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The Architect Designing Sacred Spaces for the Every Day
RIBA Gold Medal winner Níall McLaughlin strives to design not just buildings but the rituals that unfold within them.
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How a Hybrid Building Helped an Historic Manhattan Congregation Remain in Place
On Billionaire’s Row, FX Collaborative designed a new home for Calvary Baptist Church combined with an office tower.
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The Brumadinho Memorial Is an Exercise in Memory and Materiality
Designed by Gustavo Penna Arquitetos Associados, the memorial was built to honor the 272 victims of the collapse of Brazil’s Mina Córrego do Feijão tailings dam.
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A Whole-Systems Approach to Design for Autism: The ASD Design Matrix
A dynamic, multidimensional framework can help designers apply new scientific insights while designing spaces that include autistic people.
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ZHA Channels Ancient Walls for Future Forms
In Xi’an, the firm sets a luminous stadium again…
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Michael Green Helped Launch the Mass Timber Revolution
In the latest episode of Deep Green, METROPOLIS si…
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Designing an Industrial Workplace for More than Production
What happens after the architects leave? For Davoo…
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At Houston Zoo, Lake Flato Makes a Case for Architecture as Habitat
Designed as the latest piece of a decade-long mast…
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The Erdos Cashmere Centre Is a Catalyst for Textile Innovation
UK- and China-based waa未觉建筑 (we architech …
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Student Housing That’s Resilient by Design
A bioclimatic university project in Dakar weathere…
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Moving the Center: Nairobi’s Pan-African Moment
The inaugural Pan African Biennale in Nairobi brou…
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19 Products Specified in A+Awards-Winning Projects
Discover lighting, furniture, fixtures, facades, a…
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We Need a New Approach to Designing for Autism
Architects and designers need to update their strategies for neuroinclusive design. Recent research points the way forward.
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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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Student Housing That’s Resilient by Design
A bioclimatic university project in Dakar weathered ten years of change by staying flexible—and, in doing so, made a case for building African architecture…
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In Tulum, V Taller Inverts the Symbolism of the Tower of Babel
Mexican architects V Taller reconcile housing for tourists and long-term residents with urban chaos at the edge of the rapidly developing Mayan…
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Juri Troy Architects Offer a Balanced Approach to Workspace Adaptability
For Windkraft Simonsfeld’s headquarters expansion, Juri Troy Architects combined regional materials, resilient infrastructure, and future adaptability into a…
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Building Common Ground Across Three Dutch Ministries
Studio PROTOTYPE and Zenber Architects transform shared office space into a social hub connecting three Dutch ministries in the age of hybrid…
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3XN Designs at the Public Edge
From Toronto’s waterfront neighborhoods to Sydney’s iconic harbor, the Danish firm shows how architecture can balance private development, civic access, and environmental stewardship.
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Beyond Symbolism: Farshid Moussavi on the Ismaili Center in Houston
The cultural building and community center reinterprets Islamic design philosophy through geometry, climate-responsive design, and generous civic spaces.
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In Mexico, This Architect Designs for Those Who Stay
Fernanda Canales represents a new generation of Mexican women architects.
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In North Dakota, a Regenerative Presidential Library for Theodore Roosevelt
Inspired by Roosevelt’s legacy of conservation, Snøhetta crafts a living building for his Presidential Library.
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At Houston Zoo, Lake Flato Makes a Case for Architecture as Habitat
Designed as the latest piece of a decade-long masterplan, the new café uses mass timber, rainwater collection, bird-safe glazing, and passive strategies to align the zoo’s conservation mission.
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The Erdos Cashmere Centre Is a Catalyst for Textile Innovation
UK- and China-based waa未觉建筑 (we architech anonymous) creates a workplace that supports the creative process behind luxury textiles.
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Student Housing That’s Resilient by Design
A bioclimatic university project in Dakar weathered ten years of change by staying flexible—and, in doing so, made a case for building African architecture from African earth.
