Brick Farmhouse Facade Illusion via Photo-Printed Glass
For decades, no one could quite agree on what should go in this critical location between the town hall and central church in war-damaged Schijndel, Holland ... until MVDRV showed up with a ...
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 @KurtKohlstedtUrban Green: 8 Ingenious Small-Space Window Garden Ideas
City condos often lack room for a full garden, or even a small backyard. There are box and kit solutions, sure, but these creative alternatives preserve your views and limited sill space while ...
Augmented 3D Printing: Architectural Model Overlay App
Augmented reality meets architectural modeling in a remarkable best-of-both-worlds hybridization of two essential technologies for architecture designers, builders and (especially) clients. You ...
Pirated Architecture: Chinese Copies of Famous Buildings
Consider what Le Corbusier would think if he were alive to see his famous church in France duplicated as a Chinese barbecue restaurant. Or imagine what an Austrian village must feel about its ...
Face Books: 4 Written Portraits form 3D Autobiographies
Move over, Facebook. A hybrid celebration of the written word, printed page, physical sculpture and possibilities of cutting-edge technologies, these conceptual creations breath new life into old ...
Retro Redial: 8 Creative Phone Booth Conversion Projects
As you may recall (and please, forgive the pun), pay phones used to be ubiquitous - in many places they remain a physical presence, but without a use. As Banksy's work (above) points out, their ...
The ABC of Architects: 26 Famous Buildings in 100 Seconds
An adult-fascinating and kid-friendly overview of 26 works by architectural greats from the last 100 years. Watch as this fantastic collection of animated iconic buildings comes to life in less ...
Surround Screen: ‘Illumiroom’ Immersive Gaming Projection
What ever happened to in-home 3D technology and virtual reality? Perhaps futurists got a bit ahead of themselves, and maybe the way our eyes and minds focus means that many entertainment ...
Power of Books: 6 Graphic Illustrations of Literal Imaginings
Ever get done reading a chapter and feel like the book is more real than the room around you? Now, what if that were literally true of your favorite volume? What might that look ...
Tidying Up Art: Messy Masterpieces Made Neat & Clean
The Swiss are known for leading an orderly existence, so you can imagine their frustration at grandiose works of German art and the excesses of their French neighbors as well. Ursus ...
