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An Adaptive Reuse Hotel Embraces Atlanta’s Tree Canopy

New York–based interiors firm Goodrich transformed an unremarkable mid-century building Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood.

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Spiegel Aihara Workshop Makes a Sharp Turn in a San Francisco
The San Francisco-based firm transforms a 1931 Spanish Revival building into a contemporary family-friendly home.
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Julie Bargmann Is the Winner of the Inaugural Oberlander Prize; a “Pritzker Prize” for Landscape Architecture.
Architects have the Pritzker and artists have the National Medal of the Arts. Now, landscape architects have the Oberlander.

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Announcing the Winners of the Planet Positive Awards

The Metropolis Planet Positive Awards recognize projects and products that make a positive impact on people and planet. The 2021 winners include 44 top picks across regions, project types, and product categories.

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Understanding the Available City at the Chicago Architectural Biennial
A tour of the Damen Silos and a celebration of the…
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David Benjamin’s Venice Biennale Installation Makes the Case for Probiotic Living
While some experts seek to protect us from pathoge…
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An Exhibition in Lisbon Examines the Relationship Between Design and Play
On view at Garagem Sul, At Play includes various a…
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For Merge Architects, Interiors Matter as Much as Facades
Part of Metropolis’s Specify Hot List 2021, this B…
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AUX Architecture Designs a Building That’s a Beacon of Light
The Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center expands …
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A Brutalist Building in Harlem Gets Updated to Connect with Its Neighbors
A 1970s Brutalist gem that houses the Harlem Schoo…

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David Benjamin’s Venice Biennale Installation Makes the Case for Probiotic Living
While some experts seek to protect us from pathogens, others argue that we must learn to live with microbes.
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An Exhibition in Lisbon Examines the Relationship Between Design and Play
On view at Garagem Sul, At Play includes various archival ephemera and built forms that highlight the role of imagination in design.
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For Merge Architects, Interiors Matter as Much as Facades
Part of Metropolis’s Specify Hot List 2021, this Boston-based firm makes no distinction between architecture and interior design when it comes to attention to details and environmental impact.
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Canadian Design Firm Ivy Studio Is Revolutionizing Contract Interiors
Part of Metropolis’s Specify Hot List 2021, this Montreal-based firm specializes in custom work for stylish clients.
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Sandfuture, an Unconventional Biography of Minoru Yamasaki, Pushes the Boundaries of Architectural Writing
Author Justin Beal discusses his new book and the complicated legacy of the World Trade Center’s architect.

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100 Years After the Tulsa Race Massacre, the Story of Greenwood Continues

Opening on August 4, the Greenwood Rising Black Wall Street History Center attempts to tell the full story of Oklahoma’s Black Wall Street.

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In Canada, a Cabin Disappears into the Landscape
In the belief that humans are a part of nature, not distinct from it, Canadian architect Michael Leckie designs architecture that restores us to the wilderness and the wilderness to us.
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Audrey Nashville Fuses Appalachian Tradition and Japanese Taste
Sean Brock’s new restaurant is filled with local Appalachian art and Japanese-inspired furniture.
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A Children’s Center at Stanford University Provides an Alternative to Traditional Preschool
Dorman Associates eschews garish colors and cartoon characters in the design of a parent cooperative preschool at Stanford University.

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