Engineering Marvel: The Mysterious Ruins of Nan Madol
The only ancient city ever built upon a coral reef, Nan Madol is a marvel of ancient engineering so complex, no one can figure out how it was conceived and built starting in the 8th or 9th ...
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.Abandoned Cement Factory & Silos Transformed into Offices
An incredible abandoned cement factory, covered with ivy and partially in ruins, has been transformed into a massive office complex that preserves both the original architectural integrity of the ...
Paper Cuts: 40 Puzzling Pop Culture Silhouettes
Some people - and characters - are so recognizable, we can tell who they are just by the outlines of their heads. All it takes is a few basic details, like a hat, a necklace or a certain ...
Marvelous Muralist Makes Giant-Sized Street Art Illusions
The facades of entire buildings are transformed with the larger-than-life painted silhouettes of Madrid-based street artist Sam3. Known for both the enormous scale of his work and the graphic ...
7 Abandoned Wonders of Residential Architecture
Palatial chateaus, ordinary suburban homes, skyscraper residences and vertical slums alike have been abandoned by their human inhabitants and given over to rot and ruin. Whether they represent ...
Google Maps-Inspired Birdhouse Guides Birds Home
This little orange icon tells us just where we need to go on Google Maps - and now it shows birds where home is, too. Designer Shuchun Hsiao has created a series of birdhouses modeled after the ...
City Camouflage: Ugly Public Buildings in Disguise
Electricity substations, bathrooms and other less-than-aesthetically pleasing public buildings can stand out as eyesores on the street, taking away from the beauty of their surroundings. Dutch ...
Prototype to Reality: Super Space-Saving Bedroom Set
Starting as a compact rectangle measuring just 13 square feet, the Matroshka all-in-one furniture set just continues to unfold, slide out and transform again and again until you think there can't ...
Tagtool iPad App Lets You Paint Your City with Light
An iPad, a projector and an app called Tagtool are all you need to turn your city into a virtual canvas for your own custom light art and animations. Created by Vienna-based OMAi, Tagtool enables ...
Futuristic Fashion: 35 Out-of-this-World Designer Looks
Looking straight out of a gritty sci-fi movie, these 35 futuristic and sometimes bizarre high-fashion looks envision a future of metallic artificial hair, dresses that dispense actual cocktails, ...
