Abandoned Hollywood Theater Hidden Above NY Shop
As a bodega in New York's East Village closes and questions arise about the historical building's fate, a photographer has captured a hidden gem located on the floor above the shop: an abandoned ...
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.Invisible Edges: 15 Death-Defying Infinity Pool Designs
The edges of these pools seem to just drop off into space, threatening to whisk swimmers off a cliff, into the sea or over the edge of a skyscraper. Infinity pools, also known as zero-edge pools, ...
Wood Rings Translated Into Moody Piano Music
If trees could play music, what would it sound like? That may seem like a silly question, but artist Bartholomäus Traubeck has found a way to answer it. The appropriately titled 'Years' project ...
Transcending Tags: 16 Typographic Works of Urban Art
Street art began with names, letters and symbols scrawled on public surfaces, and those markings have become more and more complex over time. Today, artists explore the beauty of lettering ...
Rooftop Riverboat House Unveiled: A Room for London
Sailing through the clouds in a riverboat perched atop Queen Elizabeth Hall in London may sound like a strange and surreal dream, but some travelers are set to do just that as 'A Room for London' ...
Art, Not Ads: 13 Creative Billboard Takeovers
While billboard advertising can occasionally shock us with totally unexpected visuals, by and large, these massive champions of commercialism are not exactly pretty or interesting. Enter artists ...
These Are Not Photos: Realism by Steve Mills
These images appear to be mundane photographs, capturing scenes that we all see in our daily lives. Jumbles of newspapers, peeling paint on a wooden gate, jars full of marbles, glass bottles ...
Mirror, Mirror: Playground Pavilion Gets Funhouse Treatment
Children in Copenhagen have a little extra whimsy and fun added to their playground experience with the Mirror House, a pavilion and learning space used by kindergarten glasses. The gabled ends ...
Life-Size Gingerbread House is a Wonka-Like Wonder
Imagine walking through a house made of waffles and gingerbread, plucking marshmallows and bourbon biscuits from the walls, gazing in amazement at rivers of frosting carrying colorful cupcakes. ...
17 Creative Letterheads from Celebs & Public Figures
You'll never receive a letter from Andy Warhol, Ray Charles, Albert Einstein or Harry Houdini, but you can still get a peek at what their letterhead looks like - and the designs can be quite ...
