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Metropolis’s Best of 2018: 7 Lightning Rods and Controversies

2018 was a watershed year for architecture in terms of equity, but there were other controversial moments that stood out too.

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Metropolis’s Best of 2018: Our 10 Most Popular Stories

From the women who built Socialist Yugolsavia to a 360-video tour of Zaha Hadid's first New York City project, each of these articles earned their top spot with a unique angle on architecture and design.

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Metropolis’s Best of 2018: 6 Showstopping Houses

Though it's hard to choose, our favorite homes of the year truly push the envelope—literally and figuratively.

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Metropolis’s Best of 2018: Drawing and Representation

If this past year taught us anything, it's that social, technological, and historical context is essential to understanding drawing and representation today.

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Metropolis’s Best of 2018: Interiors

Over the last year, hospitality design has continued to expand its sphere of influence well beyond the traditional hotel and restaurant typologies.

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Metropolis’s Best Buildings of 2018

If one thing unites our favorite buildings of 2018, it is their ability to address and embrace the communities they serve.

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Metropolis’s Best of 2018: The 6 Objects and Exhibitions That Represented This Year

From a snake-sofa that unpacks the ethical implications of virtual reality to tapestries that speak to material innovation, these items reveal latent truths about the present moment.

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Metropolis’s Best of 2018: The Year’s 6 Biggest Design Trends

"Deco Noir," "Nordic Redux," "Trompe L'oeil'—these were just some of the hottest trends Metropolis editors spotted across the year's design fair debuts.