You’re Fired: 10 Famed Flamed Statues & Monuments
Gone up in flames and burned down to the ground – these 10 well-known statues, monuments and large-scale advertisements all fell to fire, if not fury. “I like big fat men like you,” ...
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NK INK: North Korea Graffiti, Stencils & Street Art
North Korea may be making the headlines like never before but the world's graffiti artists have been featuring the Hermit Kingdom's leaders for years. When it comes to North Korea, there's ...
Up in Flames: Dubai ‘Torch’ Tower Catches Fire, Extinguished
A multistory fire raged up the side of this 1,105-foot skyscraper last night, one of the tallest in Dubai, exacerbated by high winds and casting molten glass and charred masonry from ...
Chinese President Calls for End to “Weird Architecture” Trend
After years of both importing famous designers and copying strange structures from abroad, Xi Jinping, the leader of China's Communist Party has declared an end to offbeat construction projects ...
5,000 Residents Being Evicted from World’s Tallest Vertical Slum
A forced relocation is underway as thousands of squatters are moved by authorities out of their homes and the city of Caracas, some of whom have called the infamous half-finished Tower of ...
5 Preservation Puzzles: Famous Architecture Facing Threats
This year alone we have learned that a Frank Lloyd Wright house must be moved 1,000 miles to protect it from floodwater, a Le Corbusier chapel has been vandalized and a seminal structure by ...
Urbanisticated: Cool New Ways to Connect with WU Content
Ah, Cyber Monday - the infamous online version of the even more dreaded Black Friday. But before we get to that, here are a few exciting new features for WebUrbanist to help you stay connected to ...
