Technology is a core content area not only for WebUrbanist but in our daily lives whether we like it or not. These innovations, creations and aberrations are meant to incite conversations about the past, present and future relationships of humans and the technologies that we deal with all the time and that envelop, support and grow our urban environments in ways we can often not predict.
The year 2000 as imagined in 1910 by French artist Villemard is full of fantastical ideas and contraptions, but also foreshadowed tech like teleconferencing.
From hand-cranks and USB ports to memory foam and - um - bacon, these battery designs and concepts create portable power in clever and sometimes strange ways.
Strange sci-fi creatures come to life with the use of skeletons, vacuum parts, watch gears and other found objects in these 36 steampunk animal sculptures.
It is not often that we get a peek into the behind-the-scenes world of our favorite websites. These pictures give us a peek into what happens on the other side.
When the wheel was invented, most of society threw its hands up and said "this is it!" Not all inventors were so narrow-minded.
In a future world of vast military destruction, world powers have begun using militarized insects to vanquish enemies. Little did we know it would backfire...
The ephemeral nature of dreams fascinates us but often eludes definition. This unusual book creates a one-of-a-kind visual representation of fleeting dreams.
Thought wood was only good for bookshelves and patios? These awesome wooden creations prove that the natural material is far more versatile than that.
Wealthy people on the East coast of the US have a new way to blow off some steam. They can buy entry into an exclusive club where the focus is destruction.
The coolest extinct animals are now the most mundane. A giant rodent the size of a small car is much more exciting than the one scurrying on the subway track.
