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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.

Emoji Revenge: A California Spite House for the Digital Age

When a California woman's neighbors reported her for illegally turning her home into an AirBnb, she got back at them in a thoroughly modern way: with emojis. In an incident that’s referred ...

Megaliths in the Bath House Ruins: New Digital Illusions by TeamLab

In Japan, digital megaliths emerge from the floor of an abandoned bath house, coming alive with animated flowers and water in a beautiful mash-up of light art, projections and abandoned places. ...

Robotic Contact Lens Lets You Zoom In on Objects by Blinking Twice

Anyone who’s hoping some version of our species will manage to survive the coming climate crisis through transhumanism might be interested to learn about this recent breakthrough: a robotic ...

Bauhaus Film Calls Attention to the True Stories of Women Architects

When the famous Bauhaus school of architecture and design first opened in Weimar, Germany in 1919, the majority of students were women. That wasn’t by design, though founder Water Gropius took ...

Customizable 3D-Printed Houses Form A Disaster-Resistant Affordable Community

In an unnamed city somewhere in South America, construction is set to begin on a 3D-printed village designed specifically for families living on less than $200 per month. San Francisco-based ...

Thrilling Cliff Concept Hotel Clings to a Famous Tourist Spot in Norway

Architecture that clings to cliff faces may not be the most practical or environmentally sensitive, but it sure is visually striking. A new proposal from Turkish designer and architect Hayri Atak ...

Abstract Aerial Art: A World of Patterns Seen Only From Above

How much of the Earth’s beauty - natural and human-created - do we miss every day, because it’s only visible from above? Photographer duo (and brothers) JP and Mike Andrews reveal some of the ...

Antistructures: Photo Series Exaggerates Architecture to Impossible Proportions

Stretched and exaggerated almost to the point of absurdity, otherwise ordinary architecture takes on a bit of an uncanny feeling. Digital artist Alex Lysakowski describes it as “imaginary ...

If You Plant It, They Will Come: The Push to Create More Pollinator Cities

In the Dutch city of Utrecht, 316 bus stops are now planted with flowering greenery, inviting pollinators like bees to stop by and take a blossom break. The Netherlands initiated the project ...

Anamorphic Street Art: New Abstract Murals by Peeta Pop Off the Wall

Blurring the lines between reality and illusion in street art is Peeta's specialty. You could stand right in front of one of his creations, gazing up at its proportions with your own eyes, and ...

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