An initiative from the Nippon Foundation called The Tokyo Toilet Project has launch three of 17 planned public toilets in Tokyo's Shibuya district, including two with a very unique design: transparent ...

Let's be honest. Public restrooms are often gross, and most of us would rather avoid them at all costs. The thought of encountering unsanitary conditions is enough to make anyone cringe. But what if ...

It’s take two for San Francisco’s public toilets 2.0, with a proposed design that would replace the current mock-Parisian models with bulbous metallic orbs that could be topped by plants or shrubs.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Those European-looking green public toilets in San Francisco will soon be removed from city streets and replaced with ones that will have a more modern look. The new ...

An International Competition for the best public toilet design has kicked off in a bid to generate best toilets that cut waste of water and spread of fatal diseases. Kenyan architects have an ...

The Shibuya district of Toyko is home to 17 über-modern public toilets. In 2020, the Toyko Toilet Project invited renowned creatives in Japan to design the facilities. The project includes bathrooms ...

New public toilets described as “sleek, shiny” and “spaceship-like,” complete with eco-friendly planters and roof gardens, are on the way to San Francisco streets after the selection Monday of a final ...

Modern plumbing and sewage pretty much flushed out the outhouse. And yet, these bathroom annexes have made a fashionable comeback of late, especially as public facilities. Many architects are ...

A New South Wales Senate inquiry into public toilets is underway, looking into the provision, design and maintenance of public toilets across the state. Whenever I mention this inquiry, however, ...