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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

7 Geeky Graffiti Projects: Remote-Control Art Robots & More

(Check out our complete collection of 100+ Works of Creative and Geeky Art and Graffiti.) What qualifies something as unusually geeky street graffiti? In some cases it is the content but in many ...

Dharma Initiative Stations: 7 Abandonments of ‘Lost’ Island

[Lost Island rendering and map courtesy of LostMap] For some, 'Lost' is more than a mere television show - it is a hobby, fantasy or even obsession. One of the most entrancing aspects of the ...

10 Amazing Tree Houses: Plans, Pictures, Designs, Ideas & Kits

As a young child (or perhaps even an adult) who hasn't dreamed of living tree houses? Some structures are built on trees or hung from trees, but some unusual tree house building designs are even ...

Local Materials: Sustainable Clay-Fired Desert Architecture

Imagine a sustainable building system that requires only the skills of a potter to complete. A basic earthen structure is formed and finished by traditional clay-firing processes. This remarkable ...

15 Humanitarian Subvertisements Advocate Global Causes

Save perhaps lawyers, what is more ubiquitous in modern society than advertising? We are used to guerilla advertisements that promote a product or service for profit or subvert the status quo but ...

Historic Home: Frank Gehry’s First Deconstructivist Building

What happened to Frank Gehry? Some call it a midlife crises, others chalk it up to a moment of revelation. Whatever occurred, this rather conventional middle-aged architect changed virtually ...

Package Equals Product in 5 Innovative Industrial Designs

(Check out our complete collection of Unusual, Creative and Transforming Furniture.) [above: The Design Pod mobile office concept by Andrew Maynard] What if you could simply reuse packaging as ...

Extreme Mobile Living: Garbage Trucks to Luxury Campers

There's nothing like the freedom to move and live where we want. Perhaps the greatest expression of postmodern mobility is when transportation devices are combined with living spaces. Creative ...

(Not) Only in Russia: 7 Deserted Wonders of the Former USSR

There are amazing abandonments in America but the former Soviet Union has some of the most interesting, unique and strange abandoned buildings. The complex political, military and social history ...

Stick ‘Em Up! 16 Post-It Note Pranks, Sculptures & Murals

Never underestimate the power of simple office supplies. Post-It Notes come in many vibrant colors and provide everything from a building block for engaging sculptures to a collection of blank ...

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