Architecture has grown a lot since the last millennium, we can now build structures we couldn’t have thought of before. Though sometimes, when we build our cities, we would prioritize the comfort of one but sacrifice another’s. A great example of this can be seen in some cities where there are a few and narrow sidewalks but many wide roads because the welfare of the cars was put on top of that of the pedestrians.
However, that’s not the case for these examples from the Friendly Architecture subreddit. Living up to its name, this group collects sightings of structures that scream “No one is left behind.” From turtle tunnels to wheelchair-accessible gardens, this list has 30 of the friendliest structures that can surely accommodate everyone that will need them.
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#1 Turtle Tunnels In Japan, Protecting The Turtles Crossing Train Tracks And Stopping Trains From Derailing Due To Turtles!!
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#2 Wheelchair Resting Spot On A Long Hill. Also A Bench In A Pinch
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#3 This Drinking Fountain Allows You To Gill Your Bottle, And Saves The Extra Water For Passing Dogs
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#4 Crab Migration Bridge, Christmas Island, Australia
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#5 Wall Of Kindness, Norwich, Vermont, USA
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#6 In Asia Nobody Has To Worry About Falling Into The Subway Tracks
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#7 These Two Coin Lockers That Are Easily Accessible In A Wheelchair, Austria
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#8 Wildlife Overpass, Trans-Canada Highway, Banff National Park, Canada. The 38 Passes And Fencing Have Reduced Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions By More Than 80%
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#9 These Public Benches Are Reversible, So You Can Choose To Look At People, Or Boats
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#10 They Put Rails Under The Benches In This Park So You Can Always Be In The Shadow
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#11 Sympathetic Architecture
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#12 Homeless Bench, Vancouver, Canada
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#13 This Gate Allowing Horses And Pedestrians Not Cars
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#14 Public Defibrillation Station, Adelaide, Australia
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#15 Old City, Jerusalem Added 4km Of Wheelchair-Accessible Routes In 2019 (And Cleared It With Unesco)
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#16 Mini Door At Child’s Doctor’s Office, Neat Idea!
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#17 Cover For Bicycle Saddle So It Doesn’t Get Wet When It Rains
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#18 Pool And Water Slide, Egmont Højskolen (“Folk High School”), Western Denmark
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#19 Australian Wheelchair Swing!
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#20 Wheelchair Friendly Sandbox
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#21 Circular Footbridge Over Roundabout, Shanghai
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#22 It’s Not For People But It’s Still Friendly
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#23 These Benches That Turn Into Tables
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#24 Bee Bricks: Bricks With Holes For Solitary Bees
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#25 This Bus Stop Near My Home In Norway
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#26 Super-Accessible Waterfront, Sirens Beach, Greece
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#27 Parent + Child Library Carrel, So You Can Do Your Research And Keep Your Little One Occupied. Fairfield Library, Virginia, USA
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#28 Green Man+, A Card & Traffic Light System To Give People More Time To Cross At Intersections, Singapore
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#29 In Norway You Get A Small Amount Of Money For Recycling Bottles/Cans. They’re Often Collected By Poor People, Homeless Etc. A Lot Of Our Trash Cans Has These Holders Around Them So People Don’t Have To Search Through The Trash To Collect Them
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#30 Wheelchair Accessible Gardening. Used For Garden Therapy, Rehab, Hospice. Developed In Douvres-La-Délivrande, France
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