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Equity
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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
Baltimore Reclaims the Public Pool
CannonDesign’s modular pool strategy is delivering affordable and flexible aquatic centers to neighborhoods long excluded from public infrastructure.
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The Stories Moving Our Industry Forward
In the latest episode of Play with Matches, METROPOLIS Editor-in-Chief Avinash Rajagopal and UpSpring CEO Tiffany Rafii discuss the media’s role in elevating sustainability, equity, and innovation.
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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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We Need a New Approach to Designing for Autism
Architects and designers need to update their strategies for neuroinclusive design. Recent research points the way forward.
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Deanna Van Buren Is Designing Justice and Belonging in Detroit
In collaboration with Quinn Evans and Allied Media Projects, the LOVE Building shows how architecture rooted in care, access, and justice can help shape a more inclusive future.
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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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Chatillon Architectes Redefines Urban Aging with Dignity and Design
The firm transforms a historic French post office into a vibrant, modern senior community.
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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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Projects
A New Standard for Housing the Unhoused in Palm Springs
JFAK’s Homeless Navigation Center blends modular housing, support services, and shared spaces to create a humane, dignified alternative to traditional shelters.
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Products
B Corp Brands Are Creating Design for a Fairer World
The third-party designation is transforming design by putting people on par with profit.
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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
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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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
Pallet’s Tiny Home Villages Build a Bridge to Permanent Housing
The Washington-based company creates rapid response shelter villages that can be constructed in a matter of days.
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An Urban Island as Affordable Housing
LOHA Architects are expanding the definition for permanent supportive housing in Los Angeles
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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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Viewpoints
Grace Farms Foundation Holds Third Annual Design for Freedom Summit
Industry leaders gather to discuss topics from ethical decarbonization to ways to eradicate modern-day slavery in the materials supply chain.