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Projects
On Maui, an Off-Grid House Is Tuned to Culture and Climate
Kupono Hale combines passive design, solar power, and local, upcycled materials in a new vision of Hawai‘i Contemporary.
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Products
11 Products That Shape Space Through Texture
Wool, velvet, bouclé, chenille—this spring’s textile launches blend soft touch with stimulating visuals to create memorable, tactile interiors.
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Viewpoints
The Productive Tension of Prefabrication
Casa Guadalupe by HANGHAR pairs the logic of industrial building with a softer domestic language, revealing how prefab architecture, and design practices, can negotiate both rigor and warmth.
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Projects
A New York City Home Transforms into a Two-Part Sanctuary
With a light touch and a tight budget, Leong Leong drew from what was already there—materials, layout, and memory—to shape a quietly expressive residence.
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Profiles
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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Products
10 Kitchen and Bath Collections Embracing Color
From richly glazed hardware to expressive surfaces, these richly-hued designs signal a shift beyond the all-white aesthetic.
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Viewpoints
Altadena’s Rebuild Begins with Listening
Led by SoCal NOMA, the Altadena Rebuild Coalition is guiding fire-impacted residents through recovery by prioritizing empathy, coordination, and community.
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Projects
Denmark’s Tallest Timber Tower Tests Circular Construction at Scale
In Aarhus, the 20-story TRÆ development by Lendager pairs a mass-timber structure with a broad palette of reclaimed materials to test a pragmatic model for low-carbon high-rise construction.
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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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Projects
A Muskoka Cottage Is Optimized for Off-Grid Living
On a remote peninsula in Ontario, Dubbeldam Architecture + Design offers up a solar-powered sanctuary.
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Viewpoints
How Robotic Homebuilding Is Accelerating the Pacific Palisades Rebuild
Cosmic Buildings combines AI, on-site automation, and stick-built framing to speed recovery after California’s devastating fires.
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Profiles
Tuckey Design Studio Is Rooted in Reuse
Throughout design and construction, the London-based studio takes a circular, materially sensitive approach to both adaptive reuse and new builds.
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Projects
Natural Habitat: Brooklyn’s New Mass Timber Community
The repetition of deceptively simple window bays on a Greenwich Village building conceals deep attention to innovation, craft, and context.
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Viewpoints
Water, Wellness, and the World We Build
Kohler’s chief sustainable living officer explains how to harness water conservation to create meaningful change.
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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
Julia West House Offers Permanent Supportive Housing to Portland’s Elderly
The 12-story tower designed by Holst Architecture is also the state’s tallest mass timber building.
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Projects
A Circular Apartment Block in Rotterdam Sets a New Green Standard
SAWA by Mei Architects and Planners was designed to meet the stringent climate goals set by the Paris Agreement.
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Projects
The Vinu Daniel House That Is Also a Bridge
Built across a stream outside Mumbai, the earthen home maintains a legible hand while letting the materials and the masons speak.
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Profiles
Max Strang Is Advancing Florida’s Architectural Legacy with Environmental Modernism
Strang Design, the 2025 recipient of AIA’s Florida Firm of the Year, is at the forefront of climate-sensitive residential architecture.
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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.