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Next stop in Spain is Valencia. It is an interesting city, located by the sea but not taking advantage of it. Old town was located inland and it does not flow to the sea shore, no direct connection, like in Barcelona, which will be the next post! Save the best for last… OK, back to [...]

Toledo was not in my list of must-see places. My dad, who is also an architect, convinced me to go there, see the architecture and spend at least a day there. If the daddy says you have to, then I have to go! The only regret I have is not spending enough time in Toledo. [...]

After a week long art and architectural feast in Spain, I have a lot to share; from Goya to Picasso, from Santiago Calatrava to Antonio Gaudi! Let’s start with Madrid, the capital. Normally, capital cities are too stiff and bureaucratic for my taste. Madrid has its own share of government buildings; however, its historical buildings, [...]

One of the best dirty secrets of New York is “Burger Joint”. It is not easy to find this “joint”. Once you locate the Le Parker Meridien close to the Central Park, head directly to the entry, pass the reception, and push apart the drapes in front of you, and there you are! It is [...]

(Above Designs, Clockwise from Upper Left via:  Pinoy Athena, iKnod, Mukhtar & Bloc)
Much of what we feature on WebUrbanist is the culmination of an artistic or designer process, but it is worth seeing that sometimes pieces of the process itself is as creative, compelling and eye-catching  as the final product. Webist Publishing (WebUrbanist & WebEcoist) [...]

Sometimes a small rendering or photograph is enough to illustrate the point – but in other cases, size really does matter. By popular demand, WebUrbanist would like to announce an all new section to the site featuring photos at four to twenty times the size regularly seen in the course of ordinary articles: the Big [...]

Love this email I got from my buddies at Crestview Doors (they’re so fabulous!)

Not only does the house look fantastic, but check out that door! Grin!

One of my readers, Brian, wants to know if this is Mid Century Modern? I’m not familiar with the style, so I thought I’d throw this out to all of you, my brilliant panel of experts!

The house was built in 1957, so at least it’s the right time period!

One of my readers, Brian, wants to know if this is Mid Century Modern? I’m not familiar with the style, so I thought I’d throw this out to all of you, my brilliant panel of experts!

The house was built in 1957, so at least it’s the right time period!
If it helps – he just sent [...]

Three exhibitions curated by Philipp Misselwitz and Can Altay in cooperation with the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam IABR “Open City – Designing Coexistence”: Open City Forum – curated with Tim Rieniets Refuge – Critical projects and positions by architects, urbanists, artists and activists Bas Princen – 5 Cities Portfolio – Photographs from Istanbul, Beirut, [...]