WebUrbanist | Archived Articles for February, 2008

7 Abandoned Cities and Towns of Europe

The European Union may appear on the surface to be a unified body but underneath each member country retains a unique and complex history.

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10 Clever Pieces of Transforming Furniture

Be sure to scroll all the way down: the best (pictured briefly above) has been saved for last!

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Surprise: World's Tallest Structure Isn't a Skyscraper

Believe it or not, there are a number of structures taller even than the infamous Burj Dubai.

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17 Extreme Houseboats and House Boat Designs

This collection spans the extremes of design and brute-force ingenuity: from the obscenely luxurious to the absurdly simple.

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More Unusual And Geek Graffiti

Here are seven more geek graffiti projects that comment on and employ tools of the digital age to reinterpret traditional street art approaches or convey contemporary messages via new media.

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Dharma Initiative: A Visual Tour of 7 Stations

Dedicated followers of the series have slowly gathered and compiled data to compose a clearer picture of this fantastic island, cataloging locations in great detail.

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10 Amazing Tree Houses from Around the World

Here are ten incredible tree house designs that range from functional to fanciful, sustainable to strange and affordable to incredibly expensive.

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Sustainable Architecture from Innovative Materials

A basic earthen structure is formed and finished by traditional clay-firing processes - like pottery on a massive scale to build abodes for long-term desert living.

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15 Ingenious Humanitarian Subvertisements

Here are just some of the growing number of subversive advertising campaigns that have been to raise global awareness.

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Frank Gehry's First 'Deconstructivist' Building

Gehry is best known for his curvy, metalic wave-form museums in Bilbao, Seattle, Los Angeles and Minneapolis, but it all started with strange impulses in the 70s.

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Innovative Industrial Designs for Ecological Living

What if you could simply reuse packaging as part of a product rather than sending away for disposal or recycling?

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