"Marginalized in architectural discourse and often dismissed as purely functional, parking garages remain among the most ubiquitous structures in the urban landscape. Designed to accommodate the needs of private vehicles, they occupy central locations, shape skylines, and consume considerable resources, yet rarely receive the same attention - or architectural care - as cultural institutions, schools, or housing. Despite their prevalence, these buildings tend to fade into the background of daily life, treated as infrastructural necessities rather than as design opportunities."
"As urban mobility undergoes profound transformations - from the decline of car ownership to the rise of electric vehicles and shared transport systems - the role of parking infrastructure is being redefined. Architects and planners are reimagining garages as adaptable frameworks that integrate public space, ecological functions, and mixed-use programs. These new approaches challenge the perception of parking as a residual typology and instead position it as a civic structure with the potential to support more inclusive, flexible, and sustainable urban models."
Parking garages are marginalized in architectural discourse and often dismissed as purely functional despite ubiquity in the urban landscape. They are designed for private vehicles, occupy central locations, shape skylines, and consume considerable resources, yet they rarely receive architectural care comparable to cultural institutions, schools, or housing. Urban mobility changes — including declining car ownership, growth of electric vehicles, and shared transport — are redefining the role of parking infrastructure. Architects and planners are reimagining garages as adaptable frameworks that can integrate public space, ecological functions, and mixed-use programs. These approaches reposition parking as a civic structure capable of supporting more inclusive, flexible, and sustainable urban models.
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