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. Tøftemo


The Next Mission


by Romanywg


West Park Reflections too


by Romanywg


Green: Peeling Pain


by James C Farmer


Please Close the Doors After Leaving


by James C Farmer


Beelitz: #1


by James C Farmer


Way Out


by James C Farmer


Beelitz: #2


by James C Farmer


Concrete Stairwell


by Chris Leithead


Rust Macro at Filey


by tina_manthorpe


Brooklyn Rust: The Brooklyn Bridge


by Digital Agent


Locked Rust Blue


by tina_manthorpe


Cracked Sidewalk in Front of Charlotte Street Arts Centre in Fredericton


by Chris Campbell


Bowling Alley


by keiththrn


Abandoned in Cork


by slinky2000


Abandoned Building


by Isaac E


Denbigh Abandoned Asylum


by andre.goby


Pripyat, Ukraine Chernobyl


by robot fotomat


Nuclear Winter in Chernobyl


by Stuck in Customs


Pripyat Amusement Park, Ukraine Chernobyl


by robot fotomat


Swimming Pool in the Abandoned School in Pripyat’ / Chernobyl


by Danny–Boy


Urban Decay 8


by ghostrider-in-ze-sky


Abandoned Building in Pripyat’ / Chernobyl


by Danny–Boy


Chernobyl/Pripyat, Ukraine: Ferris Wheel


by 8333696


Abandoned Building in Pripyat’ / Chernobyl


by DannyBoy


Watcher


by borderfilms (Doug)


OH Dexter City – Abandoned School


by scottamus


Abandoned City Methodist Church, Gary, Indiana


by Timothy Neesam


Pripyat – Abandoned City


by Dazzababes


Abandoned City: Paper Circles


by eruthnum


Abandoned City: Kitchen Stove


by eruthnum


City Meth: Gary, Indiana


by Noel Kerns


Abandoned Building in La Habana, Cuba


by vormplus


Hospental, Abandoned Building: Switzerland


by Tuuur


Abandoned Row Houses – Perlman Place (Baltimore)


by sann235


NYC Ghetto: Bushwick Brooklyn


by izakokomari890


Flats to Let 1987: South Bronx


by Urban Photos


Grungy Wall Texture


by iammi-z


Rust Texture


by code1name


Grunge: Wooden Door


by jazza


Lisbon Balconies


by hbrinkman


Old Wood: Grungy Wooden Structure


by jazza


Deserted Houses


by barunpatro


Old Tower


by cyborg1us


Old Stavelot: Ardennes, Belgium


by hbrinkman


Museum? A Rundown Shack in Sofala, NSW, Australia


by drakemata


Street Urban Decay: Porto City, Portugal


by saavem


Tangled Wires


by drog1998


Abandoned Warehouse 5: Gatke Building, Warsaw, IN


by freschje


Miami, Arizona


by kevinzim


New Orleans Alley post Katrina


by bonesdog


Ruins


by Marinela


Utrect: Canal in Holland


by martwork


Old Door in a House in Limache, Chile


by philhxc


Urban Winter: Saarbrücken, Bürgerpark


by Author


About Author
– Cameron Chapman is a professional Web and graphic designer with over 7 years of experience. She writes for a number of blogs,
including her own, Cameron Chapman On Writing. She’s also the author of Internet Famous: A Practical Guide to Becoming an Online Celebrity

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