Marty produced many study sketches during his recent trip to Budapest – a city rich with signage beautifully integrated with the architecture.

Welcome to the new Martin Treu Website, a platform for a variety of great ideas related to urbanism — historic and current. For this website, we wanted to convey the look and feel of an ideal American commercial streetscape. Last year we discovered the work of illustrator Scotty Reifsnyder. We knew he could capture the joy of a vibrant pedestrian-friendly … keep reading…

Signs, Streets and Storefronts has been ten years in the making. Martin Treu traversed the United States countless times seeking out commercial streetscapes and archives that tell the story of America’s love-hate relationship with commerce. He takes his readers on an astounding journey across three centuries of the commercial corridors of America, from colonial crossroads villages to the exit ramp … keep reading…