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For Studio Saar, Architecture is about Facilitation
For the India- and UK-based studio, regenerative development starts with community advocacy and stakeholder collaboration.
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Designing for Health, Designing with Care
Leaders from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Mayo Clinic, and NYU Langone Health show how sustainability is foundational to great healthcare architecture.
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Designing a Regenerative World with Flax
Contemporary architects, designers, and engineers are transforming the ancient plant into low-carbon building materials and recyclable products.
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What Is and Is Not Biophilic Design?
The creator of the concept of Biophilic Design explains effective strategies that keep us healthy by bringing us closer to nature.
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A New Airport by Foster + Partners Is a Celebration of Culture and Light
With its innovative modular roof and biophilic int…
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21 METROPOLIS Must-Reads to Kickstart 2026
With a lot of inspiration and a touch of provocati…
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Jesús Llinares on Andreu World’s Path to Circular Design
The CEO of the Spanish furniture manufacturer spea…
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New York Showcases the Next Generation of Flood Resiliency
At NYC’s new East River Park, Bjarke Ingels Group …
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Designing a Regenerative World with Flax
Contemporary architects, designers, and engineers …
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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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A New Airport by Foster + Partners Is a Celebration of Culture and Light
With its innovative modular roof and biophilic interiors, the Techo International Airport is a green gateway to…
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Jesús Llinares on Andreu World’s Path to Circular Design
The CEO of the Spanish furniture manufacturer speaks to METROPOLIS about the company’s history, approach to circularity, and recent research into bio-based…
Projects
New York Showcases the Next Generation of Flood Resiliency
At NYC’s new East River Park, Bjarke Ingels Group has debuted parts of its “BIG U”: an assemblage of green, gray, and social…
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Discover the Best Products and Materials of 2025
METROPOLIS rounds up some of the most innovative products and materials that shaped design this year, highlighting breakthroughs in sustainability,…
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Rafael Freyre Creates Architecture that can Return to the Land
The Lima, Peru-based design and art studio believes in the interplay between natural materials, ancient techniques, and contemporary habitats.
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Max Strang Is Advancing Florida’s Architectural Legacy with Environmental Modernism
Strang Design, the 2025 recipient of AIA’s Florida Firm of the Year, is at the forefront of climate-sensitive residential architecture.
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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 Sydney’s State-of-the-Art Home for Seafood
The new Sydney Fish Market, with generous public spaces and a sweeping mass timber roof designed by 3XN and BVN, is set to be the city’s next big tourist destination.
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A Circular Apartment Block in Rotterdam Sets a New Green Standard
SAWA by Mei Architects and Planners was designed to meet the stringent climate goals set by the Paris Agreement.
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Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing: How a New Jacksonville Park Tells A Story
With typographic sculptures, restored architecture, and community programming, Hood Design Studio shows how small public spaces can advance reparative urbanism
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Inside Harvard’s Next Big Urban Experiment
The Enterprise Research Campus draws on the talents of Henning Larsen, Marlon Blackwell Architects, MVRDV, SCAPE, Utile, and Studio Gang.
