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Architecture, Art, Design & Built Environments

Author: Kurt Kohlstedt

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 @KurtKohlstedt

Dark Tower: Decay Inside Africa’s Tallest Apartment Complex

Before a long descent into darkness, the cylindrical Ponte City Apartments began life as a luxurious tribute to growth and wealth in Johannesburg , filled with envy-worthy units looking out in ...

Invisible Skyway: Urban Optical Illusions Conceal & Distort

New Zealand artist, illusionist and urbanist Mark Hewson has a good many tricks up his sleeve involving spatial deception, convincing citizens there is less (or more) to their city than can ...

One-of-a-Kind Dollhouses Designed by 20 Famous Architects

Some of the world's best and brightest architects and designers, including Zaha Hadid, have come together to create a series of unique custom dollhouses to be auctioned for a disabled children's ...

Details & Diagrams: $1,000 IKEA Flat-Pack Refugee Shelter

Emergency shelters are designed to be short-term solutions, and many cannot withstand rain, wind and sun for more than six months. Yet the average stay in refugee camp is over twenty times that ...

Real Street Photographer Documents Virtual Life in GTA V

Advanced artificial characters and enhanced in-game graphics have increasingly made in-game worlds look and feel like real-life places. It was only a matter of time before photographers hit the ...

99% Invisible: 7 Episodes of the Best Radio Show on Design

There is no witty wordplay nor shocking truth in our title today, but that is quite by design - we simply did not want risk underselling Roman Mars, the maker of a radio show that covers ...

Busy Banksy: New Street Art Spans All 5 Boroughs of NYC

Banksy's artwork is all over the map this month, both literally and metaphorically, showing up in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island - some of it is even traveling in ...

Explore Everything: Epic Book Shows How to Hack Cities

Combining harrowing first-hand experiences, vivid images and historical context, urban explorer and photographer Bradly L. Garrett takes his readers on a stunning in-depth tour through the hidden ...

Fake Banksy: 40 Forgeries Sold in 1 Hour on Streets of NYC

Just last week, real Banksy art was offered for sale in Central Park to an uninterested crowd, with only a few passers by unwittingly picking up signed pieces worth thousands of dollars or more. ...

Urban Niche: Townhouse & Courtyard Fill Thin Lot in Hanoi

In some situations there is simply no way to add windows to the side of a home - this design rises to the challenge, stretching and reshaping a small urban lot to fit a cozy and low-cost solution ...

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