Public transport is a daily part of many of our lives (except perhaps those of us living the autopia of Los Angeles). Whatever you call it, the subway, tube, metro…these underground trains serve as major arteries of urban life. So why should these installations be primarily function while lacking form and aesthetic. Well, as documented by mic.ro.cosm, they don’t have to be. So, lets take a trip around the world and see what some municipalities are doing in the realm of public transport architecture.

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Gavin Lucas and Mike Dorrian have put together a compilation of some of the most unusual and imaginative advertising campaigns, most of which are staged in public. The Trimline Security Glass is simply brilliant and how can you not love a nine-ton block of ice chiseled into a VW?

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