Drawing Machines: 13 Rivetingly Creative Art-Making Robots
Is it the human element that’s crucial in calling a creation ‘art,’ or does it still count even if it was made by a robot? Adding to the age-old debate attempting to define a fairly ...
Category: Technology
Technology is a core content area not only for WebUrbanist but in our daily lives whether we like it or not. These innovations, creations and aberrations are meant to incite conversations about the past, present and future relationships of humans and the technologies that we deal with all the time and that envelop, support and grow our urban environments in ways we can often not predict.
Printable Electronics Make These Headphones Just 1mm Thick
While an ordinary pair of headphones might consist of 50-something energy-intensive components from various manufacturing processes, this ultra-thin design uses printable electronics to cut that ...
Rotating Condo Tower: Units Take Turns as the Penthouse Suite
Spinning structures is not new territory, but shifting units around vertically as well as in horizontal circles is a fresh dimension of novelty with a likewise refreshed sense of purpose - to ...
Fractal Formations: The Fascinating Future of Urban Growth
What might the patterns of urban sprawl look like if humanity were to survive another thousand years or so? Artist Tom Beddard envisions fractal formations seemingly cut right into the earth, ...
VRchitecture: Interactive Virtual Reality House Feels 90% Real
No matter how many drawings and models a client is shown, there is still a leap of imagination needed for someone to understand how a building design will really look and feel when it is ...
The Void: World’s First Virtual Reality Theme Park Coming Soon
“Why play a game when you can live it?” ask the creators of The Void, the world’s first virtual reality theme park slated to open in Utah in summer 2016. Gamers will soon be able to immerse ...
Designer Sci-Fi: Ferrari Spaceship Takes Luxury Sky-High
Given how far away we still are from personal spacecraft, perhaps it’s not surprising that most design concepts for extra-terrestrial ships haven’t evolved much in the last couple decades. ...
R2-D2 Express: Take a Ride on a Real Star Wars-Themed Plane
Pretend like you’re on a journey to a galaxy far, far away while aboard a real Star Wars-themed aircraft painted to look like R2-D2 on a Japan-based ANA Airways flight. The R2-D2 Dreamliner ...
Wired Wood: 13 Handmade Versions of Electronic Gadgets
Anyone who longs for the days of simpler, longer-lasting gadgets will love these lo-fi wooden versions of modern tech, including a pixel display made of blocks, laser-cut wood records, an ...
Collaborative Construction: Aerial Drone-Built Architecture
Unmanned aerial vehicles can do more than just take pictures, pick up and drop off objects - they can also work together to create solid structures, built brick by brick or even woven in ...
