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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

Retail Micro-Farming: MIT & Target to Launch In-Store Vertical Farms

At the convergence of the localvore and vertical farming movements, Target's new in-store micro-farms are positioned to offer the freshest possible produce to consumers. On offer: leafy greens ...

Datascrapers: Infographic Skylines Overlay Income Inequality on City Grids

Somewhere between data visualization and civic artwork, these info-driven diagrams reveal wealth disparities in the centers of America's second and third largest cities. Herwig Scherabon's ...

Monsters of New York: Creepy Critters Cuddle Strangers on City Subways

NYC subways are strange, dark and oft-overcrowded places where many people retreat into themselves and avoiding engagement, at least until these unusual (and invisible) creatures come ...

Split Level: Segmented Russian Rock Dwelling Bridges Lake & Cliff

Steep sites with limited buildable areas have always proved challenging for architects, but this home aims to navigate rocky terrain by breaking up a single dwelling into stair-connected ...

Garden of Whispers: Surreal Sand Dunes Fill 13th-Century Gothic Church

A makeshift wooden walkway winds along a strand-lit and tree-lined path between dunes, creating a surreal environment within the context of this historic church. Set in a religious space ...

Furniture Chopping: Converted Grocery Cart Chair & Couch Pair

Shopping carts are anything but sleek and modern, often dysfunctional and generally associated with a boring chore, at least until this (re)creator came along. Etiënne Reijnders is a ...

Desert Farm Grows Food Without Groundwater, Soil, Fuel or Pesticides

Using the sun and the sea, renewable sources of energy and water, a desert farming operation in Australia shows how organic food can be grown in a fresh new and sustainable way. The soil-free ...

Plastic Village: Tropical Housing Estate Built from 1MM Recycled Bottles

At a glance, it would be impossible to guess that the finished houses in Panama's Plastic Bottle Village featured walls packed with recycled drinking containers. What started as a recycling ...

Bright Ideas for Dark Art: Murals by Skurk Play Tricks with Light & Night

The deep sea anglerfish is a disturbing monstrosity that uses lights to lure in its prey and is the featured backdrop of a recent work of graffiti best experienced at night. Existing wall ...

Record Breaking: Magnetic Levitating Turntable Lets Vinyl Defy Gravity

Cool and clever trump common sense and normal physics in this levitating record turntable, which aims to bring a vintage technology into the future. Mag-Lev Audio wants to push audio ...

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