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Preservation
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Monroe Street Abbey Is an Armature from the Past for the Future
Discover how Jones Studio transformed the ruins of a former Baptist church in Phoenix into a community-centered garden and event venue.
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This New Cultural District is Creating Community on Detroit’s East Side
Little Village, a hub of parks, art galleries, cultural spaces, artist studios, restaurants, and more, is expanding the city’s revitalization beyond downtown.
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The Healthy Transformation of a Los Angeles Warehouse
Architecture firm Patterns turns a 1940s building into a senior care facility, resisting the car centricity of the area.
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Profiles
Meet Seven Superstars of Salvage
Drawing on breakthrough research, tools, and sourcing systems, these groups are championing building-material reuse.
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Projects
Sasaki Turns a Disused Rail Yard Into Lovely Bonnet Springs Park
In Lakeland, Florida, Sasaki transforms a heavily polluted train depot into an elegant yet hardworking green space.
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The Tribune Tower Begins Its Second Chapter as a Luxury Residence
Chicago’s Tribune Tower recently underwent a conversion from offices to high-end apartments, opening a new era in the landmark’s history.
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Building Pittsburgh’s Med-tech Future on an Industrial Past
Designed by ZGF Architects around a century-old Ford plant, the Assembly is new medical research complex for the University of Pittsburgh.
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Viewpoints
How Architects Can Design for Systems Change
The November/December issue of Metropolis looks at the architects and designers challenging the notion of a barrier between "natural" and "built" environments.
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Projects
Are Residential Conversions the Future for Underused Office Towers?
As downtown workplaces struggle to compete with remote work, real estate developers across the country are converting office towers to residential ones.
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Projects
A Brooklyn Fitness Center Aims to Support a Community Threatened by Gentrification
The Major R. Owens Health Center, part of the controversial Bedford-Union Armory redevelopment, is attuned to myriad community needs, but under for-profit management, it can only go so far.
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Esch2022 Celebrates One of Europe’s Most Stunning Industrial Turnarounds
With Esch2022, Luxembourg's second city reveals its metamorphosis from a decaying manufacturing center to a European cultural capital.
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A New Park Introduces Greece to the Post-Industrial Landscape
Doxiadis +'s Ellinikon Experience Park, on the site of Athens' former Ellinikon Airport, takes cues from its aviation past.
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Viewpoints
Preservationists Are Investigating the Historical Significance of SOM’s Westinghouse Research Center
Skidmore Owings & Merrill's former Westinghouse Research and Development Center near Pittsburgh is at risk for complete demolition. Can this important example of postwar corporate architecture be saved?
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Viewpoints
A New Book Sheds Light on Russel and Mary Wright’s Unconventional Home
The midcentury design power couple's upstate New York was a laboratory for experimentation with natural materials.
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Projects
Local Designers Collaborate to Revive a Neighborhood Market in Bermondsey
The Blue, an historic street market, gets new facilities courtesy of Hayatsu Architects, Assemble Studio, and an engaged community.
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Profiles
Edward Lyons Pryce, the Black Landscape Architect that Preserved the Tuskegee Institute
A new scholarship will continue Pryce’s legacy as one of the first Black landscape architects.
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Profiles
The Gamble House Looks to the Future of Historic House Museums
The historic home in Pasadena, California, aims to be more than an icon of the Arts and Crafts Style.
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Projects
The Denver Art Museum Gets a Long-Needed Refresh
A welcome center and major renovations to Gio Ponti's Martin Building give the museum new life.
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Profiles
Julie Bargmann Is the Winner of the Inaugural Oberlander Prize; a “Pritzker Prize” for Landscape Architecture.
Architects have the Pritzker and artists have the National Medal of the Arts. Now, landscape architects have the Oberlander.
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Viewpoints
Understanding the Available City at the Chicago Architectural Biennial
A tour of the Damen Silos and a celebration of the Wall of Respect show a biennial struggling to achieve longer-term engagement with the city it calls home.