

Read about the Prospect-Refuge Theory:

Gordon Cullen, The Concise Townscape (1961)

Archontia Manolakelli, A Discussion of Jay Appleton's Theory (1975)

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