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Infrastructure
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Profiles
Bridging the Divide Between the Possible and the Impossible
Michael Maltzan and Deborah Weintraub, leaders of the effort to construct L.A.'s newly-opened Sixth Street Viaduct, talk about its lofty goals, significant challenges, and myriad lessons.
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Viewpoints
Following Years of Revitalization, Detroit Still Has a Long Way to Go
Metropolis brought together local policy makers, designers, developers, and activists to discuss the city's uncertain present and contested future.
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Profiles
A New Orleans Planner Builds Community as an Anti-Highway Activist
A proposal to remove a hated highway is caught in a maelstrom of politicking. But Amy Stelly is standing her ground.
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Viewpoints
Exploring the Sculptural in Bernd and Hilla Becher’s Photographs
In a new retrospective, the German husband and wife duo’s images continue to ask questions about beauty, function, and form.
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Viewpoints
The Bronx Was Built by Transit
Building the Bronx, an exhibition by the New York Transit Museum shows how horsecars, subways, and a monorail helped create the borough we know today.
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Viewpoints
Sameep Padora Untangles Mumbai’s Building Codes to Make Architecture Legible
Beginning with an urgent question about public health, an exhibition about Mumbai explores architecture, people, and the state of housing.
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Projects
Speirs Major Brings an Illuminated Forest to a Biomass Power Plant
Clad in a thicket of tree trunks, the BIO4 facility is a symbol of Copenhagen's renewable energy revolution.
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Viewpoints
DeCoding Asian Urbanism Grapples with Asia’s Unprecedented Growth
On view at Helms Design Center in Culver City, a new exhibition and catalog stare down the megalopolis.
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Programs
Meet the 8 Winners of Metropolis’s Responsible Disrupters Program
The inaugural program honors projects that harness the power of technology for good.
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Projects
An Online World That Doesn’t Destroy the Real One
Three groups of student designers took on a near-impossible challenge: low-carbon server farms.
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Projects
Local Designers Collaborate to Revive a Neighborhood Market in Bermondsey
The Blue, an historic street market, gets new facilities courtesy of Hayatsu Architects, Assemble Studio, and an engaged community.
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Projects
A Pedestrian Bridge in Texas Expresses the Idea of Community In Its Design
A winner of Metropolis' inaugural Responsible Disruptors competition, Drift was dropped into place via crane and includes seating.
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Projects
A Light Rail Station Brings Greater Accessibility to Seattle Commuters
The latest to Seattle Sound Transit's Link light rail system incorporates improved wayfinding, new bike lanes and storage, pedestrian-friendly entrances, and widened sidewalks.
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Viewpoints
The 2021 Building Boom That No One Talked About
Despite continued uncertainty, U.S. construction is spiking at an almost unprecedented rate. Critic Ian Volner examines why we need to pay closer attention.
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Viewpoints
15 Must-Reads to Help You Prepare for 2022
With insightful analysis, critical perspectives, and in-depth reporting, Metropolis contributors give you the tools you need for the year ahead.
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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 Madrid, 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.