Products
16 New Releases Doing More by Design
From tactile surfaces to reworked natural references and systems, these products foreground durability, flexibility, and sensory experience.
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Viewpoints
UIA 2026: No Easy Answers in Barcelona
Rather than offering a unified vision for architecture’s future, the 2026 UIA World Congress embraced contradiction, bringing together diverse voices to debate ecology, technology, craft, and the social role of design.
Projects
In Missoula, a Museum Grows from Timber and Memory
Designed by Leers Weinzapfel Associates, the National Museum of Forest Service History’s new hub transforms donated materials and expressive timber forms into a learning environment.
Programs
Enter the 2026 Planet Positive Awards
Applying to the most comprehensive awards for sustainable and healthy design will be easier than ever! Here’s everything you need to know.
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Highlights from the 2026 METROPOLIS Sustainability Lab at NeoCon
More than 10,000 attendees explored, created, and …
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Field Operations’ Design for Arts Landing Brings Promise to Pittsburgh
In partnership with nonprofit Pittsburgh Cultural …
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Why Shade Is America’s Most Overlooked Infrastructure
Sam Bloch’s Shade: The Promise of a Forgotten Nat…
Products
Designers Share the Products Shaping Specialized Interiors
Designers from ZGF, Elkus Manfredi, and Perkins&Wi…
Products
Dorothy Cosonas Designs Textiles from the Fiber Up
The creative director carries forward Luum’s leg…
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Viewpoints
We Need a New Approach to Designing for Autism
Architects and designers need to update their strategies for neuroinclusive design. Recent research points the way forward.
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Viewpoints
Report: METROPOLIS Weighs in on Sustainable Design in the U.S.
The METROPOLIS Interface U.S. Sustainable Design Report 2026 captures the state of green building today and what comes next.
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Sustainability
Products
16 New Releases Doing More by Design
From tactile surfaces to reworked natural references and systems, these products foreground durability, flexibility, and sensory…
Projects
In Missoula, a Museum Grows from Timber and Memory
Designed by Leers Weinzapfel Associates, the National Museum of Forest Service History’s new hub transforms donated materials and expressive timber forms…
Projects
SOM Creates a Breathing Building
Located in Shenzhen, China, WeBank’s headquarters takes a porous and responsive approach to occupant health and…
Projects
In North Dakota, a Regenerative Presidential Library for Theodore Roosevelt
Inspired by Roosevelt’s legacy of conservation, Snøhetta crafts a living building for his Presidential…
Profiles
Profiles
Neri&Hu Design for Continuity
For the Shanghai-based firm, design that is relevant for the future is also a bridge to the past.
Profiles
Michael Ford and Momentum Find a New Way to Express Hip-Hop Culture
Ford’s new textile-and-wallcovering collection brings rhythm to commercial interiors.
Profiles
For Lovers Unite, Architecture is About Lived Experience
The firm is known in Los Angeles for its creative restaurant designs and home rebuilds after the city’s 2025 fires.
Projects
Projects
In North Dakota, a Regenerative Presidential Library for Theodore Roosevelt
Inspired by Roosevelt’s legacy of conservation, Snøhetta crafts a living building for his Presidential Library.
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Projects
At Its New Seattle Office, IA Aims for Harmony
The workplace project is the testing ground for a new design framework and a one-of-a-kind foray into 3D-printed furniture.
Projects
Is Structural Stone the Key to Decarbonizing the Built Environment?
Architects in the UK, France, and India are reevaluating stone’s potential as a strong, fireproof, and low-carbon building material.
Projects
Building New York’s First Passive House Community
The Catskill Project is a 90-acre community of carbon neutral homes designed with residents’ health and wellbeing in mind.
