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Indigenous
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Oxbow Architecture Creates a Permanent Structure for Powwows on the Plains
Rooted in Indigenous knowledge, the timber arbour provides a gathering place for the Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation.
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Dyani White Hawk Weaves Lakota Symbolism into Monumental Mosaics
The Minneapolis-based artist’s work can be seen in collections across the country, including large-scale installations at Portland International Airport and JFK Terminal 6.
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Viewpoints
9 Stories of Hope for Earth Day 2026
These METROPOLIS articles offer inspiration through building reuse, nature-centered design, regeneration, and healing.
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Profiles
Architecture by, for, and with America’s First Communities
Indigenous architects have methods and perspectives that could shape the future of the built environment.
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Profiles
At the Mellon Foundation, Justin Garrett Moore Connects Place and Memory
The Mellon Foundation’s Humanities in Place grant-making program is transforming communities through storytelling, conservation, and design.
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Viewpoints
How Can We Amplify Indigenous Design?
Catch up with METROPOLIS's ongoing coverage of indigenous design leaders, community engagement, and efforts to decolonize design.
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Projects
A Collaborative Artwork Brings Aboriginal Voices to Sydney Metro
Artist Nicole Monks honors the Gadigal people with three installations at the John McAslan + Partners–designed Waterloo Station.
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The Past, Present, and Future of Public Outdoor Space
Three recent initiatives in Milwaukee, Baltimore, and Los Angeles imagine an equitable future for public space.
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This First Nations Cultural Center Is a Symbol of Community and Sustainability
A multifunctional building for the Doig River people is one of the northern-most passive house–certified buildings in Canada.
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The First Americans Museum Nods to Resilience and Culture Through Design
Behind the 25-year journey of the largest single-building tribal cultural center in the country—and its mission to tell the authentic story of its Indigenous people.
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Viewpoints
On the Road or In the Air, Daniel Kaven Sees the Journey as Destination
The Portland architect's new book, Architecture of Normal, explores how transit shapes development in the American West and offers a cautionary tale about the future.
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Viewpoints
Two New Residencies Offer Indigenous Voices a Platform for Design Innovation
Architects Chris T. Cornelius and Anjelica Gallegos discuss their experiences as inaugural fellows at two New York–based programs.
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Viewpoints
A Pioneering Exhibition Will Showcase Contemporary Indigenous Architecture
Embracing “placeknowing” as a process to understand building and planning, the curators will highlight modern achievements in Pueblo architecture.
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Projects
A Global Hub for Inuit Art Avoids Aesthetic Literalism
Michael Maltzan's design for Qaumajuq, the Inuit art center at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, was informed by a research trip to the far north.
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BKSK Architect’s Tammany Hall Restoration Draws on Lenape Symbolism
In a recent restoration project, the Manhattan-based architecture firm inserted a glass dome in the likeness of a tortoise on top of the Union Square building.
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Viewpoints
For Thomas Woltz, Soil Is the Most Important Surface There Is
The founding principal of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects discusses how soil can advance both ecological and social justice.
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Joseph Kunkel is Fast-Tracking Quality Housing for Indigenous People
How the founder of MASS's Sustainable Native Communities Design Lab builds back better—against the clock.
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Design of One Canadian Community College Addresses Its Cultural Mission
Perkins and Will incorporates graphics and symbols into a new campus hub to reflect the heritage of indigenous students and staff.
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Viewpoints
Can Indigenous Technology Point the Way to a More Sustainable Future?
A new book proposes that traditional ecological knowledge could provide a model for sustainable and resilient infrastructures.
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Viewpoints
Brooklyn Museum Presents a “Hemispheric” Survey of Indigenous Responses to Climate Change
Climate in Crisis: Environmental Change in the Indigenous Americas explores how global warming has affected the visual culture of indigenous communities.