Exotic Green Getaway: Lush Villa Made of Local Materials
Merging traditional Balinese visual flair with the openness of modern architecture, Alila Villas Uluwatu is a picturesque resort with individual villas connected by bridges over sparkling ...
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.Ruin Academy: Urban Lab in an Abandoned Building
Occupying an abandoned five-story apartment building in central Taipei, Ruin Academy is a living architectural laboratory where holes drilled in the walls let rain inside, plants grow from the ...
Frightening Archaeological Finds: 15 Odd Human Remains
What bizarre and terrifying 'treasures' from long-gone ancient civilizations are still hidden in crypts, caves and deep within the earth? Most archaeologists may spend their days painstakingly ...
Stealth Wear: Counter-Surveillance Fashion Protects Privacy
The rise of surveillance technology, including face recognition software, drones, body scans and cell phones as GPS locators, has resulted in some creative attempts to elude it. Designer Adam ...
The Future That Never Was: 12 Funny Gadget Predictions
Yesterday's visions of today were surprisingly accurate in some cases, but in others, they were humorously off-base. We're not zooming around our moon colony homes in jet packs, confirming our ...
Colorful & Cozy: Striking Series of Lofted Kids Bedroom Sets
Packing maximum function into tight spaces, Italian furniture maker Tumidei offers bright lofted bedroom sets with everything a kid needs built right in. These modern, compact and often modular ...
World’s First Mobile Research Station Opens in Antarctica
Built under some of the most extreme conditions on planet Earth, the Halley VI Research Station by Hugh Broughton Architects is now serving as a mobile home base for Antarctic expeditions. The ...
Shadow Sculptures: Illusions from Clumps of Junk
These chaotic and random collections of objects placed on pedestals don't seem gallery-worthy on first glance, but shine a light upon them in just the right way, and something magical occurs. ...
Not Photoshopped: New Optical Illusions by Felice Varini
As you approach a curve in a parking garage, suddenly a large abstract object seems to float in space just ahead, as if overlaid on top of a static image rather than a three-dimensional setting. ...
Domestic Daredevils: 12 Insanely Cool Home Climbing Walls
When the mountains are too far away and you don't feel like going to the gym, you can always scale the walls of your living room or bedroom - if you've got one of these 12 amazing indoor climbing ...
