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Infrastructure
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Projects
A Recyclable Recycling Center in Switzerland by HWM Architects
Fully demountable, a municipal waste drop-off center near Lucerne is green in form and function.
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Profiles
Tim Fendley Explains why Analog Wayfinding Tools Matter in a Digital World
The founder and CEO of Applied, the design firm behind wayfinding systems for London, Seattle, and Barcelona, knows the power of good design to orient travelers in unfamiliar territory.
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Projects
Toronto’s Sculptural Stormwater Treatment Plant Sparks an Interest in Infrastructure
Designed by gh3 architects, the geometric structure uses architecture to help the public better understand their watershed.
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Viewpoints
Understanding the Available City at the Chicago Architectural Biennial
A tour of the Damen Silos and a celebration of the Wall of Respect show a biennial struggling to achieve longer-term engagement with the city it calls home.
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Programs
Charging Towards Electrification: Decarbonizing Buildings
To decarbonize the build environment, we need to start planning for electrification today.
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Viewpoints
For an Engineer and a Photographer Beirut’s Damaged Grain Silos Are a Source of Consternation and Fascination
In the aftermath of the massive explosion that shook Beirut last year, engineer Emmanuel Durand and photographer Dia Mrad teamed up to record the destruction of the city’s port.
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Viewpoints
A New Tower, Underway in Boston’s Seaport District Aims to Right Aesthetic and Environmental Wrongs
With extensive resiliency measures and a design that stands out, Sasaki’s Ten World Trade Center has plans to protect the Seaport District from sea level rise and a tide of monotony.
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Viewpoints
A New Book by Shannon Mattern Reveals the Consequences of ‘Smart Cities’
A City Is Not a Computer reassesses computational models of urbanism, arguing the impossibility of summarizing our messy cities with tidy narratives.
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Viewpoints
Q&A: Brence Culp and Nurit Katz on the Sustainability Vision for LA28
Built on a radical reuse strategy, the plans for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games will leverage Los Angeles’s existing sports venues and facilities.
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Viewpoints
Shot on LiDAR, a Short Film Examines the Contradictions of Urban Surveillance
Where the City Can’t See, directed by Liam Young and written by Tim Maughan is a poignant rendering of our dystopic present.
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Viewpoints
The American Jobs Plan Should Help Us Avoid Climate Catastrophe, Not Build a Carbon Bomb
Billy Fleming, Wilks Family Director of the Ian L. McHarg Center at the University of Pennsylvania, examines the American Jobs Plan and its implications for the design industry.
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Viewpoints
A Houston Exhibition Reimagines Links Between the Built Environment and Nature
Drawings at the Menil Collection ponder the fanciful, while addressing social unrest and ecological concerns.
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Viewpoints
Biden Must Not Miss the Chance to Build Back Greener
A group of architecture, engineering, and construction firms call on the Biden administration to use the Build Back Better program to raise the bar on the industry's sustainability.
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Viewpoints
Comment: Architects Didn’t Invent Redlining, But We Helped Reinforce It—On Two Continents
Activist and architectural designer Wandile Mthiyane examines the twin legacies of American redlining and Apartheid.
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Viewpoints
Verdical Group’s 7th Annual Net Zero Conference: Building a Net Zero Future
The event offers resources, tools, and information to help the architecture and design industry adapt to the future of net zero buildings.
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Events
As Technology Reshapes Cities’ Economies and Daily Life, We Risk Widening Inequality
The relationship between the built environment and the internet is evolving as more cities rely on technology to facilitate urban life. In recent years, New York City has been particularly focused on becoming a leader in
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Viewpoints
CES 2018: When It Comes to Autonomous Vehicles, Ford Thinks Beyond “Disruption”
Metropolis talked to Jessica Robinson, the mobility company's director of city solutions, about how she's paving the way for the future of transit.
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Projects
Carol Ross Barney is Chicago’s New Daniel Burnham
Over the past decade, Chicago architect Carol Ross Barney has moved beyond the design of buildings toward stewardship and restoration of urban ecology.
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Viewpoints
CES 2018: Why Global Tech Giants Bosch and Panasonic Want to Build Tomorrow’s Cities
On the first day CES, two tech giants showcased their visions for smarter cities.
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Viewpoints
Conceptual Artist Wants to Treat Border Wall Prototypes as Land Art
A new exhibition called PROTOTYPES includes tours of the eight U.S.-Mexico border wall mock-ups and seeks to designate them as a National Monument.