Shophouses: 6 Ultra-Small Urban Live-and-Work Spaces
What would you think if you walked into an antique store in your town, and found it overflowing with the owners' laundry? In much of the Western world, we tend to keep our lives rigidly ...
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.Stylish New AK47 Home Storage Solutions Really Pop
Unconventional solutions for home storage by Italian company AK47 make a bold, graphic statement on the wall or ceiling, turning everyday items like clothing, firewood, magazines and even food ...
Your Text Here: Messages of Light Displayed on Buildings
City dwellers are bombarded each day with the demands of advertisers, government, media and other groups that dominate communication, and their own voices can be lost in the din. Signs, images ...
7 Abandoned Wonders of Commercial & Industrial Architecture
These castle-like structures, skeletal high-rises and rusting remains of the golden age of industry are monuments to themselves, still standing despite decades of neglect. Formerly factories, ...
Resource Furniture: Convertible Designs for Small Spaces
When living in a small space, every inch counts - so multifunctional furniture that can adapt and change is a top priority. A coffee table needs to be more than a coffee table, possibly rising to ...
Architecture Meets Fashion: Shoes by Hadid, Gehry & More
How would the architectural styles of Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry and Santiago Calatrava translate to shoes? As these 6 collaborations prove, sometimes the results are just as you'd imagine, and ...
Ad-Free Advertising: A Void Billboard of Nothingness
Passing over the border between the United States and Canada near Vancouver, travelers take in this unexpected sight: an odd metal billboard advertising nothing but air. Clean air. 'Non-Sign II' ...
Branch Out: 20 Organic Tree Houses Are Naturally Amazing
Woven huts made of living saplings, artistic hotel rooms resembling bird nests and cabins dangling from 300-year-old spruces are among the stunning organic structures built from, in, and onto ...
Ultimate Wooden House Made of Jenga-Like Stacked Beams
Explore the seemingly endless platforms and hidden nooks of this Jenga-like house, conceived as an example of "ultimate wooden architecture" by Sou Fujimoto Architects. Located in Kumamoto, ...
Architecture for the Apocalypse: NYC as a Heritage Site
New York City is one of America's greatest man-made achievements, but how can we protect and preserve it for future generations with inevitably rising seas and increasingly frequent weather ...
