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Cultural
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Profiles
Walter Hood: Facing History Through Landscapes
How the celebrated landscape architect proves the power of green space to tell new stories, communicate culture, and confront hard truths
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Viewpoints
Shelter Cookbook Takes a Fresh Look at Lloyd Kahn’s Legacy
Edited by architects Leopold Banchini and Lukas Feireiss, the book provides an intimate look into the home of 85-year-old publisher, builder, and storyteller, and the influence of his self-build books on sustainable buil
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This 120 Year Old Brooklyn Building is now a Powerhouse for the Arts
Herzog & de Meuron and PBDW have transformed the 1904 Central Power Station into a nonprofit arts fabrication facility.
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How Design Bridges (and Divides) Communities Across North America
METROPOLIS's September/October 2023 explores the intersection of the built environment and community-building.
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Patti Carpenter On Working With Artisans Around the World
In a recent METROPOLIS Penn 1 Talk in New York City, the global trend ambassador discussed sustaining culture through craft and design.
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Projects
Caples Jefferson Architects’ Louis Armstrong Museum Shines in Queens
The new 14,000-square-foot visitor center opened across the street from Louis and Lucille Armstrong's two-story house in Corona, Queens.
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Architecture Philanthropy Platform re:arc institute Announces 2024 Projects
The platform will support nearly 40 social and infrastructural initiatives being developed around the world.
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Lana Del Rey’s Music Has Always Taken Architecture Very Seriously
The singer-songwriter’s cultural universe includes keenly observed references to cities, neighborhoods, and buildings. And her fans are paying attention.
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Viewpoints
Brooklyn Museum Presents an Exhibition of Artist-Made Zines
Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines is on view at the Brooklyn Museum November 17 through March 31, 2024.
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Projects
At Montreal’s Insectarium, Visitors Are Immersed Into the World of Bugs
Designed by Berlin-based architects Kuehn Malvezzi and local firms Pelletier de Fontenay and Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architectes, the insect museum is the largest in North America.
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Projects
Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park Gets a 21st-Century Conservatory
Designed by KPMB, The Leaf in Assiniboine Park provides a sustainable, warm refuge for both people and plants, even during Manitoba's subzero winters.
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Viewpoints
Two Monographs Showcase Design that Does Good
West coast firms Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects and David Baker Architects both have new monographs out with Oro Editions.
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Projects
How This Church at Ground Zero Got Its Glow
DLR Group shares details of the exacting lighting design work behind the halo effect for Calatrava’s Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church.
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Viewpoints
Charting the History of Environmental Activism Through Posters
The impactful images showcased in Poster House’s upcoming exhibition helped shape public debate on environmental issues, but failed to modify behavior.
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Viewpoints
Chris Laing Builds a Bridge Between Architecture and the Deaf Community
Metropolis speaks with architectural designer and activist Chris Laing about his new open-source platform Deaf Architecture Front.
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Profiles
Lina Ghotmeh Connects Space and Time Through Porosity
The Lebanese-born architect’s cultural projects play on spatial porosity to weave a thread between the past and the future.
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Viewpoints
Architectures of Spatial Justice Reads Like a Challenge to Do More
The volume by Dana Cuff, founder of UCLA's cityLAB, scrutinizes justice through the lens of architecture's privilege.
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Viewpoints
Behind the Great Public Architecture Boom of Belgium
Once ridiculed for the mediocrity of its architecture, Flanders is now home to some of the best new public buildings in the world.
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Viewpoints
Have You Been Inside a Gay Bar Recently?
With diverse approaches to design, politics, and history, the gay bar is undergoing an exciting creative evolution we should all be paying attention to.
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Viewpoints
Celebrating “America’s First Lady of the Loom”
Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes is the first monographic exhibition of American textile designer Dorothy Liebes in over 50 years.