Profiles
This Studio is Reworking Indian Modernism by Hand
In Bangalore, Phantom Hands builds a model of sustainability that merges tradition, technology, and ethical design in a living workshop.
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Inside Moldova’s Real-Life Hobbit Houses
LH47 ARCH has built three earthen cabins that use low-tech materials and vernacular craft to model sustainable hospitality in Moldova.
Awards
Announcing the Winners of the 2025 METROPOLIS Planet Positive Awards
METROPOLIS’s Planet Positive Award winners represent excellence in sustainable, healthy, just design at every scale in the built environment.
Programs
Be Recognized as One of the Top 100 A&D Graduates in North America
Future100 connects top graduating talent with leading architecture and design firms across North America.
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Metropolis Connect Unites Architects & Manufacturers at Lake Tahoe
The inaugural event took place September 15-17 at …
Projects
Jeanne Gang on Harvard’s New Rubenstein Treehouse
The architect unpacks how material, structure, and…
Viewpoints
Reddymade’s Suchi Reddy on the Architecture of Sensation
Growing research in the field of neuroaesthetics g…
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Rediscovering Tile for Sustainable Design
AHF’s Noah Chitty explains how advanced manufact…
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Viewpoints
The End of Net Zero as We Know It
Architect and climate strategist Anthony Brower explains how the current language of Net Zero is a “good idea worn thin by its own optimism.”
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How Can Architecture Reflect the Needs of Its Communities?
Community engagement is a hot topic in design, but what is it and, more importantly, how do we do it? Here, we’ve gathered some top insights from our archives.
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Where Housing Meets Humanity
Three innovative housing projects that focus on care, community, and climate, redefining public housing with…
Products
How to Embrace AI in Your Workflow
From automation to analysis, these 6 AI tools can collaborate with architects, designers, and manufacturers….
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4 Metals Transforming Building Aesthetics
Metals that are expanding design & performance with less carbon, better energy efficiency, and bold…
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8 New Textiles Weave Comfort with Care
With calming tones and sustainable materials, the latest textiles blend beauty, responsibility, and…
Profiles
Profiles
Mexico City’s Locus Blends Vernacular Architecture with Climate Reparations
Sana Frini and Jachen Schleich defined a reinvigorating pathway for thinking about climate repair from the perspective of subtropical regions.
Profiles
METROPOLIS Future100: Where Are They Now?
METROPOLIS Future100 alumni are shaping the built environment in bold and inspiring ways. Catch up with past honorees as they share career milestones, lessons learned, and advice for the next generation of designers.
Projects
Projects
A Massive Public Works Project in Toronto Creates a Park and Revives Ecologies
Designed Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, The opening of Biidaasige Park marks an early milestone in long-term efforts to “renaturalize” and develop a part of the city’s waterfront.
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Inside and Outside Johns Hopkins’ New Bloomberg Student Center
Inside the New BIG and Rockwell’s Bloomberg Student Center At Johns Hopkins, a new student center reconnects the university to Baltimore and redefines how students gather, collaborate, and unwind.
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In Chicago, a Shuttered School Becomes a Beacon of Community Design
Lamar Johnson Collaborative turns the former elementary school into the Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation, a hub for career training and community pride.
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Calder Gardens Brings Stillness to Philadelphia’s Parkway
Piet Oudolf’s signature garden and Herzog & de Meuron’s subterranean museum unite to create a quiet sanctuary for Alexander Calder’s art on Philadelphia’s grand boulevard.
