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Four New Roadblocks on the Path to Sustainable Buildings
The METROPOLIS Interface U.S. Sustainable Design Report 2026 warns of four systemic and infrastructural limits to a more sustainable built environment.
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Organic Architecture Continues to Bloom in Portland
Robert Harvey Oshatz has been practicing out of Portland since 1971 and soon the city will welcome the architect’s first subdivision—The Royal Five—designed to feel “like a bouquet of flowers.”
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In Vancouver, The Butterfly Redefines High-Rise Living
Revery’s sculptural 57-story tower merges luxury housing, public programs, and heritage preservation while prioritizing daylight, fresh air, and social connection.
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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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A Muskoka Cottage Is Optimized for Off-Grid Living
On a remote peninsula in Ontario, Dubbeldam Archit…
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Why Bruce Goff’s Architecture Feels Made for the Instagram Age
The Art Institute of Chicago’s retrospective sho…
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METROPOLIS Arch30 Celebrates Austin’s Emerging Architectural Leaders
Austin’s next generation of architects, affiliat…
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How Robotic Homebuilding Is Accelerating the Pacific Palisades Rebuild
Cosmic Buildings combines AI, on-site automation, …
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Norway’s New Government Quarter Was Designed to Rebalance Power
Designed by Nordic Office of Architecture, the new…
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33 Articles That Show the Future Is Mass Timber
Mass timber has taken over the architecture industry over the past few years—and METROPOLIS has been paying attention.
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The Power of Biophilia: Designing Buildings That Heal People and the Planet
METROPOLIS’s Winter issue explores how biophilic design continues to advance human well-being while evolving into a regenerative framework for buildings, ecosystems, and the planet.
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In Vancouver, The Butterfly Redefines High-Rise Living
Revery’s sculptural 57-story tower merges luxury housing, public programs, and heritage preservation while prioritizing daylight, fresh air, and social…
Projects
A Muskoka Cottage Is Optimized for Off-Grid Living
On a remote peninsula in Ontario, Dubbeldam Architecture + Design offers up a solar-powered…
Projects
A Historic California Schoolhouse Becomes a Home for Quantum Research
EYRC Architects restored Orange’s Mission Revival Killefer School, preserving its layered past while adapting the century-old landmark for Chapman…
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The Aranyani Pavilion Rethinks Architecture’s Role in Ecological Conservation
Built from Lantana camara, an invasive species found throughout India, the pavilion will be on view at Sunder Nursery in New Delhi from February 4-20,…
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Profiles
Spanish Firm ERRE Is Quietly Transforming the City of Valencia
With recent commissions from Marriott and Andreu World, as well as a new arena designed with HOK, ERRE is at the forefront of the city’s development.
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Emergent Vernacular Architecture Studio Builds for Community Resilience
From Haiti to Lebanon, the London-based studio helps create public spaces for those that need it the most.
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For Studio Saar, Architecture is about Facilitation
For the India- and UK-based studio, regenerative development starts with community advocacy and stakeholder collaboration.
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CannonDesign Revitalizes the Gregory Bateson Building
The renovation of a landmark project by Sim Van der Ryn shows what sustainable strategies have stood the test of time—and what ideas have fallen by the wayside.
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Inside Balenciaga’s Low-Carbon Factory
The new Balenciaga Plant, was designed by MetroOffice Architetti, a former leather plant in Tuscany becomes an all-electric model for luxury fashion production.
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Portland’s Carnegie Libraries Reopen as Community Anchors
LEVER’s transformations of the Albina and North Portland libraries expand their civic role—pairing preservation with cultural investment and community-led design.
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A Historic California Schoolhouse Becomes a Home for Quantum Research
EYRC Architects restored Orange’s Mission Revival Killefer School, preserving its layered past while adapting the century-old landmark for Chapman University’s Institute for Quantum Studies.
