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Sandfuture, an Unconventional Biography of Minoru Yamasaki, Pushes the Boundaries of Architectural Writing
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For Kurt Merki Jr., Creative Confidence Lands a Dream Partnership
Shaped by his bi-cultural upbringing, the Studio KMJ principal’s design approach has led to success with brands like…
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For Ghanaian Textile Designer Chrissa Amuah, Storytelling is Everything
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Roby Isaac Is Building a More Diverse Product Design Landscape
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Colab-19’s Provisional Projects Make a Mark on Bogotá, Colombia
Born of the pandemic, the firm is deploying its ki…
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How Yale Professor Robert Reed Built Equity in Art and Architecture Classrooms
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The Potter Who Helped Shape Cranbrook Architecture
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For Asheville, North Carolina–based Samsel Architects, Sustainability Is an Ongoing Process
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Queeries Is Documenting the Experiences of LGBTQIA+ Architects and Designers
The ongoing survey of queer architects, designers, and students aims to challenge the discourse of diversity and inclusion.
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PLY+ Takes a Style-Meets-Science Approach to Projects Ranging From Animal Shelters to Art Museums
Three projects by the Ann Arbor, Michigan–based firm, demonstrate their work’s local focus and broad resonance.
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Curioso’s Residential and Hospitality Projects Take Root in Their Place
From Lake Michigan to the Yucatán, the Chicago interior design firm is reshaping the hospitality landscape with an emphasis on local character.
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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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Beyond the Wheel: BZIPPY Challenges Conventions in Clay
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New Talent: Common Works Builds a Fresh Legacy in Oklahoma
Founded on simplicity and practicality, a home-gro…
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Through Creative Placemaking, Carbon Office Nurtures Community in Jackson, Mississippi
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Meet Snowcrash, the Firebrands Who Predicted Today’s Office in the ’90s—and then Disappeared
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Future100: Chenyang Yu Explores How Nature Shapes Sociopolitics
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ASID Announces Winners and Scholars of the Ones to Watch Program
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