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Transportation
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A Light Rail Station Brings Greater Accessibility to Seattle Commuters
The latest to Seattle Sound Transit's Link light rail system incorporates improved wayfinding, new bike lanes and storage, pedestrian-friendly entrances, and widened sidewalks.
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Bower Marks a New Phase of Transit-Oriented Infill Development in Boston
Designed by The Architectural Team, the two-tower complex counts ample train connections among its sustainable features.
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The Urban Quartz Office Towers Emerge as Crystalized Cliffs in Rennes
Hamonic + Masson & Associés helps rejuvenate the regional capital with a multimodal complex that meets a growing demand for flexible workplaces.
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Has the Pandemic Changed the Experience of Encountering Art in Public?
With limited access to indoor galleries and museums, New York’s public art commissions seem more important now than ever.
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Moynihan Train Hall Is a New Year’s Gift to New York City
An adaptive reuse project 27 years in the making, the SOM-designed Train Hall is a striking contrast to Penn Station, setting the tone for future transit updates in New York.
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The Pandemic and Protests Have Highlighted Just How Unequal Our Cities Are
With a new urban crisis surfacing, designers from around the world propose radical changes to transportation, cooperative living, and public space.
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Reducing Waste in Air Travel Will Require More Than Just Bamboo Utensils
At a Design Museum exhibition, the firm PriestmanGoode contemplates more sustainable in-flight services, but alternatives come with their own drawbacks.
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Designing the Modern Transit Hub
At a Metropolis Think Tank panel held at Grimshaw's New York office, a panel of architects and planners discussed the past, present, and future of transit hub design.
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Bjarke Ingels Group Makes Its Own Proposal for Brooklyn’s Looming BQE Repairs
The fate of the BQE's cantilevered stretch of highway—which must be fixed or repurposed—in Brooklyn Heights has stirred extensive controversy and multiple proposals. Now the Danish-American firm is throwing its hat i
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New Exhibition Tracks the Centuries-Old Urban Debate Over Bicycles
Cycling in the City: A 200-Year History at the Museum of the City of New York casts a fresh light on an urban design battle that still rages today.
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CES 2019: How Ford Is Building a New Platform for High-Tech Transit
Metropolis spoke with Nithin Rao, cofounder of Ford subsidiary Autonomic, to discuss the digital platform that Ford is developing for mobility apps and providers.
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CES 2019: “Code Is the New Concrete” in Today’s Cities
Metropolis interviews Seleta Reynolds, general manager of L.A.’s Department of Transportation (LADOT), about modernizing transit and making cities more equitable.
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A Peek Inside How Architects Are Designing the New LaGuardia Aiport and Moynihan Station
The two projects, which are helmed by HOK and SOM, respectively, aim to become enduring civic spaces.
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How a Hydraulic Boardwalk Is Giving Istanbul Its Waterfront Back
A master plan by Gensler and U.S.-based design firm Dror will reintegrate Istanbul's waterfront within the ancient city's urban fabric for the first time in centuries.
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A Mobile Dental Office For San Fran’s Tech Crowd
Studio Dental, a mobile dental care facility, uses space as efficiently as possible and ensures patient comfort down to every detail.
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Q&A: Alejandro Aravena on Architectural Reportage, Regionalism, and the Future of Cities
The director of this summer's Venice Architecture Biennale discusses the impact architects can have at the global and local levels.
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Site Visit: The Redevelopment of a Cleveland Corridor Links Art, Education, Healthcare and Communities
Cleveland's Uptown District highlights the role of anchor institutions in catalyzing community change. Euclid Avenue serves as "connective tissue," linking art, education, healthcare, and transportation.
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Keller Easterling on Hacking the Operating System of Our Cities
Author and theoretician Keller Easterling discusses how architects and urbanists might hack the operating system of our cities.
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Water Pore Partnership’s Brilliant Idea to Save Las Vegas from Drought
Architects and planners are often eager to shepherd infrastructure into the shadows of a city. Amy Mielke and Caitlin Gucker-Kanter Taylor advocate for the opposite—revitalizing Las Vegas’s stressed water supply and
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It’s Time to Envision A Better Built Detroit
Are architects ready to be part of a shared adventure?