Projects
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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Umo, a Mono Material Accent Table, Puts Transparency First
Better known for popular styles than carbon reduction, furniture manufacturer Stylex has been nevertheless expanding its sustainable designs.
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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.
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Programs
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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A Café Chair Designed for Luxurious Efficiency
A collaboration between Shanghai-based Stellar Wor…
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Working Remotely, Ukrainian Designers Get a Lifeline From U.S. Firms
Two new programs—Support by Design and Hireukrai…
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Mya Adds Housing and a Sense of Place to Salt Lake City
The live-work-play building with an iconic flaming…
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Bridging the Divide Between the Possible and the Impossible
Michael Maltzan and Deborah Weintraub, leaders of …
Projects
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park Enlivens the San Diego Waterfront
Tucker Sadler Architects designed the permanent li…
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West Coast Modern Week Centered Paul Merrick’s Unique Architecture
The West Vancouver Art Museum’s recent exhibitio…
Viewpoints
Viewpoints
Following Years of Revitalization, Detroit Still Has a Long Way to Go
Metropolis brought together local policy makers, designers, developers, and activists to discuss the city’s uncertain present and contested future.
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Piero Gilardi’s Nature Carpets Merge Art and Everyday Life
On view at New York’s Magazzino Italian Art through January 2023, Gilardi: Tappeto-Natura is the artist’s first museum retrospective in the United States.
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Sustainability
Projects
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…
Projects
This Hyper-Sustainable Elementary School Is the First of its Kind
Perkins Eastman rebuilds and revitalizes the John Lewis Elementary School in Washington, D.C., aiming for net-zero-energy, LEED Platinum, and WELL…
Profiles
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…
Viewpoints
The Future is Hempcrete
As the construction industry grapples with its hefty carbon footprint, hemp is rapidly rising to the fore as the innovator’s material of choice—in Europe,…
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.
Profiles
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.
Profiles
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.
Projects
Projects
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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Creating a Gleaming New Gateway at MIT
Weiss/Manfredi’s 314 Main Street works with other new buildings on the east edge of the legendary campus to create a new center of energy.
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Creative Hospitality Company 25hours Opens its First Hotel in Scandinavia
New York and London–based Martin Brudnizki Design Studio transforms an 18th-century university building in Copenhagen into a colorful retreat.
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This Hyper-Sustainable Elementary School Is the First of its Kind
Perkins Eastman rebuilds and revitalizes the John Lewis Elementary School in Washington, D.C., aiming for net-zero-energy, LEED Platinum, and WELL certification.
