EXPERIENCE

Shanghai Metro Wayfinding (2012)

With the rapid expansion of Shanghai’s metro network into one of the largest in the world, the Atkins team was invited to carry out an independent assessment of Shanghai’s current wayfinding design standards. This included identifying design options or refinements to improve the overall visibility, legibility and uptake of station information. The overall objective was to support the upgrade of Shanghai’s current wayfinding system to a ‘Best Practice’ standard: creating a more international, multi-lingual system; and supporting accessibility for a growing, diverse range of metro users.

Atkins was able to provide distinct and prioritised recommendations to be incorporated into an updated version of the wayfinding design standards. These could then be taken forward for all future metro stations being built across the region, as well as included within any station refreshes planned for the coming years.