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Suchi Reddy’s Collaboration with Lexus Is Shaped by the Elements
The ethereal installation Shaped by Air was on view at The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, for Art and Design Week.
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Profiles
Google’s Global Carbon Program Manager on Reaching for the Impossible
Joel Cesare says designers and clients alike need to take the boldest approach possible to reduce carbon.
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5 Considerations for the Future of the Legal Workplace
What does the future of the law office look like? Metropolis convened a panel of expert designers to find out.
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Announcing the Winners of the 2022 Metropolis Planet Positive Awards
The Metropolis Planet Positive Awards recognize projects and products that make a positive impact on people and planet.
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Projects
The Orange County Museum of Art Embeds Culture in a Changing Suburban Context
Designed by Thom Mayne’s Morphosis, the new art mu…
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Design for Equity Primer: 20+ Resources to Help You Design Inclusively and Fairly
This primer is a handy guide to toolkits, manuals,…
Profiles
Moshe Safdie Is Architecture’s Constant Gardener
At 84, the visionary designer is still evolving ar…
Projects
Studio Terpeluk’s Redwood House Pays Homage to Albert Lanier
The San Francisco–based architecture firm breath…
Viewpoints
Viewpoints
5 Considerations for the Future of the Legal Workplace
What does the future of the law office look like? Metropolis convened a panel of expert designers to find out.
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Viewpoints
The Radical Reshaping of Craft
From museums to TikTok, explore radical craft as a response to climate crisis, a means of storytelling, and an exploration of new materials.
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Sustainability
Profiles
Google’s Global Carbon Program Manager on Reaching for the Impossible
Joel Cesare says designers and clients alike need to take the boldest approach possible to reduce carbon….
Profiles
Moshe Safdie Is Architecture’s Constant Gardener
At 84, the visionary designer is still evolving architecture’s capacity to build habitats for all living…
Profiles
A New Model for Equitably Shared Solar Energy Emerges in New York
Working at the intersection of social, racial, economic, and environmental justice, UPROSE develops campaigns and initiatives rooted in participatory community…
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Practicing “Architectural Disobedience” with Verdical Group CEO Drew Shula
The sustainable design entrepreneur discusses architectural disobedience, asking the right questions, and why solving the climate crisis demands breaking the…
Profiles
Profiles
Sarah Williams Uses Data to Do Good
The MIT professor and director of the Civic Data Design Lab and Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism believes big data can drive big change for the better.
Profiles
Moshe Safdie Is Architecture’s Constant Gardener
At 84, the visionary designer is still evolving architecture’s capacity to build habitats for all living things.
Profiles
Dolores Hayden on the Politics of Care
Following her recent Vincent Scully Prize win, the architect and urban historian spoke with Metropolis about the infrastructure of care, material feminists, and aviation poetry.
Projects
Projects
How Ghana’s Radical Experiment in Health Care Is Taking Shape
Adjaye Associates is designing 101 new district hospitals in Ghana, reimagining the healing power of design along the way.
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Projects
In Germany, a Cradle-to-Cradle Firehouse Proves the Power of Mass Timber
Wulf Architekten designed the timber and concrete components of the Straubenhardt firehouse to be disassembled and reuse.
Projects
Shanghai’s Newest Library Takes Conceptual Cues from Chinese Scholar’s Rocks
Danish practice Schmidt Hammer Lassen designed Shanghai Library East to encourage exploration and connect with the community.
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Three New and Refreshed Museums Mark Valencia’s Status as World Design Capital
While the city’s design scene enjoys its moment in the sun, the Centre del Carme Cultura Contemporánea, Bombas Gens, and CaixaForum aim to cement Valencia as a cultural destination.
