WebUrbanist | Archived Articles by Author: Steph
Steph is the steadfast super-writer who will tackle any topic and take it to the extreme, finding the most fascinating sources and strange images to support her articles.
Inception Park: Impossible Roller Coaster in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires becomes a fantasy urban playground in this fun video by Black Sheep Films, featuring roller coasters with no tracks that zoom through the city.
Lay of the Land: 13 Topographic Works of Art & Design
The lines that represent curves, dips and peaks on a landscape are celebrated for their beauty and symbolism in these 13 works of art and design.
Sideways-Shooting Photographer Turns Worlds on End
Artist Philippe Ramette shifts the perspective of the world, eliminating silly things like gravity, in his incredible performance art photography.
Stacking in Style: New Trend Puts Houses on Houses
These three structures couldn't be more different in all ways except one: they all look like individual houses piled on top of each other into vertical towers.
Dazzling 120-Zipper Dress & More Extreme Fashion
Artist and designer Sebastian Errazuriz creates playful and thoughtful dresses, coats and accessories that make a big (and sometimes funny) statement.
Refuge of Refuse: The Trashiest City on Earth
Brimming with trash, Garbage City is the destination for all of Cairo's refuse - but it's not a dumping ground. 30,000 people called the Zabbaleen live here.
Humans 2.0: 12 Bio-Tech Upgrades & Augmentations
Bionic limbs, RFID chips that unlock doors and brain implants that can control computers without touching them - these 12 biotech advances are amazing.
Write Black but Go Green: Save Pens Using Garamond Font
Artist Matt Robinson demonstrates that choosing one typeface over another might just save a significant amount of ink, with Garamond coming out on top.
Wild Child? Chaotic Museum Art Created by Kids
A sparkling clean, blinding white living space is transformed into a chaotic canvas for thousands of children armed with stickers in Yayoi Kusama's art exhibit.
18 Award-Winning Tree Houses, Hotels & Schools
Placing hideaways, learning facilities and vacation rentals in the treetops, Blue Forest has built a reputation for whimsical structures that celebrate nature.
Sea Food: 14 Floating Restaurants Around the World
These 14 highly unusual eateries take to the rivers, lakes and seas of the world, including Hong Kong's huge Jumbo Kingdom and Germany's BBQ Donut.
Flying People Zoom Through the Sky in Manhattan
Onlookers were fascinated and flummoxed when three human figures appeared in the New York City sky, zooming around buildings and bridges.
City-Shaped Design: 13 Urban-Inspired Objects
These 15 decorative and functional objects, from handkerchiefs to power strips, are inspired by skyscrapers and city streets.
Frying-Pan Planets? Dirty-Dish Art Photography
Norway-based photographer Christopher Jonassen transforms dirty, scuffed frying pans into surprisingly convincing planets in a series called 'Devour'.
Billboard House: Reclaiming Sky-High Commercial Space
This billboard house concept by design team Apostrophy's turns sky-high urban advertising space into livable multi-story abodes with amazing views.















