The building is covered in ordinary aluminum siding, but the exterior is enlivened by a system of ramps, walkways, and stairs, as well as by a series of wonderful rooftop gardens with spectacular views of the city.
A system of aqueducts, covered walkways, and floodable parks serves as public spaces and an armature for smaller scale programs like playgrounds, community gardens, benches, etc.
A revolutionary part of the experiment is the scheme for segregating the motorist from the pedestrian by a system of High-level walkways, so far built only in the business zone.
Downtown buildings are connected by a system of air-conditioned, underground walkways that allow pedestrians to avoid the high heat and humidity of summer.
Our first stop was the canopy walk, a narrow wood-and-rope system of walkways suspended high above the forest floor.
The Skyway, a system of enclosed, climate-controlled pedestrian walkways located on the second-floor level, connects various points in the downtown area.
The Skyway, a system of enclosed, climate-controlled pedestrian walkways located at the second-floor level, connects various points in the downtown area.
The city also has a network of walking and bike paths, and in the downtown area a system of enclosed, climate-controlled, elevated walkways some 15 feet (5 metres) above street level known as Plus 15 (or +15)—allows pedestrians to avoid extreme weather.
Each involved a system of radiating chapels (to accommodate more priests during mass), ambulatories (arcaded walkways for visiting pilgrims) around the sanctuary apse, and large transepts (transverse aisles separating the sanctuary from the main body of the church).
Bologna's "historic centre" is made for the short break - a walkably compact constellation of palaces, student bars, galleries, restaurants, shops, piazzas and churches in pinks, terracottas and ochres, connected by a 25-mile cardiovascular system of bustling porticoed walkways.
