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Viewpoints
What Is and Is Not Design for Neurodiversity
Following METROPOLIS’s inaugural Neuro Inclusive Design Summit, five key takeaways clarify what designing for neurodiversity really means.
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Profiles
Materia Latina / Latin Matter
Between the US and Latin America, Balsa Crosetto Piazzi, Studio Cadena, and Estudio ALA practice architecture through a contextual and collective approach to materiality.
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Profiles
Michael Ford and Momentum Find a New Way to Express Hip-Hop Culture
Ford’s new textile-and-wallcovering collection brings rhythm to commercial interiors.
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Projects
Gourmega Reconfigures the Communal Table
Designed by Mariam Issoufou for Ghetto Gastro cofounder Jon Gray, the restaurant uses a modular system of tables and a café-tasting room model to reshape communal dining across day and night.
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An A-to-Z Guide to the America We Want to Build
For the United States’ 250th anniversary, METROPOLIS highlights the designers and ideas shaping a more equitable, sustainable, and imaginative future for the built environment.
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Profiles
This Student Is Designing for Human Connection
METROPOLIS Future100 2026 honoree Zhuyun (Joy) Xu's work prioritizes emotional well-being, interaction and accessibility.
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Projects
Portland’s Carnegie Libraries Reopen as Community Anchors
LEVER’s transformations of the Albina and North Portland libraries expand their civic role—pairing preservation with cultural investment and community-led design.
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Projects
Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing: How a New Jacksonville Park Tells A Story
With typographic sculptures, restored architecture, and community programming, Hood Design Studio shows how small public spaces can advance reparative urbanism
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Products
5 Smart Designs That Boost Brain Function
Discover products that blend neuroscience and biophilic design to boost focus, reduce stress, and support brain health.
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Projects
Where Housing Meets Humanity
Three innovative housing projects that focus on care, community, and climate, redefining public housing with dignity.
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Viewpoints
How Can Architecture Reflect the Needs of Its Communities?
Community engagement is a hot topic in design, but what is it and, more importantly, how do we do it? Here, we’ve gathered some top insights from our archives.
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Projects
The Project That Remade Atlanta Is Still a Work in Progress
Atlanta's Beltline becomes a transformative force—but as debates over transit and displacement grow, its future remains uncertain.
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Profiles
WAI Architecture Think Tank Approaches Practice as Pedagogy
Nathalie Frankowski and Cruz García use their practice to help dismantle oppressive systems, forge resistance spaces, and reimagine collective futures.
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Products
3 Textiles and Wall Treatments with Purpose
Textiles and wall treatments shape our surroundings, but it’s the fusion of material innovation and artistic intent that gives them meaning
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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
Snøhetta’s ‘La Nube’ Museum Leverages Equity and Accessibility
The playful El Paso Children’s Museum welcomes learners of all ages and abilities with bilingual signage and inclusive thinking.
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Viewpoints
Bryan C. Lee Jr. on NOMA’s Vision for Equity
The incoming National Organization of Minority Architects president talks advocacy and access during the organization's annual conference.
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Viewpoints
Three Firms Redefining Design Through Community-Led Processes
As part of their Alternative Practices project, Verda Alexander and Maya Bird-Murphy spotlight firms that are turning traditional Western design thinking on its head.
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Profiles
Ifeoma Ebo Is on a Quest for Urban Healing
Through trauma-informed design processes, Ebo aims for community stewardship and empowerment.
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Profiles
Walter Hood: Facing History Through Landscapes
How the celebrated landscape architect proves the power of green space to tell new stories, communicate culture, and confront hard truths