5 examples of inspiring and unusual use of stairs and escalators

Posted: May 10th, 2010 | Author: Jasper Visser | Filed under: Buildings, Inspiration | Tags: , , | View Comments

Some Sort of Tupelo by Thomas Hawk on Flickr

Photo by Thomas Hawk on Flickr

Last weekend I worked on a project idea involving the creative use of stairs in a museum. Stairs and escalators are often not more than a connection between two galleries. There is, however, so much more you can do with them. Stairs and escalators are an amazing place to use new media to connect with your audience.

Why? Stairs and especially escalators are (with toilets and ticket queues) the only place where your audience will stay a while. They’ll have to go up (or down) anyway, so why not give them something to do or look at in the meantime?

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