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The Urbanist 2023 Year In Pictures

Some of the best images, illustrations and photo essays of 2023 in The Urbanist.

Urban Art: Elevating Aesthetics and Cultural Identity in Cities

The term “urban art” describes visual art forms that are created by and representative of city dwellers. While you may see pieces in galleries,...

Terra Nil Shows How To Unbuild a City

In time for Earth Day, a beautiful new game that lets players unwind while unwinding civilization. Terra Nil shows up on the App Store as...

Into the Slop: A New Type of Music and Art Space Opens in Ballard

Some of the infrastructure in Ballard is so large that it’s virtually invisible. From rusting ship hulls in the canal to the marina complexes...

Sunday Video: Night Ride

The Oscar nominations are out. Most of the attention is on the Best Picture nominees, but who really has time for that? Those ten...

Sunday Video: Visiting Greenfield, MC (That’s Minecraft)

Though it has miles of roads, thousands of homes, an airport, and plenty of shopping, the City of Greenfield does not actually exist. It...

How a Forgotten Plaza Can Become Tacoma’s Connected Heart

Tollefson Plaza in downtown Tacoma confounds me. It’s an attractive space next to a bustling university campus and an art museum. It is adjacent...

The Urbanist’s Year in Pictures 2022

An we come upon the last day of the year, a perfect opportunity to look through The Urbanist's media archive for a retrospective of...