| p>ur-ban-ite o [ur-buh-nahyt] -- noun | | | | a plethora of uses, with chunks of urbanite |
| Any piece of broken concrete used as a building | | | | integrated into the retaining walls of the spiral |
| material. When you see a pile of broken concrete | | | | meditation walk. Even more impressive is the way |
| lying around, do you think hip new building material | | | | the creators of the landscape used urbanite to |
| or something to haul to the dump? If you yearn | | | | build the waterfalls that line the walkways |
| to give new life to your old concrete driveway, | | | | throughout the park. |
| count yourself as a trendsetter. | | | | I have incorporated urbanite throughout my newly |
| Urbanite is gaining great respect as a 21st century | | | | remodeled back patio and outdoor kitchen, using it |
| building material, with pieces of our fragmented | | | | as retaining walls and flooring throughout. Plus |
| culture being salvaged for use in sidewalks, walls, | | | | adding to the fun, we incorporated pieces of red |
| floors and courtyards. It's an explosion of | | | | and green colored urbanite to add a splash of |
| recycling genius, where artistic meets thrifty to | | | | interest. |
| create professional looking masterpiece. The best | | | | As a bonus, I collected the edging from a friend's |
| part is, that in most cases, urbanite comes to us | | | | swimming pool when it was being remodeled, |
| simply for the cost of picking it up. | | | | which perfectly caps the urbanite retaining wall in |
| For inspiration on how to use urbanite, just look | | | | my backyard, creating a natural place to sit. |
| around. The Virginia G. Piper Writing Center at | | | | Urbanite is not something that you can find at |
| Arizona State University's Tempe campus | | | | your local building store. It usually sits in piles in |
| showcases a mosaic of urbanite cast in its | | | | front of your neighbors, waiting for a one-way |
| garden, used as stepping stones and a patio, with | | | | trip to the landfill. So get your truck and start |
| a smattering of perennials growing in the soil in | | | | dreaming about all your possible uses for this free |
| between. The Phoenix Indian School Park features | | | | building material. |