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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

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 ...

Invisible Solar: Panels Camouflaged as Wood, Clay, Stone & Concrete

Overcoming the awkward aesthetic factor typically faced by home solar technology, these disguised panels look like ordinary building materials you would expect to spot along the sides, steps or ...

Yoga Joes: G.I. Action Figures Posed in Complex Meditative Positions

G.I. Joe and other toy soldier figures are rarely found in anything but anxiety-prone positions, ready to do battle with the imaginary enemy. But in this quirky collection, they tackle a fresh ...

Just a Reflector: Upside-Down Mural Looks Right in the Water Below

Designed to look right-side-up when reflected off the water below, this series wall murals features a series of nautical themes, including depictions of swimmers, rowers and swans. While the ...

Reconnecting Atlanta: Elevated Park to Bridge a City Divided by Highways

Connecting fragmented sections of a divided metropolis, this new elevated park will help stitch together an area near downtown Atlanta while providing fresh public green space close to the heart ...

Book-Shaped Pavilion in Korea Celebrates Historic Birthplace of Printing

In 1377, nearly a century before the famous Gutenberg Bible was printed in Germany, the Jikji anthology was made using movable metal type, then bound and and protected for centuries to ...

Night Riding: Glowing Blue Bike Trail in Poland Powered by Solar Energy

Charged during the day and lighting up at night, this beautiful bicycle trail outside the town of Lidzbark Warmiski is designed to improve safety for riders out after dark. Luminescent ...

Life After Death: Organic Burial Pods Turn Human Bodies into Living Trees

Amidst a huge array of natural burial initiatives and urban cemetery alternatives, the Capsula Mundi stands out as a sustainable solution that serves wishes of the deceased as well as the ...

Rolling Landscape: Driverless Geodesic Garden Hits the Streets of London

As robotic cars take to the streets, designers are beginning to see possibilities for urban mobility that go beyond human and cargo transport. What if plants, for instance, could be moved around ...

Art of Deception: NYC Monument to Giant Octopus Attack Misdirects Tourists

Visitors to Battery Park in Manhattan will find memorials to fallen soldiers, sunken sailors and 400 passengers who perished when a Staten Island ferry was attacked by a giant ...

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