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Q&A: Bruce Mau Discusses a New Documentary and Forthcoming Projects
MAU, a documentary about the category-defying designer’s life, premiered in New York City during…
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James Florio Wins the Julius Shulman Institute Excellence in Photography Award
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MASS Design Principal Katie Swenson on the Scarab
The architect and author explains the personal sig…
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Jane Atfield: The Eco-Conscious Designer Way Ahead of Her Time
Manhattan’s Emma Scully Gallery celebrates the B…
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Whether it’s Music, Painting, or Writing, Architect Anthony Poon Has a Story to Tell
Founder of Los Angeles firm Anthony Poon Design, t…
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Mariam Kamara Could Profoundly Change Design Pedagogy Everywhere
The Niger-based architect Mariam Kamara’s rapidly…
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Zoe Zenghelis on Pursuing Creative Freedom
Painter and cofounder of the Office for Metropolit…
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Future100: Four Students Design to Build Community
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Future100: Polina Kulikova Explores the Emotional and Social Dimensions of Architecture
Through various visual media, this undergraduate architecture student draws from both Russian Constructivism and her personal lineages.
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Future100: Students Design for Death
With an eye to natural cycles of demise and rebirth, architecture students devise new forms for memorials and new rituals to accompany them.
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Future100: Meimei Yang Draws on the Visual Arts
Interior designer Meimei Yang imagines bespoke environments steeped in universal narratives.

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Game Changers 2020: The Practices and People Changing Design

The 2020 summer issue of Metropolis highlights fresh thinkers and innovative solutions to issues ranging from climate change to the housing crisis.

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Future100: Eve Tobey Responds to the Bay Area’s Unique Challenges
The California College of the Arts architecture st…
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Portland’s Holst Architecture is a Firm About Its People
Over 30 years, the firm has changed its ownership,…
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Future100: Students Explore Futuristic Building Technologies
Three students envision the next generation of bui…
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Future100 Dongqi Chen’s Architecture Thrives in Context
In dealing with the messiness of the built environ…
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Future100: These Students Channel Personal Narrative into Supportive Housing
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For Multidisciplinary Designer Bradley Bowers, Design is Boundless
With a fiercely independent art and design practic…