Ecolution: 15 (More) Future Wonders of Green Technology
As the world increasingly focuses on sustainable initiatives, green architecture is a booming industry. Everything from single-family residences to giant 1.2-million-square-foot complexes ...
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 @KurtKohlstedt10 of the World’s Best & Most Amazing 3D Street Artists
3D graffiti, whether it's in chalk or paint, on walls or the street, represents a new way of combining the mastery of Renaissance art techniques with the gritty, ephemeral qualities of amazing ...
Shelve It! 15 More Creative & Unique Bookcases & Bookshelves
(Check out our complete collection of Unusual, Creative and Transforming Furniture.) Lacking some library space in your crowded house or apartment? Our original 20 distinctive ways and places ...
Adaptive Reuse: 7 Brilliant Building Conversion Projects
Adaptive reuse used to be a tactic of necessity - people didn't have the time, energy or money to build something new so they made the best with what they had. Today it is a way to stand out, ...
WebUrbanist Turns One: Past Favorites & Future Developments
Has it really been that long? It is hard to believe how much the site has evolved in just one year. Many regular readers have likely noticed a number of significant recent changes to the site ...
From Pottery to Portraits: 20 Amazing Works of Garbage Art
Why waste money and add to the world's usable waste by buying art materials when there are so many strange and interesting objects out there to use for design projects instead? From small found ...
Eco Geek: 7 Near-Future Wonders of Modern Green Technology
Green architecture comes in many forms though lately it seems like these forms are stranger than ever. Urban skyscraper farms? Floating eco-cities? Glowing solar towers? Turbine-driven ...
Dirty Art: 7 Innovative Artists Who Make Artwork from Trash
The cliche is that "one man's trash is another man's treasure" but the author of that phrase probably never realized how strangely true it could turn out to be in the form of artistic upcycling. ...
10 Cargo Shipping Container Houses, Building Designs & Ideas
After the overwhelming praise for our previous post on cargo container homes and offices we simply couldn't resist doing a follow-up with even more amazing shipping container architectural ...
25 (More) Incredible Works of Art from Ordinary Objects
Regular readers will remember parts one and two of our ongoing series about amazing art from ordinary objects, so get ready for a new batch featuring everything from Cell phone sculptures to ...
