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New York City
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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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Profiles
What Restrooms and Parking Lots Teach Us About Cities
At WXY, a people-first approach is quietly reshaping how New York—and increasingly the country—thinks about public space, sustainability, and civic design.
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MOS’s New Book On Public Space, Power, and Communication
Hilary Sample and Michael Meredith from MOS architects make the case for evidence-based city design—and reveal how public space is shaped by power, ownership, and use.
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Programs
Carnegie Changemakers Convene in NYC to Explore Sustainable Specification
The trip, hosted by Carnegie and METROPOLIS, gave A&D sustainability champions the opportunity to dive deep into the impacts of materials and products.
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Viewpoints
Synergy Powers the METROPOLIS Sustainability Lab + Conference
More than 300 attendees gathered at The New School in New York City to explore, connect, and chart the path forward for sustainable design.
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Viewpoints
Archtober and the AIA Center for Architects Invites You to Share Space
Archtober 2025: Sharing Spaces, The 15th edition brings together architects, artists, and the public for a month of events exploring how New Yorkers share and shape their city.
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Viewpoints
What ICFF Brand Directors are Most Excited About for 2025
Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat give METROPOLIS a preview of this year’s theme, floor plan, and sustainable design highlights.
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Viewpoints
Archtober Invites You to Trace the Future of Architecture
Archtober 2024: Tracing the Future, taking place October 1–30 in New York City, aims to create a roadmap for how our living spaces will evolve.
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Profiles
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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Projects
Caples Jefferson Architects’ Louis Armstrong Museum Shines in Queens
The new 14,000-square-foot visitor center opened across the street from Louis and Lucille Armstrong's two-story house in Corona, Queens.
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Viewpoints
What Recreational Cannabis Means for Dispensary Design in New York
Following its legalization, the city faces an identity (and equity) crisis when it comes to cannabis retail.
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Projects
How This Church at Ground Zero Got Its Glow
DLR Group shares details of the exacting lighting design work behind the halo effect for Calatrava’s Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church.
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Projects
One Willoughby Square is a Welcome Relief to the Brooklyn Skyline
Designed by FXCollaborative, One Willoughby Square is a half-brick skyscraper with the highest LEED Interior rating in the United States.
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Viewpoints
Eclectic Maximalism Is Taking Over Hospitality Interiors
New hotels and lounges around the world use eclectic style, maximalist sensibilities, and cinematic dimensions to place guests center stage.
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Profiles
Soft-Firm Empowers Communities by Reframing Social Paradigms
Talitha Liu and Lexi Tsien of New York City–based Soft-Firm bring their sociocultural awareness to design projects in Brooklyn and beyond.
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Projects
Charles Gaines Defies the Static Nature of Public Monuments
The Los Angeles–based artist has collaborated with TOLO Architecture to build Moving Chains, a 110-foot-long kinetic sculpture on New York’s Governors Island.
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Projects
A Flagship Ritz-Carlton Hotel Springs up in the Flower District
Rafael Viñoly says his latest addition to New York City’s skyline is a rational response to a challenging site.
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Projects
Only If Architecture Designs a New Look for Brooklyn Infill
The Bedford Stuyvesant home makes the most of its narrow floor plate with clever, contemporary solutions.
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Profiles
Brooklyn-based Sarah Carpenter & Studio is Redefining Community-Driven Hospitality
Quietly, and with intention, the Columbia GSAPP-trained designer is bringing laid back hospitality to one of the world’s most fast-paced cities.
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Projects
Timber House is New York City’s Largest Mass Timber Building
Designed by Mesh Architectures, Timber House features a glulam and concrete structural system and is clad with custom-made brick.