Take the Stairs and Lose Some Weight Already

Can architecture make you fat? That’s the question posed by the Guardian in an article of the same name. The answer: yep. Too many elevators, escalators, and, in certain buildings, support beams made of chocolate fudge. And to help fight the UK’s new battle with something we’re all too familiar with here in the US, a rising wave of obesity, they’re recommending architects and planners do something about it. Here’s a bit:

So what, exactly, can architects do? For most of us, exercise is something that happens during the course of the day – while we are shopping, commuting, walking the dog.

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