PopSpots: NYC Album Cover Locations, Now and Then
Look into New York City's past, at the locations where iconic album cover photos were taken, in a series of photo montages by Bob Egan called 'PopSpots.' Egan has tracked down the exact places ...
Author: SA Rogers
S.A. Rogers is a veteran print and web author covering architecture, design, art and more. With years of experience writing for WebUrbanist, hers is one of the core voices that defines the site. She has an uncanny knack for discovering and sharing hidden built environments, including abandoned places, world wonders, monumental mysteries and other urban secrets, some of which are hidden in plain sight.What the Phonics? Device Pronounces Street Names
Have you ever asked for directions in an unfamiliar city, only to find that you've been pronouncing the street name all wrong? It's not hard to do even in a place that speaks your own language, ...
Modular Madness: 23 Diverse Deployments of Cargo Containers
Portable, durable, stackable and readily available all over the world, shipping containers are the ideal building blocks for smart structures of practically every variety. Some require just a ...
Inside Out: Print-Crazy Wallpaper Made for Exterior Surfaces
Why should interior walls have all the fun? Prints are nearly always relegated to the insides of homes and other structures while the outside walls are left bare, but a new wallpaper made ...
Sculptures Recreate Vocal Chords of Prehistoric Creatures
It looks like a work of art - a sculpture meant to represent, perhaps, a cloud of smoke being blown from a pipe. But what you're looking at is actually a recreation of the vocal chords of a ...
Shwopping: Store Covered in 10,000 Hanging Garments
Covering the outside of a four-story building like tattered shingles, 10,000 colorful garments hang - and they represent just five minutes' worth of discarded clothing in the United Kingdom. The ...
From Foodies to Brides: 12 Offbeat Designer Survival Kits
When you think 'survival kit', what comes to mind is probably some kind of camouflaged, ultra-practical collection of items that live up to the name - i.e., they'll help you get by in an ...
Clear Sailing: Cleverly Transparent Canoes & Kayaks
The only downside to enjoying a day out on a lake, river or lagoon in a kayak is that while you can take in all of the beautiful scenery above the surface, you can't see underwater wonders like ...
Plant Paradise: Artificial Pavilion Extends Dutch City into Lake
In a bid to host the World Horticultural Expo in 2022, the Dutch city of Almere has commissioned MVRDV to design an artificial pavilion that would extend the city out into a lake. The concept ...
Green-Roofed Shelter is Urban Curbside Lounge for Paris
Navigating the unfamiliar streets of a new city, sometimes you just want to find a quiet place where you can take a breather and figure out what's next on your itinerary. And, chances are, you're ...
