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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

Raining Pitchforks: Artist Lures Visitors Under 300 Spikey Forks of Doom

When someone exclaims "It's raining pitchforks and hammer handles out there" they rarely mean it quite so literally. Dubbed The Crusher, this installation sounds as much like a pro wrestler or ...

Dockless Bike Shares: Convenience of Uber & Car2Go for Urban Cyclists

Promising the convenient pick-ups of Uber (found all over) and drop-offs of Car2Go (which can be parked anywhere), new cycle-sharing services aim to overturn the paradigm of dock-to-ride-to-dock. ...

Inhabited Ruin: Modern Home Hidden Inside Abandoned Masonry Shell

When the architect of this remarkable remodel was hired to create a new home for his clients, a derelict building on the site caught his eye and turned out to be the focal point of a marvelous ...

Anatomical Street Art: Sliced Animal Murals Reveal Disturbing Details

Marvelous if also a bit morbid, these highly detailed murals show the complex workings inside giant-sized animals, revealing muscle, sinew, tendons, veins and bones in various different ...

Window Shades: Contextual Street Art Frames View of Greek Cityscape

A turn of phrase meets art in this mural made to look like a face, with glass-framed eyes reflecting the world outside. Graffiti interventionist Achilles likes to put art in context, using ...

Circular Logic: “Endless Runways” Rounded to Save Energy, Time & Space

Designed to reduce real estate needs for runways in ever-more-crowded cities, this "endless runway" system encircles a central terminal building and lets multiple planes take off and land at the ...

Cold Frontage: Storm Leaves Waterfront House Encased in Frozen Waves

When a cold front blew in over Lake Ontario, photographer John Kucko caught wind of the phenomenon and rushed to shoot images of a remarkably frozen home. Located in Webster, New York, the ...

Autonomous Trap: Artist Uses Ritual Magic to Capture Driverless Cars

Somewhere between pagan magic, modern science and quirky satire, this installation project uses salt circles but also the logic of traffic lines to lure in and ensnare unsuspecting autonomous ...

Modular Urbanism: Coin-Operated System of Portable Street Furniture

Much like coin-based cart systems found in supermarkets and airports, these stackable stools (which double as table surfaces) can be borrowed, moved around and returned with ease. Unlike ...

Times Lapse: Minute-Long Video Shows Every NYT Cover Printed Since 1852

The times are always changing, but few things bring it home quite so elegantly (and quickly) as an extended look at the front pages of a classic publication, compressing over 150 years of history ...

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