Many architects who design office buildings, playgrounds, shopping centers and other facilities are taking time to plan innovative designs that include bike racks. These bike racks have taken on many unusual and eye-catching shapes and designs, such as flowers, butterflies, sports gear, etc. This technique of bike rack design is being used as part of the landscape. Bike racks are actually an inexpensive manner in which to provide an attractive means of parking bikes. A zoo may offer bike racks that are shaped in the form of various animals, or a school may have one designed in the shape of their mascot, whether it be a bear, a bull or a cowboy. These unique bike racks can be composed of stainless steel or another type of steel and may be painted in a variety of colors.

Functionality and durability are important in the design of the bike rack, but nothing is more important than the security it should provide. Thus, most innovative bike racks should be U-lock compatible, as well as easy to use and to locate.

In order to blend in with the modern architecture of many of today’s innovative structures, bike racks are being constructed to complement the design in order to enhance the overall appearance of the property. These innovative designs in bike racks can be seen at office complexes, schools, shopping centers, movie theatres, playgrounds and transit stations.

Bike racks have take on many unusual shapes and designs in recent years from spirals to geometrics to familiar objects such as flowers, cacti, bicycles and animals. Many of these whimsical shaped bike racks are painted in bright colors and can be seen on school and park playgrounds. These structures help to brighten up a park or playground, making it more pleasing to children as well as grown-ups.

The unusual spiral and geometric shapes are often seen in office buildings, shopping centers and transit stations. They are engineered to project a trendy design that becomes a part of the overall design of the office complex or metro station.

These modern bike racks are not only designed to be architecturally distinctive, but more secure as well. Most of these types of bike racks will provide high quality security by enabling both the bike tire and frame to be secured to the bike rack by utilizing u-style bike locks.

Some of the more innovative bike racks include those that have been installed in the form of various sculptures, such as a bike rack in the form of a monopoly game, a croquet set, and even bike racks that include climbing vines on which kids may play.