In our regular column The Flâneur, Design Anthology co-editor-in-chief and Tokyo resident Jeremy Smart considers how a series of architect-designed public bathrooms that attracted global attention have become characters in the city’s daily life.

A flâneur is an urban explorer — a connoisseur of the street. In our rotating column, guests share their musings, observations and critiques of the urban environment in cities around the world. Dr Peter Cookson Smith, an architect and planner, is this issue’s flâneur.

A flâneur is an urban explorer — a connoisseur of the street. In our rotating column, guests share their musings, observations and critiques of the urban environment in cities around the world. John Batten, art critic, curator and activist, is this issue’s flâneur

A flâneur is an urban explorer — a connoisseur of the street. In our rotating column, guests share their musings, observations and critiques of the urban environment in cities around the world. Paul Zimmerman, CEO of Designing Hong Kong and a District Councillor, is this issue’s flâneur.