VW RV FTW: The Amusing & Amazing Beetle MiniHome!
Custom cars, trucks, motorhomes and recreational vehicles were all the rage during the 1960s and 1970s but certain "carhouses" crossed the line into outrageousness as they criss-crossed the ...
Author: Steve
An outstanding researcher and clever writer who has been with WebUrbanist for over ten years, Steve brings a twist of creative humor into the mix with articles covering abandoned shops and buildings, offbeat signage & branding, eyebrow-raising architecture and much, much more. Steve can also be found exploring green innovations at WebEcoist and examining jaw-dropping pet products and pet-related news at PetsLady.Narrower Towers: 20 Of Japan’s Thinnest Buildings
When land is expensive or in short supply - or both, as is the case in Japan's major metropolises - smart real estate developers don't get down, they look up. These 20 tall thin Japanese ...
Collage Kid: Amazing Anamorphosis Art of Bernard Pras
Bernard Pras has anamorphosis and he wants to give it to you... well, show it to you at least. Anamorphosis is the art of stacking objects on a piece of canvas or a photograph, and Pras is a ...
Icebound: 10 Amazing Historical Abandonments of Antarctica
Antarctica - this huge, frozen continent is bitterly cold, inhospitable as Mars and as far from civilization as any place on the planet. Just getting there has been a struggle; staying there has ...
Frank Frazetta: Retro Fantasy Art Bridges Past & Future
Frank Frazetta (1928-2010), perhaps more than any modern artist, managed to bridge the gap between past and future while bringing both to brilliant life in the present. Evoking primal emotion, ...
10 South African Stadium Designs: 2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup scheduled to take place June 11th June through July 11th is the first to be held on the continent of Africa. Though many have expressed doubts that South Africa can ...
Global Cola: 10 Pepsi-Cola Flavors You Can’t Get Here
The so-called "Cola Wars" have gone global, with battles for soft drink supremacy being waged around the world with flavors you wouldn't think would be possible. This post looks at Pepsi-Cola, a ...
Geek Orthodox: Stained Glass Windows To The Nerd Soul
Stained glass... this ancient and ethereal medium combining art with engineering has long been associated with churches, cathedrals and other such houses of the holy. Times have changed, however, ...
School Fuel: Monumental Beverly Hills High’s Tower of Hope
Beverly Hills High School is keeping a big secret - "big" as in 150 feet tall - on its neatly manicured grounds in zip code 90212. What appears to be a miniature version of Paris' Eiffel Tower ...
Show Us The Money: 10 Cold, Hard Central Bank Buildings
The recent world financial crisis has shone the spotlight on the world's central banks, those Keepers of the Keys to the money machine with their mental accounting and less-than-best inflation ...
