
Projects
A School From the 1860s Is Transformed into a Museum of Language
Beyer Blinder Belle reimagined the Franklin School in Washington, D.C., as Planet Word, the world’s first voice-activated museum of language.
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The Adjaye Associates–Designed Basquiat Exhibition Looks Beyond the Myth of the Icon
The exhibition recreates the artist’s childhood home in Brooklyn, downtown studio, and the Michael Todd VIP Room at New York’s 1980s-era Palladium nightclub.
Programs
Three Hospitality Projects Set the Bar for Sustainable Service
The winners of the 2021 Planet Positive Awards in the hospitality category included a mass timber McDonald’s and a passive house cidery.
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Programs
Presenting The 2022 Metropolis Future100
Here are the top 100 architecture and interior design students graduating in North America this year.
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Retracing the Painting Career of OMA Cofounder Zoe Zenghelis
Long overshadowed by her male counterparts, an exh…
Programs
What Role Can Technology Play in Designing an Effective and Equitable Workplace?
A Think Tank Panel investigates how designers are …
Products
The Path Chair Is Humanscale’s Latest Carbon-Negative Product
Having already rolled out 25 items whose productio…
Projects
Speed and Sustainability: The Luisenblock Shows What’s Possible with Mass Timber and Prefabrication
The new office building for the German Parliament …
Viewpoints
Viewpoints
Retracing the Painting Career of OMA Cofounder Zoe Zenghelis
Long overshadowed by her male counterparts, an exhibition at the Carnegie Museum of Art offers a corrective, reframing the full scope of this artist’s work.
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Behind the Scenes of Hollywood
A new South Florida exhibition celebrates the value and artistry of the lifelike artwork behind some of Hollywood’s most beloved movie scenes.
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Profiles
Profiles
Contemporary Ukrainian Design Put to the Test
Standing for the resilience of an entire nation, the work of Ukrainian creatives exudes spirit and soulfulness.
Profiles
MASS Design Principal Katie Swenson on the Scarab
The architect and author explains the personal significance the scarab beetle bears for her and her family.
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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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A 3D-Printed Home Proposes a Solution to Housing and Environmental Crises
Lake|Flato and ICON’s House Zero in Austin, Texas, aims to move 3D-printed homes into the mainstream.
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Thanks to Stefano Boeri, Architecture Finds its Way into the Venice Art Biennale
Italian architect Stefano Boeri teams up with video artist Calvin J. Lee to craft Hanji House, a fitting annex to Korean artist Chun Kwang Yung’s Venice Biennale exhibition, Time Reimagined.
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Niagara Falls Power Station is Now an Education and Entertainment Destination
After over a century of use, the former Rankine Generating Station has been thoughtfully transformed by Ontario-based +VG Architects.
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