The Idea Our failure to guarantee that we have a place to relieve ourselves when the need arises seems trivial until you need one. Then you realize that, without a doubt, this is a much more important issue than is commonly realized. It is also a vivid example of the sharp differences in access to the necessities of life that…
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World Toilet Day
Friday, November 19, 2021. Valuing toilets “Who cares about toilets? 3.6 billion people do. Because they don’t have one that works properly.“ That is the starting point of this 2021 Campaign for World Toilet Day. The Observance celebrates toilets and raises awareness of the 3.6 billion people living without access to safely managed sanitation. When some people in a community…
Tadao Ando
Tadao Ando creates a circular public toilet surrounded by cherry trees in Tokyo source: https://www.dezeen.com/2020/09/14/tadao-ando-toilet-tokyo-jingu-dori-park/ Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando has completed a circular toilet in a Tokyo park as his contribution to the Tokyo Toilet project. Built-in Jingu-Dori Park, the toilet was created as part of a scheme run by the non-profit Nippon Foundation to upgrade public facilities in the city’s downtown Shibuya district. The initiative has…
Links to Some Ideas
To get you started American Restroom Association World Toilet Organization Photo source https://www.worldtoilet.org/rainbow-school-toilet/ Norway https://www.visitnorway.com/plan-your-trip/travel-tips-a-z/norwegian-scenic-routes/worlds-best-toilets/ The public toilets reopening in Cambridge city centre this weekend: https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/public-toilets-reopening-cambridge-city-18530499 Venice Italy https://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/public_toilets.htm Carry change for toilets, which often have turnstiles at the entrances. Public WCs of AMAV, the Venice sanitation authority, charge a mind-boggling €1,50 unless you have the Venice Connected pass. Larger museums (such as the…