Suspended Grass Figures Grow Green in Galleries
The figures seem to float on air, hanging in unnatural positions, their limbs dangling. Made of a compacted growing medium, these sculptures by Mathilde Roussel are planted with grass seeds and ...
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.Container Urbanism: Reclaimed Pop-Up Structures
When urban populations outgrow the pace of new construction, and suitable homes and offices spaces are difficult to find, what are property hunters to do? Perhaps more of them will start coming ...
Bright Lights, Big City: 15 (More!) Light Art Installations
Light might just be the most captivating art medium of all, capturing our attention and transforming spaces in a way that paint can't. Some artists use it in combination with long-exposure ...
Home Within Home: Architectural Fabric Art Installations
They hover, diaphanous, among their solid surroundings like ghosts of structures that have come and gone. These fabric installations by Korean artist Do Ho Suh transform the structures where ...
Maritime Museum Mimics Village Shapes & Ocean Waves
Simultaneously airy and solid, 'Kaap Skil' by Mecanoo Architects is a new maritime and beachcombers museum on a Dutch island accessible only by plane, boat or ferry. The building features a ...
Blue Trees: Surreal Spectacle Coming to Seattle Parks
Nature lovers making their way through Seattle's Westlake Park or taking a leisurely stroll along the Burke-Gilman Trail are likely stopping, staring and scratching their heads at this very ...
Generate Cash and Conflict by Making Your Home a Billboard
Looking to make a little extra money, and instigate an all-out war with your neighbors? A company called 'Brainiacs from Mars' has the perfect solution. They'll paint your house in the brightest, ...
Surreal Art Spaces: 15 Stunning Gallery Transformations
What better way to immerse yourself in an artist's work than to walk into a space that has been altered in amazing and unexpected ways? Installation art transforms galleries and other spaces from ...
A Cookbook You Can Actually Cook… And Eat
Imagine reading a recipe, mixing up your ingredients, placing the recipe page in a pan with some tomato sauce and cheese, baking it and then consuming it with relish. It's not a likely scenario ...
Musical Coca-Cola Beatbox for the 2012 Olympics in London
Bold and interactive, the Coca-Cola Beatbox by London architects Pernilla & Asif will beckon visitors inside to play music and gaze out at the London 2012 Olympic Park. The eye-catching ...
