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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.

Coming Next Year: World’s First Floating Apartment Complex

Living in close proximity to ever-rising water can be a difficult prospect, and while the Dutch have come up with all sorts of ways to work with instead of against it, this is a new achievement: ...

A Tree Grows Inside This Modern Cylindrical Glass House

Would you give up all your privacy in order to live in a spectacular glass cylinder with a tree growing up the center? Perhaps the secluded forest location will help make that decision for you. ...

Clever Cord Organization: 14 Solutions to Manage Clutter

A mass of tangled cables doesn't exactly make for a nice-looking space, whether it's a desk covered in computer equipment or a game system in a prominent corner of the living room. You can either ...

Priceless: Banksy Shop in NYC Sells Art to Clueless Public

A few lucky people had no idea what they were actually purchasing when they bought black-and-white graffiti works on canvas from a street stall in Central Park for sixty bucks a pop. Those works ...

Wild Water Crossings: 14 Bold & Crazy Bridge Concepts

Even ordinary bridges are complex structures, but add in multiple levels,  undulating ribbons of steel, elements that dip into the water or roads that split into scissor-like blades and you've ...

Indoor Camping: Vintage RVs Reclaimed as Hostel Rooms

At Bonn's Basecamp Young Hostel, travelers enjoy the quirky accommodations of cheerfully decorated vintage RVs, with views of the sea and an unchanging blue sky just beyond their windows. That ...

3D Printer Bot Creates Perfect Replicas of Classic Paintings

You can't really get a feel for a Rembrandt painting by looking at a flat print - there's just so much detail missing in the texture of the brushstrokes, the physicality of the paint. But just ...

The City is a Playground: 15 Interactive Installations

Art installations that invite or even dare passersby to join in on a fun activity transform even the most stiff and boring urban environments into public playgrounds. Musical swings on the ...

Converted Clock Tower: Ultimate Urban Loft with a View

At the top of a former cardboard box factory built in 1915, within a clock tower overlooking Brooklyn and Manhattan, is one of New York City's most remarkable residences. The pinnacle of the ...

House of Hemp and Blood: 16 Futuristic Building Materials

Future buildings could be made of artificial human bone, hemp, bacterial byproducts or concrete that absorbs greenhouse gas emissions and lasts thousands of years. Innovations in building ...

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