French Toilets of Spikersuppa in Oslo, Norway
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(Some could argue that the proposal of the toilet as a symbol for privacy entirely misses the point. Others could argue that before the projection of the higher (e.g. one's ideas), the lower compels.)
> The freestanding toilets are the smallest cells of public architecture, representing the smallest cell of the people. It offers privacy physically as well as psychologically, yet it is in public. Slightly manipulated and restyled, it supports the idea of individual freedom, physical hygiene and national identity, as a new statue of liberty for both countries