Public Works

A rare World War II-era siren still survives in the southern suburbs of Manchester.

This jellyfish provides clean water for an entire Dutch province.

Unwanted and reluctant ownership, Gordon Lamp glimmers faintly and serves as a relic of the bygone Victorian era.

Though they might seem like arbitrary scratches in the wall, these were once official measures of length.

The last street gas lamps in Hong Kong.

This giant work of Cappadocian pottery includes a memorial for the artisan who created it.

An abandoned incline railway site is now a green space with six acres of trails connecting hilltop neighborhoods.

This museum explores the history of the city's public transportation. Its collection includes the world's oldest preserved electric trolley car.

One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.

An artistic interpretation of the history of a Scottish park, combining poetry with anthropomorphic animals.

The Denny Substation has been called "the coolest substation in the world" and sits in a densely populated Seattle neighborhood.

A winding cave grotto walkway built to provide employment for veterans after World War I.

This petite cutlery factory sits on the foundations of a defunct gasworks.

An innovative local park built from an abandoned sewage treatment plant.

Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.

The final resting place of a wealthy landowner who helped create the largest public park in Western Massachusetts.