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Craig Steely’s Musabi House is a Force of Nature
On the Big Island of Hawai’i, the local architect designed a 2,200-square-foot residence that is completely off-grid.
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In Detroit, Architecture that Stands Out While Also Listening
LOHA’s four buildings at a major new Detroit development called City Modern serve as focal points while also carefully reflecting the city’s history.
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Luxury Quonset Huts and Airstream Trailers Encapsulate Joshua Tree’s Off-Grid Essence
At AutoCamp, a high-end “glamping” venture in the Southern California desert, utilitarian forms and luxe touches blend with the natural desert landscape.
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The Metropolis Sustainability Lab Returns to NeoCon
Offering resources to help the interiors industry make a positive impact on people and the planet, Metropolis and theMART’s hub returns to NeoCon.
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Contemporary Quilters Are Piecing Together a New Era of the American Craft
These six textile artists are building on the narr…
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1 Hotel is an Unexpected Oasis in Downtown Nashville
Behind a curtain of ivy, the new 1 Hotel in Nashvi…
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In L.A., a Shopping Center Is Reborn as a Workplace
The May Company department store and Westside Pavi…
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A Landscape for Clean Water on the Chesapeake Bay
Clients, architects, and landscape architects coll…
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A Behavioral Health Hospital Takes Cues from Nature
CannonDesign incorporated the ideas of 19th centur…
Viewpoints
Viewpoints
Contemporary Quilters Are Piecing Together a New Era of the American Craft
These six textile artists are building on the narrative potential of quilts for a new era that centers identity, circularity, and communities of care.
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We “Designed” Buildings Using an AI Image Generator—Here Are the Bizarre Results
Metropolis associate editor Leilah Stone has been feeding architectural styles and keywords to Midjourney bots. The results highlight the complicated relationship between design, technology, and image-making.
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Craig Steely’s Musabi House is a Force of Nature
On the Big Island of Hawai’i, the local architect designed a 2,200-square-foot residence that is completely off-grid….
Projects
1 Hotel is an Unexpected Oasis in Downtown Nashville
Behind a curtain of ivy, the new 1 Hotel in Nashville celebrates the natural beauty of local and sustainable resources….
Projects
A Landscape for Clean Water on the Chesapeake Bay
Clients, architects, and landscape architects collaborate to restore a crumbling…
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In Taiyuan, a Coal Mine Is Transformed into a Botanical Garden
With one of the world’s largest timber lattice structures, Delugan Meissl Associated Architects reinterprets traditional Chinese elements for this 450-acre…
Profiles
Profiles
Bridging the Divide Between the Possible and the Impossible
Michael Maltzan and Deborah Weintraub, leaders of the effort to construct L.A.’s newly-opened Sixth Street Viaduct, talk about its lofty goals, significant challenges, and myriad lessons.
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Prime Space, Visibility, and Community
Based inside 4 World Trade Center, Silver Art Projects is supporting Artists with the fundamentals to succeed in New York.
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A New Orleans Planner Builds Community as an Anti-Highway Activist
A proposal to remove a hated highway is caught in a maelstrom of politicking. But Amy Stelly is standing her ground.
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26 Case Studies in Design for Impact
Metropolis’s Design for Impact showcases how innovative architects and interior designers are leading the charge in creating a healthy, just, and sustainable world.
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A Behavioral Health Hospital Takes Cues from Nature
CannonDesign incorporated the ideas of 19th century reformer Moses Sheppard to design a new psychiatric hospital.
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Re-Imagined Municipal Museum of Weert, Netherlands Blends Old and New
With a new golden skin, the Museum W re-opens with an exhibition by local designers Job Smeets & Studio Job.
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In Taiyuan, a Coal Mine Is Transformed into a Botanical Garden
With one of the world’s largest timber lattice structures, Delugan Meissl Associated Architects reinterprets traditional Chinese elements for this 450-acre re-naturalization project.
