WebUrbanist | Archived Articles for October, 2009

5 Modern Housing Concepts for the ‘New’ New Orleans

Brad Pitt's Make it Right Foundation is in the process of building modern, green, storm-resistant homes in New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward.

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7 Wonders of the (Un)Dead World: Global Ossuaries

We typically see burial places as solemn and sorrowful, but these seven amazing collections of human bones artistically remind us to embrace life every day.

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All Aboard! Clever Recycled Train Car Homes, Offices & Hotels

Abandoned train cars litter the urban and country landscape. These recycled structures use the historic cars to make entirely new homes, offices and hotels.

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10 Of The Most Chilling Haunted Castles In The World

Whether to support your obsession with ghouls or just for thrills and chills, here are 10 of the creepiest, most ghost-infested and haunted castles in the world.

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Den of Daydreams: 8 Fantastical Make-Believe Makeovers

Bridge of the Enterprise? Super Mario in the bedroom? Cinderella's Pumpkin Coach? Here are 8 examples of homes that won't settle for anything less than a fairytale

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Crafty Consumerism: 15 Forms of Barcode Art

From tattoos and home decor to portraits of Jesus, the barcode has been elevated to art in many different forms, whether infused with meaning or not.

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War and Pieces: 9 Preserved Bombed-Out WWII Buildings

These 9 examples of preserved buildings stand, in stark contrast to their successors, as testaments to a war that forever changed the world we live in.

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Fractured Reality: Bizarre 3-D Photo Sculptures

Artist Gwon Osang forms hundreds of photographs around mannequins to create bizarre three-dimensional photo sculptures.

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Do it Yourself? 14 Silly (and Scary) Vehicle Modifications

From the hilariously haphazard to the creatively upcycled, these insane vehicle modifications are perfect examples of do-it-yourself gone wild.

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Faux Photography: 43 Stunning Super-Realistic Works of Art

Would you believe that none of these pictures are photographs? It's true - the ten artists featured here specialize in amazingly realistic works of art.

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Best Photos from 12 Top New Master Photographers

Here are some of the best modern photos from new and upcoming masters of contemporary photography, from artists to advertisers and much much more.

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"Should It Be Doing That?": 13 More Amazing Buildings In Motion

Have a look at these 13 more examples of buildings in motion, whether by illusory trickery or natty mechanics, and ask yourself - are we ready for urban life on the move?

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12 Cardboard Artists Who Think Outside the Box

Cardboard transcends its humble reputation when formed into incredible sculptures, installations and architecture by these 12 artists.

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Tilted In Your Favor: 13 More Famous Leaning Towers

There's more to food than pizza and there's more to leaning towers than Pisa, as these 15 slanted spires show by NOT living life on the straight & narrow.

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Auto-Photoshop: Faux Photos That Will Blow Your Mind

An amazing new online tool called PhotoSketch automatically transforms a stick-figure sketch into a Photoshopped image montage in minutes.

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