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Behind the Fine Art and Science of Glazing
Architects today are thinking beyond the curtain wall, using glass to deliver high energy performance and better comfort in a variety of buildings.
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Meet the Changemakers Shaping Tomorrow’s Buildings
METROPOLIS's 2025 Spring Issue spotlights designers and architects going the extra mile, redefining what it means to design for climate, community, and lasting impact.
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How Barbara Buser Sparked a Reuse Revolution
After three decades of perfecting how to reclaim building components, the Swiss architect is changing the rules of construction in Basel.
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EMIT’s Headquarters Turns a Kmart into a Landmark
In Wyoming, CLB Architects transforms a former big box into a high-tech hub with a distinctive weathered-steel scrim.
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Format Architecture Office Envisions an Expansive Design Process
Format Architecture Office (FAO) helps clients hone their vision with a focus on the driving forces behind each design decision.
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Monroe Street Abbey Is an Armature from the Past for the Future
Discover how Jones Studio transformed the ruins of a former Baptist church in Phoenix into a community-centered garden and event venue.
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Breland–Harper Mines the Past to Design a Better Future
In less than a decade, Ireland-Harper, the Los Angeles–based studio has completed over 100 adaptive reuse projects.
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How Can We Take Adaptive Reuse to the Next Level?
While mainstream architectural practices leverage existing building stock, these students imagine much more radical approach for adaptive reuse
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Is Paris’s Olympics Architecture Right-Sized for our Times?
With its tight environmental targets, reuse of historic landmarks, and adaptable housing, Paris 2024 aims to make hosting the Olympics thrifty and useful to the city.
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32 Adaptive Reuse Projects for a Better Future
Through decades of coverage, METROPOLIS rounds up the best adaptive reuse stories and projects from around the globe.
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Meixi Xu Believes that Design Should Enhance One’s Quality of Life
The former School of Visual Arts interior design student pays attention to what a space may intuitively lack in community or belonging.
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Inside Google’s New York HQ in Historic St. John’s Terminal
A collaboration with CookFox and Gensler, the innovative adaptive reuse project transformed the 1930s rail station into a high-performance workplace that is designed to evolve.
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At Chapman, Collette Creppell is Redefining the University Campus
Collette Crepell's leadership is shaping the growing academic institution's home into a vibrant urban experience powered by ambitious architecture.
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The Healthy Transformation of a Los Angeles Warehouse
Architecture firm Patterns turns a 1940s building into a senior care facility, resisting the car centricity of the area.
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Two Former USPS Facilities Now Have Massive Rooftop Gardens
The adaptive reuse of Postal Service facilities in Manhattan and Chicago include rooftop gardens bigger than many of these cities’ more famous parks.
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This 120 Year Old Brooklyn Building is now a Powerhouse for the Arts
Herzog & de Meuron and PBDW have transformed the 1904 Central Power Station into a nonprofit arts fabrication facility.
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Historic B’nai Israel Synagogue Gets a New Life as Affordable Housing
Desmone Architects transformed the 1953 Hebrew school and synagogue into a 45-unit apartment complex with 38 affordable units.
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3 Adaptive Reuse Projects Prioritize Flexibility for the Future
The bigger challenge in preserving historically significant buildings isn’t in giving them a second life—it’s preparing them for later reincarnations.
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The Tribune Tower Begins Its Second Chapter as a Luxury Residence
Chicago’s Tribune Tower recently underwent a conversion from offices to high-end apartments, opening a new era in the landmark’s history.
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This Food Rescue Nonprofit’s HQ Offers Beauty During a Crisis
City Harvest's Cohen Community Food Rescue Center, designed by Ennead Architects and Rockwell Group, highlights themes of reuse, reclamation, and recycling.