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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.

Slim Living: World’s Thinnest House is Just Four Feet Wide

A four-foot-wide space between two buildings in Warsaw, Poland has become the world's thinnest house. Architect Jakub Szczesny built a series of vertical spaces into the void including a kitchen, ...

Interactive Light Art Installation Operated by Smart Phones

A five-story 'veil' of light situated along the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany billows and contracts according to users' finger movements on their smart phones. 'Photophore' was installed at ...

A-cero is Awesome: 12 Dynamic Ultra-Modern Dwellings

Spanish architecture firm A-cero is known for its striking modernist villas in its home country, as well as a growing body of international work. Influenced by contemporary sculpture, A-cero's ...

Hanging Hotel: Hard-to-Reach Resort for Rock Climbers

If you can reach this futuristic hotel pod imbedded in the side of a mountain, your reward is a quiet resting space that you can customize to create a relaxing, meditative environment tailored to ...

Urban LEGOs: Conceptual Cure for Civic Blight Blindness

Chances are, you'd notice all of the vacant lots in your city if massive LEGO structures were used to call attention to the wasted space. 'Habit Makes Us Blind' is a concept by Spanish studio ...

Home Mathematics: 12 Fractal Furniture & Architecture Designs

Geometry lies at the core of every design process, and as computer-aided design becomes more common, the patterns that can be found in architecture, furniture and home decor grow increasingly ...

Math + Paper Craft: Computer Scientist Creates 3D Origami

A single sheet of paper becomes a complex three-dimensional object in the hands of Jun Mitani, a computer scientist who uses geometric modeling software to aid him in his designs. Mitani has been ...

Quintessential Conversion: The Ultimate Warehouse Loft

A historic 1880's warehouse in Melbourne, Australia has been converted into a stunning luxury home with high ceilings, exposed red bricks walls and dramatic archways. The addition of new wood ...

Sound of the Earth: Vinyl Globe Plays Music of the World

This is more than just a model of the globe: it's a spherical record player that will produce the sounds of a particular region when spun. The Sound of the Earth by Yuri Suzuki is just one of the ...

Shanghai Bomb Shelter Now Bustling Underground Night Club

With a population of nearly 13.5 million packed into just 2,448 square miles and a large network of disused bomb shelters, it's no surprise that some Shanghai businesses are going underground. ...

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