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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

Modular DIY Dome Kit: Flexible Connectors Join Geodesic Wood Structures

Reducing complexity and difficulty for would-be geodesic dome builders, this series of connective 'Hubs' makes it possible for do-it-yourself types and even kids to collaborate on creating stable ...

Urban Food Park: Scandinavia is Growing a “Silicon Valley for Agriculture”

An expansive master-planned complex to facilitate urban agriculture and private/public collaboration, The Agro Food Park is Denmark's version of "Silicon Valley" for food research and ...

Reading Coaster: NYC Public Library Installs Tiny Book Delivery Trains

A crafty reading railroad, this conveyor system helps bring up books from a series of research stacks and storage spaces hidden beneath Bryant Park, making the volumes available via a system of ...

World’s First Non-Rectangular Soccer Fields Activate Asymmetrical Spaces

Turning disused spaces in Bangkok into odd-shaped soccer (or: football) fields, this project provides much-needed places to play in dense cities where conventional lots are hard to find. It also ...

Smart Body Art: MIT Temporary Tattoos Turn Your Arm into a Touchpad

Simple but powerful, these conductive tattoos communicate data and actions to paired electronic devices, translating touch actions into digital activations. As biohacking and other transhumanist ...

Invisible Arts: Hydrophobic Games, Poetry & Pokémon Surface When Wet

When the hydrophobic NeverWet spray came out, it promised to waterproof everything, but users found they had mixed results in applying it to things like clothing and touchscreens - it discolored ...

Rebuilding Blocks: Mobile Factory Turns Disaster Debris into Modular Bricks

In the wake of intentional demolition or unexpected disasters, the Mobile Factory system can be shipped inside just two cargo containers and begin to turn rubble from ruins into building blocks ...

Unnatural Wonders: Magical Surrealist Artwork Worthy of Dalí & Escher

In the same magic-realist vein as artistic giants like Salvador Dalí, M.C. Escher and Renê Margritte, Rob Gonsalves crafts elaborate and interconnected scenes that shift subtly to form ...

Small in Japan: Tokyo’s Unique Museum of Miniature Architectural Models

The first of its kind, this Japanese museum focuses exclusively on showcasing architectural models through rotating displays of miniatures, treating these crafted works as their own subset of ...

3Doodler Pro: New 3D-Printing Pen Works with Nylon, Wood & Copper

A new model of 3D sculpture-drawing tool from WobbleWorks operates using extrusion like its predecessor, but has expanded to allow users to print with new materials like wood, copper, bronze, ...

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