{"id":471,"date":"2025-11-25T13:29:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T13:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hozzt.net\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/urbanist-exploration-discover-over-5000-compelling-architecture-art-design-stories\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T13:29:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T13:29:43","slug":"urbanist-exploration-discover-over-5000-compelling-architecture-art-design-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hozzt.net\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/urbanist-exploration-discover-over-5000-compelling-architecture-art-design-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Urbanist Exploration: Discover Over 5,000 Compelling Architecture, Art &#038; Design Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- custom per item content begin --> [ By <a href='http:\/\/weburbanist.com\/WebUrbanist\/?utm_source=Mozilla%2F5.0+%28X11%3B+Linux+i686%29+AppleWebKit%2F537.36+%28KHTML%2C+like+Gecko%29+Chrome%2F30.0.1599.66+Safari%2F537.36&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed-main-category-global&#038;utm_content=unknown&#038;utm_term=feed-author'>WebUrbanist<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\/category\/global\/7-wonders\/\" rel=\"category tag\">7 Wonders Series<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\/category\/global\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Travel<\/a>. ] <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-wide644 wp-image-120245 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"644\" height=\"408\" data-src=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/000-last-views-644x408.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>For over a decade, WebUrbanist has featured a wide range of innovative and inspiring urban art and design projects from around the world. The website has attracted more than 500,000 subscribers and been visited over 100,000,000 times since it was launched in 2007. And while WU will remain online, we are not currently planning to publish new pieces going forward. We greatly appreciate your readership and hope you will <a href=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\/categories\/\">continue to explore the site<\/a> and enjoy the <a href=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\/archives\/\">thousands of articles in its archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"251\" class=\"alignnone size-wide644 wp-image-120234 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/000-supermontage-644x251.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\/\">main page<\/a> of WebUrbanist features a curated series of resource-rich articles covering some of the site&#8217;s most popular and timeless themes &#8212; these are intended to be a jumping-off point for diving deeper into topics of interest. Specific subjects like <a href=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\/?s=adaptive+reuse\">adaptive reuse<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\/?s=vertical+farms\">vertical farming<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\/?s=shipping+container\">cargo container architecture<\/a> and s<a href=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\/?s=space+saving\">pace-saving design<\/a> can also be sought out using the search tool in the sidebar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-wide644 wp-image-120233 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"644\" height=\"338\" data-src=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/000-99pi-banner-644x338.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kurtkohlstedt.com\/\">Kurt Kohlstedt<\/a>, the founder of WebUrbanist, is currently focused on his work as a <a href=\"https:\/\/99percentinvisible.org\/author\/kurt-kohlstedt\/\">writer, editor and digital director at 99% Invisible<\/a>, a radio show and website about design. With over 350,000,000 downloads to date, 99pi is one of the most popular podcasts in the world. These media projects have a <em>lot<\/em> in common, so fans of WU are encouraged to <a href=\"https:\/\/99percentinvisible.org\/articles\/\">check out more articles on 99pi<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/99percentinvisible.org\/about\/the-show\/\">subscribe to the show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.radiopublic.com\/e?if=99pi&amp;ge=s1!d6d15130db800155adb4f0ad125341e7a9f131ab\" width=\"600\" height=\"185\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-popups\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Kurt was a <a href=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\/2013\/10\/24\/99-invisible-7-episodes-of-the-best-radio-show-on-design\/\">big fan of 99pi<\/a> long before joining the show in 2015 and has since become a regular <a href=\"https:\/\/99percentinvisible.org\/episode\/mini-stories-volume-3\/3\/\">voice on the podcast<\/a>. He has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotopia.fm\/east-coast-live\">gone on tour<\/a> with the show, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CjS52pQrYug&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;t=1072\">given talks<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aiany.org\/news\/postcard-identity-architecture-in-the-age-of-digital-reproduction\/\">participated in panels<\/a> on subjects ranging from <a href=\"https:\/\/99percentinvisible.org\/episode\/froebels-gifts\/\">how the invention of Kindergarten fundamentally shaped Modern art and design<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/99percentinvisible.org\/article\/renderings-vs-reality-rise-tree-covered-skyscrapers\/\">the improbable rise of tree-covered skyscrapers<\/a>. He is currently co-authoring an upcoming book with 99pi host Roman Mars, scheduled for publication in fall of 2020: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2SJSBWS\"><strong>The 99% Invisible City<\/strong>:<\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2SJSBWS\"><strong>A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design<\/strong><\/a>. <\/em>You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kurtkohlstedt\">follow Kurt<\/a> for semi-regular tweets about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KurtKohlstedt\/status\/1031770034379489280\">design<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KurtKohlstedt\/status\/960373931310854144\">cities<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KurtKohlstedt\/status\/1228809097220247552\">urbanism<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KurtKohlstedt\/status\/1006029667336220673\">synanthropes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-wide644 wp-image-120521 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"644\" height=\"235\" data-src=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/weburbanist-main-644x235.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Support for this project has been greater than its founder, authors and technologists ever expected &#8212; special thanks to designers and developers Mike, Jeff, Andrea and Gabe as well as writers Delana, Stephanie and Steve, plus all of the other people who made this site possible over the years, including family members and of course you, dear readers. From the start, WebUrbanist was about making urban architecture, art and design more accessible to all kinds of people, and in that spirit: here&#8217;s hoping you continue to explore the built world around you. Stay curious, fellow urbanists.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\/2019\/12\/30\/urban-exploration-discover-over-5000-stories-of-creative-architecture-art-design\/\">Urbanist Exploration: Discover Over 5,000 Compelling Architecture, Art &#038; Design Stories<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\">WebUrbanist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p> <span id=\"fb_share\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fweburbanist.com%2F2019%2F12%2F30%2Furban-exploration-discover-over-5000-stories-of-creative-architecture-art-design%2F&#038;t=Urbanist+Exploration%3A+Discover+Over+5%2C000+Compelling+Architecture%2C+Art+%26%23038%3B+Design+Stories\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"none\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" width=\"60\" height=\"19\" alt=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\/wp-content\/themes\/urbanist\/dist\/images\/feed-share.png\"><\/a><\/span> <a style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WebUrbanist\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"none\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" width=\"66px\" height=\"19px\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\/wp-content\/themes\/urbanist\/dist\/images\/feed-like-mini.png\"><\/a> <a style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WebUrbanist\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"none\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" width=\"220px\" height=\"19px\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\/wp-content\/themes\/urbanist\/dist\/images\/feed-like.png\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<hr width=\"375px\" align=\"left\" \/> <a style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fweburbanist.com%2F2019%2F12%2F30%2Furban-exploration-discover-over-5000-stories-of-creative-architecture-art-design%2F&#038;title=Urbanist+Exploration%3A+Discover+Over+5%2C000+Compelling+Architecture%2C+Art+%26%23038%3B+Design+Stories\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"none\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" width=\"74px\" height=\"19px\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\/wp-content\/themes\/urbanist\/dist\/images\/feed-SU.png\"><\/a> <a style=\"margin-left: 9px;\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%40weburbanist+https%3A%2F%2Fweburbanist.com%2F2019%2F12%2F30%2Furban-exploration-discover-over-5000-stories-of-creative-architecture-art-design%2F+Urbanist+\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"none\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" height=\"19\" width=\"48\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\/wp-content\/themes\/urbanist\/dist\/images\/feed-retweet.png\"><\/a> <a style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/weburbanist\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"none\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" width=\"220px\" height=\"19px\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\/wp-content\/themes\/urbanist\/dist\/images\/feed-twitter.png\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<hr width=\"375px\" align=\"left\" \/> <span style=\"float:left; margin-left: 10px;\">[ By <a href='http:\/\/weburbanist.com\/WebUrbanist\/?utm_source=Mozilla%2F5.0+%28X11%3B+Linux+i686%29+AppleWebKit%2F537.36+%28KHTML%2C+like+Gecko%29+Chrome%2F30.0.1599.66+Safari%2F537.36&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed-main-category-global&#038;utm_content=unknown&#038;utm_term=feed-author-footer'>WebUrbanist<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\/category\/global\/7-wonders\/\" rel=\"category tag\">7 Wonders Series<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/weburbanist.com\/category\/global\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Travel<\/a>. ]<\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"color: #ddd; float:left; margin-left: 10px;\">[ <a style=\"color: #ddd;\" href=\"http:\/\/weburbanist.com\/?utm_source=Mozilla%2F5.0+%28X11%3B+Linux+i686%29+AppleWebKit%2F537.36+%28KHTML%2C+like+Gecko%29+Chrome%2F30.0.1599.66+Safari%2F537.36&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed-main-category-global&#038;utm_content=unknown&#038;utm_term=feed-footer-title\">WebUrbanist<\/a> | <a style=\"color: #ddd;\" href=\"http:\/\/weburbanist.com\/archives\/?utm_source=Mozilla%2F5.0+%28X11%3B+Linux+i686%29+AppleWebKit%2F537.36+%28KHTML%2C+like+Gecko%29+Chrome%2F30.0.1599.66+Safari%2F537.36&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed-main-category-global&#038;utm_content=unknown&#038;utm_term=feed-archives\">Archives<\/a> | <a style=\"color: #ddd;\" href=\"http:\/\/weburbanist.com\/galleries\/?utm_source=Mozilla%2F5.0+%28X11%3B+Linux+i686%29+AppleWebKit%2F537.36+%28KHTML%2C+like+Gecko%29+Chrome%2F30.0.1599.66+Safari%2F537.36&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed-main-category-global&#038;utm_content=unknown&#038;utm_term=feed-galleries\">Galleries<\/a> | <a style=\"color: #ddd;\" href=\"http:\/\/weburbanist.com\/privacy\/?utm_source=Mozilla%2F5.0+%28X11%3B+Linux+i686%29+AppleWebKit%2F537.36+%28KHTML%2C+like+Gecko%29+Chrome%2F30.0.1599.66+Safari%2F537.36&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed-main-category-global&#038;utm_content=unknown&#038;utm_term=feed-privacy\">Privacy<\/a> | <a style=\"color: #ddd;\" href=\"http:\/\/weburbanist.com\/terms\/?utm_source=Mozilla%2F5.0+%28X11%3B+Linux+i686%29+AppleWebKit%2F537.36+%28KHTML%2C+like+Gecko%29+Chrome%2F30.0.1599.66+Safari%2F537.36&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed-main-category-global&#038;utm_content=unknown&#038;utm_term=feed-tos\">TOS<\/a> ]<\/span> <\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p> <!-- custom per item content end --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For over a decade, WebUrbanist has featured a wide range of innovative and inspiring urban art and design projects from around the world. The website has attracted more than 500,000 subscribers and be<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-environments"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hozzt.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hozzt.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hozzt.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hozzt.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hozzt.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hozzt.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hozzt.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hozzt.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}