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adaptive reuse
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Profiles
Glasgow’s O’DonnellBrown Balances Conservation and Community Centered Design
From outdoor classrooms to riverside parks, the Scottish architecture studio specializes in adaptive reuse projects that give back to the community.
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Profiles
What Is the True Value of Existing Buildings?
The Built Buildings Lab is helping broaden the preservation movement by overlaying the cultural, economic, and environmental significance of old buildings.
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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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Populus Seattle Rewrites the Rules for Historic Reuse
The new hotel updates a historic building in Seattle’s Pioneer Square, setting it up for a green future.
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In Chicago, Adaptive Reuse Projects are Amplifying Local Nonprofits’ Missions
New projects by Future Firm, Lamar Johnson Collaborative, and Canopy all transform existing warehouse and church buildings into meaningful, community-driven spaces.
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Projects
Inside Balenciaga’s Low-Carbon Factory
The new Balenciaga Plant, was designed by MetroOffice Architetti, a former leather plant in Tuscany becomes an all-electric model for luxury fashion production.
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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
A Historic California Schoolhouse Becomes a Home for Quantum Research
EYRC Architects restored Orange’s Mission Revival Killefer School, preserving its layered past while adapting the century-old landmark for Chapman University’s Institute for Quantum Studies.
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Viewpoints
33 Articles That Show the Future Is Mass Timber
Mass timber has taken over the architecture industry over the past few years—and METROPOLIS has been paying attention.
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Projects
Inox, Light, and Fight
At Laguna during Mexico City Art Week, fifteen architecture practices confront scarcity head-on, framing reduction, reuse, and resistance not as aesthetics, but as the operative conditions of contemporary practice.
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Projects
An Old Car Dealership is L.A.’s Newest Inclusive Community Theater
Designed by LOC Architects, Outside in Theatre is a non-profit multipurpose performance venue that provides “brave spaces for all.”
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Projects
How Adaptive Reuse Is Shaping Austin’s Neighborhoods
Michael Hsu Office of Architecture and Clayton Korte are designing a growing number of projects in the city that prioritize identity, community, and the revival of third spaces.
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Projects
Redefining the Library as Community Hub—On a Massive Scale
Helix Architecture + Design reimagines 33 Kansas City–area libraries as dynamic centers for learning, gathering, and creativity.
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Projects
In Chicago, a Shuttered School Becomes a Beacon of Community Design
Lamar Johnson Collaborative turns the former elementary school into the Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation, a hub for career training and community pride.
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Projects
3 Cinematic Hospitality Spaces That Put Guests Center Stage
From Las Vegas to Brooklyn, immersive interiors are embracing moody materials and theatrical flourishes to create unforgettable experiences.
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Viewpoints
A Moratorium on New Construction
A new book calls for a global halt on new construction—reframing architecture’s value and impact in the face of climate and social crises.
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Projects
Chatillon Architectes Redefines Urban Aging with Dignity and Design
The firm transforms a historic French post office into a vibrant, modern senior community.
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Products
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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Viewpoints
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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Profiles
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.