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How Construction Materials and Technologies Are Evolving
Follow METROPOLIS’s most compelling coverage of construction materials and technologies, from next-gen concrete to circular design.
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How to Design Better with Sound
In an exclusive webinar, METROPOLIS partnered with Turf, bringing together interior design’s best minds in sound and acoustic design.
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One River North is Denver’s New Nod to Biophilia
MAD Architects inserted a four-story canyon of landscaped terraces into a slick mixed-use development.
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Behind the Latest Megaproject to Rise Along Atlanta’s Beltline
Transforming an industrial wasteland into a vibrant mixed-use development, Fourth Ward is an ambitious addition to the city’s rapidly developing network of trails.
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This Botanical Garden’s New Addition Is as Subtle as Light and Shadow
Whispers of texture and nature pull visitors throu…
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METROPOLIS Natural Habitat Video Wins a 2024 Eddie Award
The winning video features a tranquil upstate New …
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Chairs in Space: When Design History Inspires Science Fiction
Films like Poor Things and Blade Runner rely on de…
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Put These Timber Architecture Books on Your Shelf
Four recent titles highlight the past and future of timber architecture, from forest to building products.
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Laura Guido-Clark Wants Designers to Stop Being Afraid of Color
METROPOLIS sits down with designer and color expert Laura Guido-Clark to learn more about her nonprofit Project Color Corps and color methodology Love Good Color.
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Sustainability
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Meet the Designers Building With Earth
Three international architecture practices are responding to local climate conditions through rammed earth and compressed earth…
Products
Eight Building Products to Help You Push the Envelope
These solutions for walls, openings, and cladding are each best-in-class in some way—offering environmental benefits, aesthetic choices, and design…
Products
How the Furniture Industry is Stepping Up on Circularity
Responding to new studies on the environmental impact of furniture, manufacturers, dealers, and start-ups are accelerating their carbon and circularity…
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McDonald’s Reimagines its Interiors through Radical Circular Design
A pilot program launching in McDonald’s France and Belgium aims to create sustainable interior renovations for the global fast-food…
Profiles
Profiles
Ifeoma Ebo Is on a Quest for Urban Healing
Through trauma-informed design processes, Ebo aims for community stewardship and empowerment.
Profiles
Breland–Harper Mines the Past to Design a Better Future
In less than a decade, Ireland-Harper, the Los Angeles–based studio has completed over 100 adaptive reuse projects.
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Students Imagine New Ways to Deepen Our Connection to Our Environment
Students from University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan and Imagine New Ways to Deepen Our Connection to Our Environment
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Mission Rock: San Francisco’s Waterfront Future
A Bold Vision Brings Resilient Parks, Affordable Housing, and Iconic Architecture to a Former Industrial Site.
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Monroe Street Abbey Is an Armature from the Past for the Future
Discover how Jones Studio transformed the ruins of a former Baptist church in Phoenix into a community-centered garden and event venue.
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McDonald’s Reimagines its Interiors through Radical Circular Design
A pilot program launching in McDonald’s France and Belgium aims to create sustainable interior renovations for the global fast-food brand
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Kengo Kuma Designs a Sculptural Addition to Lisbon’s Centro de Arte Moderna
The swooping tile- and timber-clad portico draws visitors into the newly renovated art museum.
