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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

Waste Not: The Trash Can that Inspired the World’s Tallest Condo Tower

432 Park Avenue in Manhattan has taken criticism for various reasons since well before it was completed, but its source of inspiration makes it almost too easy: the skyscraper was inspired by a ...

Public Wattway: France Activates World’s First Solar-Paneled Roadway

Developed by Wattway and deployed on the streets of Tourouvre-au-Perche, a 1,000-meter-long solar-paneled roadway in France is the first stretch of a 1,000-kilometer endeavor. The ...

Inverted Roofs: Bowl-Shaped Rain Collectors Naturally Cool Desert Homes

Iranian architects have developed a Concave Roof system to collect rainwater in arid climates with low precipitation, helping cool buildings in hot and dry regions of the world. The water can in ...

Electroads: Wireless Vehicle-Charging Roads Rolling Out in Tel Aviv

A series of roads and public buses in Israel are being retrofitted to test an electromagnetic induction system designed to recharge vehicles on the go, eliminating the cost, time, emissions and ...

Facial Reconstruction: Police Use Found DNA to Create Suspect Profiles

An art project launched four years ago illustrated how scraps of DNA found in public could be turned into eerily lifelike composite sketches and three-dimensional models -- now the police appear ...

Vanishing Points: Simple Architectural Drawing Hack Puts Art in Perspective

Architectural drawings have long used geometrical tricks to convey scale, depth, distance and other three-dimensional aspects of realities on two-dimensional surfaces. In a two-vanishing-point ...

Baubotanik: German Botanical Architect Grows Buildings Out of Trees

Taking arbosculpture to the next level, German designer Ferdinand Ludwig is working to build not just sculptures but bridges and buildings from living trees. Many of his designs will take years ...

Wash, Raise, Repeat: Vertical Top-Loading Dishwasher Saves Time & Space

Dishwashers have become household items in many American homes but have changed little since their invention, leaving room for improvement (especially in cases where 'room' is an issue). Many of ...

Flat-Pack Bicycle Helmet: Portable Paper Head Protection for Cyclists

As urban cycling continues to increase in popularity, bike commuters still face the same challenge: carrying a clunky helmet with them wherever they go. For part-time, on-demand cyclists in ...

East Coast Greenway: Longest Bike Trail in US to Span 2,900 Miles

The East Coast Greenway is already a third of the way to completion, and when finished will stretch from Calais, Maine, to Key West, Florida, passing through 16 states and 25 cities along the ...

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