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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.

10 Architects Design Modern Chapels for the Vatican at the Venice Biennale

Ten acclaimed international architects including Norman Foster and Terunobu Fujimori have built an incredible series of modern chapels for the Holy See on the Venetian island of San Giorgio ...

Woven Like a Nest, This Digitally Created Pavilion is Made of Recyclable Plastic

Looking like an oversized bird’s nest, this cozy pavilion is not quite as organic as it seems, its flowing walls made out of strands of 100% recyclable high-density polyethylene (HDPE.) ...

Open Sesame: Wheelchair-Friendly Elevator Entrance Hiding Under the Stairs

Stoops across the UK and Europe are hiding a secret: the ability to zoom right into the front door on wheels even though it’s located several steps above the sidewalk. And it’s about time. At ...

Invader Returns to Los Angeles with a New Series of Fun Pixelated Mosaics

A French street artist known only as 'Invader' just got done dropping over a dozen new mosaic tile installations all over Los Angeles while in town for the group show Beyond the Streets. The best ...

Future War: 8 Terrifying Coming Advancements in Military Technology

The kind of military technology only imagined in sci-fi movies like Iron Man and Star Wars could be coming to an international conflict near you sometime in the very near future. As if missiles ...

Destination Kawaii: Hello Kitty Bullet Train Coming to Japan This Summer

Japan’s most beloved cartoon cat will take over a bullet train in her country of origin this summer, luring in locals and tourists alike with pink and white interiors and prime selfie ...

20+ Reasons to Love Resin: These Artistic Home Furnishings are Clearly Cool

Clear resin is tinted with pigments, glitter or glow-in-the-dark powder, mixed with crystals and poured into the crevices of natural stone and wood to create one-of-a-kind home furnishings ...

In Japan, A Vibrant Community Springs to Life Beneath a Disused Overpass

A notorious red light district and black market before it was swept and shut down by authorities in 2005, the cavernous space beneath an overpass in Yokohama sat empty for years until a social ...

Zero Waste Land: 13 Design Projects Making Smart Use of Reclaimed Materials

There's already more than enough plastic, glass and other materials in the world for all of our manufacturing needs - we just have to reclaim and recycle it instead of trying to bury it. For some ...

Altered Realities: Abstract 3D Murals by Peeta Pop Off the Wall

A wall could look as flat as flat gets until street artist Peeta gets his hands on it with a can of spray paint, distorting its surface, confusing its perspective with three-dimensional ...

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