urbex

Definitions

The exploration of man-made environments, especially urban structures that are abandoned or off-limits; urban exploration.

uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Simon didn't need⟳ reminding about the dangers of urbex, but Matt was on a roll.[…]It had been Matt's blog that had got Simon into urbex.”

“For example, in Belgium, we have⟳ some great urbex (urban exploration) locations (old empty buildings) where you can go and shoot⟳.”

“Ultimately, urbex remains a kind of cipher—occasionally, it catches media attention, and is grouped with other subcultures, like⟳ parkour, or even steampunk (Dawdy 2010), that are somehow "remixing" or renegotiating ways to relate⟳ to space, and how particular spaces are envisioned to exist⟳ within time.”

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