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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.

Mercedes-Benz Encased in Resin Gives a New Meaning to ‘Fossil Fuels’

Millions of years from now, will aliens visiting an earth free of humans (or future humans, on the off chance we survive that long) find a puzzling ‘amber’ fossil of a 1979 Mercedes-Benz ...

Portable Walk-In Closets & 14 Other Ways to Make a Studio Feel Like a Mansion

A lot of the most impressive space-saving ideas really only work for wealthier urbanite apartment owners who can simply hire a contractor to design a bunch of customized built-ins. The results - ...

Urine for a Surprise: IKEA Invites You to Pee on an Ad to Get a Discount

“Peeing on this ad may change your life,” reads the text at the top of a new IKEA advertisement in a women’s magazine. That text alone, devoid of context, might understandably make you ...

Artists in Residence: 18 Stunning Studios Designed for Cultivating Creativity

Shouldn't the settings of temporary artist residencies be just as creative as the art produced there? These structures include communal houses, remote huts, mobile studios, inhabitable ...

(W)Ego House: Tetris-Like Hotel Reveals Clashing Dreams of City Residents

  One person’s ego-centric vision of how cities should adapt to their own particular individual needs encroaches upon the dreams of another, as revealed by MVRDV’s Tetris-like open-walled ...

Nomadic Futures: 12 Home Design Solutions for Changing Urban Lifestyles

Work, school, rapidly changing cities and declining home ownership rates have us moving more often than ever, so the kinds of heavy antique furniture favored by older generations aren't exactly ...

Psychedelic Waves: Step Into a Swirling Vortex Inside an Infinity Room

Create a visible ripple effect as you move within this dazzling interactive infinity room by Japanese collective teamLab, producing your own unique wave patterns influenced by your gestures, ...

Bolder Brewers: 14 Coffee Makers That Are Way Cooler Than Your Keurig

Sure, a Keurig can make you a cup of coffee pretty much instantly, but where's the art? Where's the romance, the portability, the control over the brewing process? These modern coffee and ...

Next-Level Backyard Office: ‘Butterfly Studio’ is Like a Giant Lawn Ornament

Inspired by the shape of a butterfly when it closes its wings, Valerie Schweitzer Architects’ ‘Butterfly Studio’ is a sculptural detached office full of cleverly placed windows that target ...

Oops! Apple’s Fancy New Foster + Partners Store Isn’t Up to Chicago Winters

That MacBook Air-shaped roof on Apple's new Foster + Partners-designed store may look cool, but it's also apparently pretty dangerous in the face of Chicago's brutal winters. Most of the ...

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