Source: Christopher Fennell, spaceinvading, inhabitat
Decommissioned school buses get sent to the scrapyard every day, so sculptor Christopher Fennell created this brilliant yellow bus shelter to keep the spirit of these buses going round and round. Situated in Athens, Georgia, the shelter is composed of three iconic yellow school buses dating from the years ‘62, ‘72, and ‘77. To create it Chris carefully chose pieces from the scrapped buses and then welded them together along with seats taken from an old city line. We love how the shelter’s beautiful reuse of salvaged materials perfectly suits its new purpose as it stands ready to welcome passengers as they wait for their next bus.
Designer: Christopher Fennell
Location: Atlanta, GA
The Bus Shelter is made from 3 old school buses, years: 62, 72 and 77. The seat is from one of Atlanta's decommissioned city buses.
Old school bus can always reminds me a lot of good memories back in elementry school. It is kinda sad to see them retired. Fennell's design is a very smart way to rescue the retired school buses. This design is meaningful in that it not only recycled the materials, but also produce a metephorical (or symbolical) meaning, create an association to the viewers. I think good design should always contain a substantial meaning--such as recycled material, and a symbolical meaning-- reminds us its original function and how it is related to the current function, in this case.
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