One of the things that makes a great designer is the ability to see beauty in unlikely places. And images of urban decay can really put that ability to the test.
Whether it’s images of abandoned buildings or simply a disregarded alley or nook, there is beauty to be found in the derelict and forgotten areas of the world’s cities. The images below give only a small taste of what’s out there, ready to inspire your next design project.
Urban Decay in Tacoma
by anthonyh2006
Urban Decay at a Marin School
by CourtneyAllison
Urban Decay: Nature Juxtaposed with Industry
by Irit
Day 10 — Urban Decay (or Regrowth?)
by brianjmatis
Urban Decay2
by grigjr
Urban Decay — Sofas and Chairs
by byonder
Urban Decay 11 — Courtyard
by grigjr
Urban Decay – 01 — Graffiti
by scotto
Urban Decay — Aerosol Cans
by ridethespiral1
Urban Decay — Red Chair
by secdoover
UrbanDecay
by entengruetze
Urban Decay — English Academy
by ghostrider-in-ze-sky
Urban Decay: American Auto
by paperdolldreams
Urban Decay: Rusted Factory
by JoeCollver
Urban Decay – 14: Warehouse
by scotto
Urban Decay: Arches
by VSprink
Urban Decay: Black and White Doorway
by downhill
Urban Decay: Smoke Stacks
by snake.eyes
Urban Decay 5: Sunlight Effects
by ghostrider-in-ze-sky
Urban Decay Boston
by tarotist
Urban Decay: Three Towers
by bloodfilledlungs
Urban Decay: Water Fountain
by Enzo D.
Urban Decay New Set – 1
by ro-stock
Rust in Peace
by thespook
Decay VIII
by Benjinoman
Queens Urban Decay 207a
by chaserpaul
Urban Decay 3: Stroke-on-Trent
by CarolAnneS
Urban Decay 2: Peeling Plaster and Brick
by rosetigerdragon
Decay from the “Urban Exploration” Project
by MuffYz
Urban Decay, Velluters
by Xavi Calvo
Urban Decay (Moscow)
by happy-dee-dooo
Urban Decay: Broken Window
by B Rosen
Urban Decay 008: Peeling Paint
by MarcoFiorentini
Old Colonial Mansion Opposite the National Museum
by remittance_girl
Stuffed If I Know
by MIAD
Dodgey Ladder
by MIAD
Urbex Self Portrait
by James Loesch
Blue Door, Yellow Wall
by Stoxasths
Setting Up the Fair
by Stoxasths
Krampnitz
by James C Farmer
The Old Soccer Stadion
by Static_P
In the Heart of the Plant
by NARIBIS
MF
by Static_P
West Park – Still Life 2
by Romanywg
Abandoned Asylum
by andre.govia
Lier Mental Hospital – Old Wheel Chair
by Anders V. T
