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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.

Just Your Type: These 15 Typographic Projects Have Lots of Character

Typefaces get the graphic treatment with art and design projects that infuse lettering with fun and functionality alike, from 'Braille Neue' to specific typefaces rendered as dog breeds. What ...

Trashpresso: Solar-Powered Mobile Recycling Plant Turns Trash into Tiles

You know how China stopped taking our plastic recycling waste because Americans can’t seem to figure out how which items are actually recyclable and which ones clog up the machines and ...

Morpeth Arms: Historic London Bar with a Haunted Basement & Spying Room

Not every pub in London has a spying room complete with binoculars so patrons can gaze into the windows of the British Intelligence Service across the street - nor does just any old pub have a ...

Fuller House: 15 Geodesic Dome Creations Pay Tribute to Bucky’s Classic

Architect, engineer and inventor Buckminster Fuller developed the world’s most infamous dome structure while searching for the most efficient housing solution possible during the 1940s. The ...

Life Sprouts from Eyesores in This Mexico City Pothole Gardening Project

Drawing inspiration from a similar project in London, the bloggers known as ‘Mensajeros Urbanos’ (‘urban messengers’) have taken to the streets of Mexico City filling potholes with living ...

Destination Design: 14 Stylish Hotels Infused with the Character of their Settings

While many hotels are so lacking in personality, they could be located pretty much anywhere, these 14 thoughtfully designed tourist accommodations are infused in the character of their respective ...

Art on Fire: Giant Sculpture by Okuda San Miguel Set Ablaze for Fallas 2018

Best known for his vivid geometric murals full of fantastical animals, which brighten up everything from derelict churches to fleets of freighters, street artist Okuda San Miguel has crafted a ...

The Ocean is Legit Terrifying: Infographic Illustrates Staggering Depths

Do you ever think about just how far into the Earth the ocean actually reaches at its greatest depths? Truly the last frontier aside from outer space and the core of the Earth itself, much of the ...

The Modern Cabin: 14 Moody Wilderness Getaways Go Beyond the Rustic

A cabin is defined both by a remote location and a certain rusticity, whether it's a wilderness hut for hikers or a family retreat, but that doesn't mean it has to be a basic wooden shack. Modern ...

Cabin of Curiosities: 3D-Printed Building Covered in Tiny Succulent Planters

4,500 3D-printed ceramic tiles cover the facade of the ‘Cabin of Curiosities’ in Oakland, an experimental structure showing off how beautiful additive manufacturing can be. The facade ...

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