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Author: SA Rogers

S.A. Rogers is a veteran print and web author covering architecture, design, art and more. With six years of experience writing for WebUrbanist, hers is one of the core voices that defines the site. She has an uncanny knack for discovering and sharing hidden built environments, including abandoned places, world wonders, monumental mysteries and other urban secrets, some of which are hidden in plain sight.

Art That Breathes: 17 Living Creations Made with Plants, Bacteria & Insects

Alternately beautiful and disgusting but nearly always fascinating, works of art that use nature in place of more traditional media raise questions about the power and responsibility of human ...

Architectural Anomalies: The Crooked Witch-Proofed Windows of Vermont

Why do so many houses in Vermont have these strange crooked windows tucked under their eaves? The fact that they’re called ‘witch windows’ should tell you a little something about their ...

Drag and Drop Housing: 12 Fast-Deploying Prefab Designs with Modern Style

You could receive delivery of your brand new home on the back of a truck, watch as they plop it down on the building site, press a button and allow it to self-deploy within minutes. That kind ...

New Phantom Architecture by Eduardo Tresoldi Haunts the Grounds at Coachella

Full-scale neoclassical and baroque buildings made of wire mesh loom over festival-goers at Coachella this week, representing artist Eduardo Tresoldi's largest works yet. The Italian sculptor is ...

A-Hole Design: Subreddit Highlights Intentionally Frustrating Products & Ads

There’s design that’s just plain crappy, and then there’s design that’s maliciously terrible because the creator just wanted you to suffer. They’re related, yet distinct, which explains ...

Building Blocks of Innovation: 11 Cutting Edge Materials Set to Shape the Future

Architecture has looked much the same since early humans first began constructing their own shelter, but that could change soon with the introduction of new materials and technologies producing ...

Tree-ness House: An Urban Jumble of Concrete Volumes & Terraces

A maze-like tower of voids and projections looms above the streets of Tokyo, offering residents cascading outdoor spaces all along the building’s roof and facade. ‘Tree-ness House’ by ...

GIFs That Keep on Giving: 20+ Captivating Animated Illustrations

Maybe you can't hang a poster of a GIF on your wall (yet) but these fun animated images are definitely frame-able, ranging from classic art brought alive by subtle moving elements to hypnotic ...

Brutal Destruction: Photo Series Documents Demolition of Midcentury Buildings

Sure, Brutalist architecture is divisive, but does that mean we should be wiping it all off the face of the planet? It’s true that these structures are rarely beloved by the residents of their ...

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: Street Artist Breathes Life Into Urban Facades

The streets of Brooklyn are a little brighter these days with the addition of two new pieces by Spanish street artist Pejac, including one that appears to be chiseled out of a brick facade. Both ...

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