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messaging and e-mail transit alerts as well as NextBus®-type technologies are
minimizing the need for elaborate enclosed transit system shelters on college
campuses and elsewhere. Transit shelters
are becoming iconic stop-markers, providing protection from overhead elements
for relatively short periods of time. The
design for the Rutgers University transit system at the New Brunswick campus juxtaposes light and
materials to convey a sense of place and time.
The structure is a simple canopy supported by a linear arrangement of
four column clusters. The roof material creates a red shadow
of varying intensity that travels
the site with the rising and setting of the sun.
The absence of
walls creates unobstructed sidewalks and sight lines for pedestrians, drivers,
and adjacent building occupants.