Instant Monster Truck: Converting Cars into Snowmobiles
Anyone who has driven in heavy snow has witnessed an overconfident driver in a 4x4 go whizzing down the icy street only to fishtail or veer off into a ditch. Four wheel drive may not turn ...
Author: SA Rogers
S.A. Rogers is a veteran print and web author covering architecture, design, art and more. With 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.Sensory Reading Experience Integrates Touch and Sound
Some might say that if you aren't experiencing the atmosphere of a story while you're reading, the author hasn't done her job. But we've all read a book that we loved so much, we wished we could ...
Spiral Architecture: 12 Swirling Building & Bridge Designs
Ubiquitous in nature and mathematics, spirals are beautiful to look at and provide a structure that's strong and stable, so it's no surprise that they turn up so often in architecture, too. ...
Blossoming Technology: World’s First Inflatable 3D Print
3D printers are now making it possible to quickly and economically 'print' everything from haute couture to full-scale architecture, medical prostheses to cars. Now, the technology has advanced ...
Energy Pods to Ostrich Pillows: 15 Nap-Worthy Inventions
Everybody knows that there's no better place to take a nap than a hammock hung in a scenic location, but what about when you're stuck at home, or at the office, or on a city bus? Instead of ...
Adventures of Double-Faced Girl: Surreal Photography Series
It's amazing what a few strokes of a black eyeliner can do - like create an unsettling optical illusion that makes it seem as if a girl has two faces. The 'Doublefaced' project by Sebastian ...
Apartment Arcade: Passersby Play Game Through Window
A large storefront window in a Belgian designer's work/live space invites passersby to pause and play an arcade game with a fun interactive installation. Where others living in such a busy urban ...
Altered Architecture: 12 More Abandoned Buildings as Art
Abandoned places are brightened up, made even creepier and more atmospheric, or otherwise transformed into massive works of art with installations that use entire buildings as creative tools. ...
Pencil vs. Camera: Illusion Drawings Pop Off the Page
You might think artist Ben Heine has Photoshopped himself into his own pencil drawings, but he's actually standing on top of them. Much like the mind-bending optical illusions produced in chalk ...
Live Crabs, Gold Bars & iPods: 18 Weird Vending Machines
Forget crackers and candy bars - you could be buying live lobsters, bike parts, whole heads of lettuce and even freshly baked baguettes with the push of a button from vending machines across the ...
