Shigeru Ban creates see-through public toilets in Tokyo

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Shigeru Ban creates see-through public toilets in Tokyo

The toilets are made from 'smart glass' that turns opaque when the cubicles are occupied

Published: August 20, 2020 09:13 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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Copy of 486855-01-02-1597899780588 — A man attempts to look past opaque glass of an occupied toilet cubicle designed by Shigeru Ban. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 486858-01-02-1597899775890 — A man walks past a transparent toilet at Yoyogi Fukamachi Mini Park in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 486864-01-02-1597899770853 — An interior view of a transparent toilet. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 486862-01-02-1597899773378 — A man inside a transparent toilet designed by Shigeru Ban. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 486866-01-02-1597899765753 — A man uses a transparent toilet designed by Shigeru Ban. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 486865-01-02-1597899768388 — A woman stands in front of a transparent toilet at Haru-no-Ogawa Community Park in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 486907-01-02-1597899785683 — A general view of a transparent toilet designed by Shigeru Ban. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 486857-01-02-1597899778348 — The toilets are made from 'smart glass' that turns opaque when the cubicles are occupied. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 486870-01-02-1597899757709 — A woman takes pictures of a transparent toilet at Yoyogi Fukamachi Mini Park in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 486854-01-02-1597899783097 — A man uses a transparent toilet at Haru-no-Ogawa Community Park in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 486867-01-02-1597899763312 — Pedestrians are seen past a transparent toilet designed by Shigeru Ban. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 486871-01-02-1597899788105 — A general view of a transparent toilet designed by Shigeru Ban. Image Credit: AFP

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