Using recycled glass bottles, UK College of Design student Aaron Scales has built a bus shelter with a non-profit volunteer organization in Lexington, Kentucky.
Project Bottlestop is beautiful. The shelter uses recycled glass Ale-8-One soft drink bottles illuminated by LED lights to create a unique piece of street art. The whole thing is enclosed in safety glass and is completely self-sustaining, with solar panels providing energy for the shelter’s lighting.
Scales’ bus stop isn’t just a design — it’s an actual bus shelter. The shelter was built as part of an initiative by a non-profit volunteer organization called Art in Motion to serve local bus riders. Art in Motion decided to sponsor a bus shelter design competition after learning that public art and improved amenities increase public transit ridership. Here’s hoping Art in Motion spreads its public art mission even further!
Source: Inhabitat
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