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Education
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Profiles
This Student Is Designing for Human Connection
METROPOLIS Future100 2026 honoree Zhuyun (Joy) Xu's work prioritizes emotional well-being, interaction and accessibility.
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Viewpoints
The Stories Moving Our Industry Forward
In the latest episode of Play with Matches, METROPOLIS Editor-in-Chief Avinash Rajagopal and UpSpring CEO Tiffany Rafii discuss the media’s role in elevating sustainability, equity, and innovation.
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Profiles
This Architecture Student Designs Through Productive Friction
METROPOLIS Future100 2026 honoree EmaLee Davidson embraces complexity as an active design force.
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Profiles
2 Student Projects Bridging People, Place, and Process
METROPOLIS Future100 2026 honoree Dakota Kalkstein dives into human-centered design.
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Programs
What are the Implications of AI for Interior Design?
The METROPOLIS and Innovant round table invited design leaders to debate how AI will transform how we design and what we design.
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Profiles
Mycelium Moldings: Shaping Space Through Change
METROPOLIS Future100 2026 honoree Julian Camilo Trujillo Morales investigates yuca-based biopolymers.
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Profiles
Liam Young Is World-Building With Spatial Design
As the climate crisis shifts from a technological problem to a crisis of imagination, the architect and film director calls on designers to construct new planetary narratives.
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Projects
An Ecological Education Center That Goes Beyond Net Zero
Designed by Lake|Flato, the Ryerson Woods Education Facility is the result of a client who wanted to “push the boundaries of sustainability.”
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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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Programs
METROPOLIS Arch30 Boston: Advancing the Next Generation of Architects
Boston’s next generation of architects, affiliated with leading firms, convened for METROPOLIS’s Arch30 event, celebrating innovation, collaboration, and professional growth.
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Viewpoints
The Science of Better Buildings
MIT’s Holly Samuelson breaks down how architects can build sustainable, livable spaces.
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Programs
METROPOLIS Arch30 Celebrates Austin’s Emerging Architectural Leaders
Austin’s next generation of architects, affiliated with leading firms, convened for METROPOLIS’s Arch30 event, celebrating innovation, collaboration, and professional growth.
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Projects
A Historic California Schoolhouse Becomes a Home for Quantum Research
EYRC Architects restored Orange’s Mission Revival Killefer School, preserving its layered past while adapting the century-old landmark for Chapman University’s Institute for Quantum Studies.
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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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Programs
Inside Arch30 San Francisco: How Emerging Architects Are Refining the Rules
The Bay Area’s emerging young architects affiliated with influential firms convened for METROPOLIS’s Arch30 event held in November.
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Products
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, circularity, and performance.
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Projects
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.
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Programs
How Designtex Integrates Biophilia Into Every Surface
The manufacturer’s research-driven approach blends biophilic principles, neuroaesthetics, and material innovation to shape environments that support well-being.
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Programs
METROPOLIS Arch30 Celebrates NYC’s Rising Architectural Stars
Arch30 honored the second cohort of New York City's most promising emerging architects celebrating these forward-thinking minds shaping the urban landscape.
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Viewpoints
Synergy Powers the METROPOLIS Sustainability Lab + Conference
More than 300 attendees gathered at The New School in New York City to explore, connect, and chart the path forward for sustainable design.