Since its beginning in 1959, Lisbon Metro has been an example of the modern trend that is visible in the city. Its stations connect three important aspects - architecture, art and design. These features were worked together shoulder to shoulder, from the very first project drawings. This triangular dynamic is systematically encouraged and is easily noticeable mainly in the stations built since the mid-1990s. Considered as good practice by UITP, public art is present in every single station of the Lisbon Metro network; artists from all over the world are represented, the best example being Orient station, displaying thirteen internationally renowned artists.   uitp - internation union of public transport