Made of Money: Creative Dollar Bill & Cash Artworks
If you've been following the news these past months like everyone else, you're probably incredibly shocked too at the complete disregard that bankers and other Wall Street establishments have ...
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 @KurtKohlstedtFunky Furnitures: 142 Creative Modern Furniture Designs
We sit on it during the day, sleep on it at night, eat off it and even look at our reflection in it - but how much thought do we really give our functional and space-saving furniture and the ...
8 Busiest International Airports and Lounges at Night
Due to the many security-related incidents in recent history, airports have become the least fun places in the world. They have been rendered so morose, in fact, that not only do we miss out on all ...
Luminaries: 20 Light Graffiti Artists & Photographers
Light graffiti is uniquely ephemeral and inextricably intertwined with the art of photography, sometimes even invisible to the naked eye and apparent only when captured on film. It is ...
Ultimate 33-Part Urbanist Guide to Abandoned Places
(WUltimate guides - Collecting the Very Best of WebUrbanist Past and Present) WebUrbanist has covered everything from abandoned wonders of the world to the illicit art of exploring deserted ...
100+ of the World’s Weirdest Plants and Animals
WebEcoist has showcased some of the most strange and amazing plant and animal species in the world - highlighting the most beautiful, terrifying and mind-boggling sides of Mother Nature. The ...
24 Fantastic Future Wonders of Green Design & Technology
The 'green movement' has swept the world and architecture is at the forefront of the new industrial revolution - buildings being by far the biggest energy-sappers in the world. Many contemporary ...
Art on Wheels: The Magnificent Truck Art of Pakistan
(Images via Abro on Flickr, Saudi Aramco World, and Pakistani Truck Art.) The under-appreciated, indigenous Pakistani tradition of truck painting has an extraordinary history, starting in the days ...
Adaptive Reuse: 20 Brilliant Recycled & Converted Buildings
Recycling discarded materials into new buildings and adapting disused structures to new uses is not just about sustainability - it is also about savvy innovation and stylish adaptation. Some ...
Literal Street Art Transforms Pedestrian Crosswalks
There is a lot of commercial emphasis on the safety of vehicle designs, but did you know that 25% of auto accidents involve pedestrians? While the purpose of these crossings is to assist people ...
