Threading Rainbows: Spectral String Art Looks Like Strands of Light
Using a simple material palette of thread, wood and nails, artist Gabriel Dawe's latest cascading color creation combines thousands of threads to make a remarkable interior ...
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 @KurtKohlstedtArchitecture of Surveillance: NSA Spy Outpost in Brutalist NYC Building
Like some ancient megalith, an imposing windowless structure in Manhattan may be even more sinister than it appears. The AT&T Long Lines Building at 33 Thomas Street was built for machines, ...
US Megaregions: Algorithm Redefines Boundaries of Metropolitan Areas
A new geographical study of the United States reveals the functional boundaries of megapolises around the country, defining them by usage rather than arbitrary political borders. Unlike ...
Capping Chernobyl: Nuclear Disaster Site Covered in Giant Protective Dome
In an unprecedented feat of engineering, the world's most infamous nuclear disaster site has been covered by a huge prefabricated steel arch designed to shield the world from its fallout. Made ...
Sprawl Trilogy Redesign: Fractal City Covers for Classic Gibson Novels
Three classic cyberbunk books and a short story collection, all by William Gibson, are getting an apt makeover in the form of architectural covers featuring beautifully abstracted (if dystopian) ...
Drawing Sculptures: 3D Architectural Art Styled After 2D Sketches
This ongoing series of sculptural floating cities and suspended towns could be mistaken for pencil drawings when glanced on a wall or seen in a two-dimensional medium like ...
Hidden Addition: Stealth NYC Penthouse is Invisible from Streets Below
Unseen above the restored cast-iron facade of this 1857 residential structure in Tribeca, a stunning modern loft extends the building's livable space, its form responding directly to lines of ...
Cantilevered Cabin: Dizzying Alpine Shelter Hangs Off the Edge of a Cliff
Even someone brave enough to overcome fears of heights and climb a mountain may not have the stomach to spend the night in this suspended shelter on the edge of a vertigo-inducing ...
Cut Grass: Sutured Landscape Installation Stitches Open Lawn Back Together
Ground Operation is a conceptually simple earthwork: an incision made in a grassy landscape is pealed back then stitched back together, much like an open wound after an injury or ...
Origami Spoon: Flat-Folding Kitchen Tool Adjusts to Measure Multiple Sizes
A clever domestic design to eliminate ungainly collections of measuring spoons and cups, Polygons is an ingenious cooking multi-tool that measures different amounts on demand and packs flat when ...
