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Architecture by, for, and with America’s First Communities
Indigenous architects have methods and perspectives that could shape the future of the built environment.
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Viewpoints
The Shakers: Culture, Craft, Community, and Care
Behind the separatist Christian sect that believed that every tool, object, and design choice should serve a purpose.
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Design in Motion: Boston Launches a Festival for the Next Generation
Boston’s Design Student Film Festival foregrounds time-based media as a tool for critique, storytelling, and the creation of new spatial imaginaries.
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Projects
This UVA Campus Building Asks Students to Slow Down
At the University of Virginia, Aidlin Darling Design creates the Contemplative Commons, a cross-disciplinary hub where calm, clarity, and connection are embedded in the architecture itself.
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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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Projects
The New New Museum: A Pair, Not an Addition
Designed by OMA, the new addition in New York's Bowery brings openness, transparency and infrastructural ambition—but also unresolved questions about material, performance, and user experience
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NeoCon 2026 Brings New Exhibits, Collaborations, and More
From a new lighting show to dynamic collaborations—and a full lineup of inspiring programming—here’s what to expect at Chicago’s annual commercial interior design show.
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Projects
Deanna Van Buren Is Designing Justice and Belonging in Detroit
In collaboration with Quinn Evans and Allied Media Projects, the LOVE Building shows how architecture rooted in care, access, and justice can help shape a more inclusive future.
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Projects
In Chicago, Adaptive Reuse Projects are Amplifying Local Nonprofits’ Missions
New projects by Future Firm, Lamar Johnson Collaborative, and Canopy all transform existing warehouse and church buildings into meaningful, community-driven spaces.
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Projects
In Vancouver, The Butterfly Redefines High-Rise Living
Revery’s sculptural 57-story tower merges luxury housing, public programs, and heritage preservation while prioritizing daylight, fresh air, and social connection.
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Viewpoints
How a Big Firm Drives Big Change
Gensler’s Design Resilience Leader and Director of Sustainability Katie Mesia discusses how the firm is scaling carbon neutrality, shifting culture, and aligning sustainability with business performance.
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Viewpoints
Can We Design Buildings That Give Back?
From low-hanging fruit to high-value visions, Living Future spells out a future for our built environment that’s brimming with social and sustainable impact.
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Projects
Portland’s Carnegie Libraries Reopen as Community Anchors
LEVER’s transformations of the Albina and North Portland libraries expand their civic role—pairing preservation with cultural investment and community-led design.
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Viewpoints
33 Articles That Show the Future Is Mass Timber
Mass timber has taken over the architecture industry over the past few years—and METROPOLIS has been paying attention.
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Profiles
Spanish Firm ERRE Is Quietly Transforming the City of Valencia
With recent commissions from Marriott and Andreu World, as well as a new arena designed with HOK, ERRE is at the forefront of the city’s development.
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Projects
Inox, Light, and Fight
At Laguna during Mexico City Art Week, fifteen architecture practices confront scarcity head-on, framing reduction, reuse, and resistance not as aesthetics, but as the operative conditions of contemporary practice.
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Projects
The Aranyani Pavilion Rethinks Architecture’s Role in Ecological Conservation
Built from Lantana camara, an invasive species found throughout India, the pavilion will be on view at Sunder Nursery in New Delhi from February 4-20, 2026.
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Viewpoints
The Power of Biophilia: Designing Buildings That Heal People and the Planet
METROPOLIS’s Winter issue explores how biophilic design continues to advance human well-being while evolving into a regenerative framework for buildings, ecosystems, and the planet.
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Projects
An Old Car Dealership is L.A.’s Newest Inclusive Community Theater
Designed by LOC Architects, Outside in Theatre is a non-profit multipurpose performance venue that provides “brave spaces for all.”
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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.