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Photographer Morris Lum Gives Chinatowns the Attention They Deserve
His new book, Chinatowns: Tong Yan Gaai, shows large format photography taken across 16 different Chinatowns across North America.
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Profiles
Asif Khan’s Architecture as Art Practice
The London-based architect believes that architectural expression has the power to transform cultural perspectives.
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Programs
These Hospitality and Civic Projects Make a Positive Impact
The winners of Metropolis’s 2022 Planet Positive Awards in the hospitality and civic/cultural categories demonstrate how adaptive reuse and high-performance design can reduce carbon while improving occupant ex
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Projects
After Three Decades, Turkey’s Presidential Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall Finally Opens
The complex has recently been completed after Ankara-based architecture firm Uygur Mimarlık was selected to design the government-funded project in 1992.
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Projects
Glenn Howells Architects Designs a New Facility for the English National Ballet
Located in East London, the new building is a pearl in City Island, a site ensnared by old and new infrastructure.
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Projects
Switzerland’s Venerable Tanzhaus Zurich Now Straddles a Sloped Riverside Site
The dance and performance center, designed by Barcelona architects Barozzi/Veiga, emphasizes public space, with no less than three terraces.
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Projects
A New Gallery in Racine, Wisconsin, Plays off Its Historic Brick Surroundings
OS Projects, which includes a ground-floor gallery with studio space above, responds to the surrounding street grid with a clever cantilever.
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Projects
David Chipperfield Tapped for Minneapolis Institute of Art Master Plan
The London-based architect will reconsider circulation, public gathering spaces, and amenity spaces to improve museum-goers’ experiences.
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Projects
Tour Vitra’s New Herzog & de Meuron-Designed Storage Gallery
Photographer Laurian Ghinitoiu takes us through Herzog & de Meuron's Schaudepot at the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany.
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Viewpoints
The 10 Best Interiors of the 21st Century (So Far)
We asked leading practitioners to share their picks of the best interiors of the past 16 years. The following is a curated list of ten sleek interiors with clean lines and eclectic sensibilities.
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Projects
John Hejduk’s House of the Suicide Follies Find a Permanent Home in Prague
John Hejduk’s The House of the Suicide follies find a permanent home in the Czech Republic’s capital.
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Viewpoints
Less Harsh, More Handsome: Breuer’s Whitney Gets a "Modest" Renovation
The Whitney Museum's former home boasts a new tenant, but its Brutalist character remains.
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Projects
Gould Evans’ Renovation of a Kansas Library Mixes Reading Rooms with Maker Spaces
Recently renovated, the Lawrence Public Library is a sunlit amalgam of reading spaces, maker spaces, and tech areas.
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Viewpoints
New Talent 2015: Seven Design Minds Pick Seven Innovators to Watch
Seven design minds pick seven innovators to watch.
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Profiles
LAB.PRO.FAB Use a Bottom-Up Approach That Puts Good Design in the Service of Communities
The Caracas–based architects champion a bottom-up approach that strengthens community ties and puts good design in the hands of the public.
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Projects
MASS Design Group Brings Social Design to Boston
The nonprofit architecture firm directs its focus stateside with a new installation at the 2015 Design Biennial Boston.
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Viewpoints
Modernism Reloaded: Hadid, Libeskind, and Tschumi Riff off a Le Corbusier Gem
An ongoing exhibit at the Villa Le Lac asked contemporary architects to design an addition to the landmark house.
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Viewpoints
Rem Koolhaas Talks Prada and Architecture’s Relationship to Art
The renowned architect and polemicist speaks to Metropolis about the Fondazione Prada and rethinking the relationship between architecture and art.
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Viewpoints
Q&A: The Miami Marine Stadium’s Architect on Its Past and Future
Hilario Candela speaks about the inspiration behind his iconic stadium, the problems of preservation, and new revitalization opportunities.
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Projects
Video: Steven Holl Talks History, Philosophy, and the Poetry of Architecture
The acclaimed American architect discusses the idea process behind his buildings.