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4 Exciting New Possibilities for Concrete
The next generation of carbon-neutral and recycled concrete products is bringing foundational change to the world’s most common building material.
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Elkus Manfredi Transforms a Cold War Bunker into a Children’s Health Institute
Elkus Manfredi Architects transforms Washington, D.C.’s defunct Walter Reed Army Medical Center into the Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus.
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Behind the Latest Megaproject to Rise Along Atlanta’s Beltline
Transforming an industrial wasteland into a vibrant mixed-use development, Fourth Ward is an ambitious addition to the city’s rapidly developing network of trails.
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Forest to Frame: Why Portland’s Airport is a New Milestone for Mass Timber
Beneath a nine-acre prefab wood roof and dozens of skylights, PDX’s tree-lined terminal designed by ZGF Architects is a marvel of material sourcing and construction.
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3 Top Questions Answered about Specifying Sustainable Wood in the U.S.
From forest management to carbon sequestration, he…
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Jack London Freedman Balances Timelessness with Timeliness
The SCI-Arc graduate creates innovative work roote…
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METROPOLIS Celebrates the Arch30 Atlanta Cohort
They city’s most promising emerging architects, …
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Young Designers Shape the Future of Water
In designs for projects like the Material Research…
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How the Built Environment Evolves with the Times
METROPOLIS’s Summer 2024 issue explores the funct…
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Put These Timber Architecture Books on Your Shelf
Four recent titles highlight the past and future of timber architecture, from forest to building products.
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Laura Guido-Clark Wants Designers to Stop Being Afraid of Color
METROPOLIS sits down with designer and color expert Laura Guido-Clark to learn more about her nonprofit Project Color Corps and color methodology Love Good Color.
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4 Exciting New Possibilities for Concrete
The next generation of carbon-neutral and recycled concrete products is bringing foundational change to the world’s most common building…
Projects
Forest to Frame: Why Portland’s Airport is a New Milestone for Mass Timber
Beneath a nine-acre prefab wood roof and dozens of skylights, PDX’s tree-lined terminal designed by ZGF Architects is a marvel of material sourcing and…
Products
3 Top Questions Answered about Specifying Sustainable Wood in the U.S.
From forest management to carbon sequestration, here is why responsibly sourced and reclaimed wood is a powerful design…
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Is Paris’s Olympics Architecture Right-Sized for our Times?
With its tight environmental targets, reuse of historic landmarks, and adaptable housing, Paris 2024 aims to make hosting the Olympics thrifty and useful to…
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Meet the 2024 Net Zero Conference Trailblazer Award Nominees
METROPOLIS exclusively announces the 2024 nominees for the Trailblazer Award, honoring social and environmental impact leaders.
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Jack London Freedman Balances Timelessness with Timeliness
The SCI-Arc graduate creates innovative work rooted in photography, psychology, and visual storytelling.
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Young Designers Shape the Future of Water
In designs for projects like the Material Research Center in Santa Monica, California, Qing Yin uses convincing first-person drawings to articulate architectural concepts.
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Payette’s New EXP Building is Designed for Research and Built to Perform
How Northeastern University is fostering exploration through insightful and transparent design.
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This New Cultural District is Creating Community on Detroit’s East Side
Little Village, a hub of parks, art galleries, cultural spaces, artist studios, restaurants, and more, is expanding the city’s revitalization beyond downtown.
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Xtreme LA Trains Tomorrow’s Design Leaders on Environmental Stewardship
Students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo leveraged traditional ecological knowledge and community engagement to envision a future for Morro Bay, California.
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OMA-designed AIR Circular Campus and Cooking Club Has Opened in Singapore
For its design of a dining hub in an upmarket part of Singapore, OMA and David Gianotten focused on circular flows of food, people, and materials.
