Augmented Sandbox: Realtime 3D Topographic Landscaping
Simulating an amazing array of natural environments and phenomena, this dynamic playspace turns ordinary hand-sculpted sand into vividly colorful landscapes in the blink of an eye. A real ...
Author: Urbanist
WebUrbanist was founded in 2007 by Kurt Kohlstedt, who currently writes and edits articles and episodes at 99% Invisible and can be found on Twitter @KurtKohlstedtUnbelievable Advert: Augmented Reality Bus Shelter Window
Taking over a single bus shelter on New Oxford Street, guerrilla advertisers threw everything they could think of at commuters, including (but not limited to) flying space aliens, underground ...
Mountain-Shaped Residences with Walkable Green Rooftops
Beyond any inherent beauty or formal references to surrounding mountains, there is a more profound proposition in this series of structures about the way we walk into, through and above ...
Emoji-Nation: Famous Paintings Revised for the Internet Age
In a world of mobile devices, share icons and popup alerts, fine art is interrupted by signs and symbols of our times, adding a jarring layer of technology to recognizably classic ...
Floor-to-Wall Books: Dizzying Sideways Cafe Design in NYC
Looking like a bookshop flipped ninety degrees, this coffee shop stands out even in Manhattan, a world of off-the-wall spaces and strange conceptual designs. This new location ...
Gravity: Augmented Reality Tablet Lets You Draw Ideas in 3D
Using a handheld stylus and tablet set combined with an existing augmented reality headset, this invention allows users to sketch in three dimensions and see the results of their work unfold in ...
Animated Still Lifes: 7 Relaxing Cinemagraphic Illustrations
Reclining in the space between the extremes of sped-up, movie-style GIF files and traditional, immobile paintings, this artist brings lazy scenes of everyday reality to life. Rebecca ...
Cutting Edges: Layered Back-Lit Paper Art Gets Deep & Dark
Together, Hari & Deepti (Deepti Nair and Harikrishnan Panicker) turn sets of two-dimensional cutouts into vivid and haunting three-dimensional dioramas, often set in shadowy fantasy ...
Modular Retrofit: Bamboo Micro-Homes in Deserted Factories
A pragmatic twist on visionary plug-and-play architecture, this project combines a cheap and fast-growing material with existing (abandoned) infrastructure to address the extensive needs of ...
Caught on Video: Illegal BASE Jump Off NYC Freedom Tower
Breaking into One World Trade Center and scaling to its top was just the beginning for this daring trio, who then not only parachuted from close to the peak but also had to navigate nearby ...
