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The Dark Side of Rick Caruso’s Fantasy Worlds

The developer, now a candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, has created beloved developments that often substitute for missing public spaces. But at heart they are anything but civic.

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On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Revisiting the Meaning of “Native Architecture”

Chris Cornelius of studio:indigenous speaks with Metropolis about (de)colonization in the practice, education, and experience of architecture.

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“Enough Preaching to the Choir,” Say Teddy Cruz and Fonna Forman in New Manifesto

The architect and political theorist presented a call to action at the New Museum’s IdeasCity Conference, demanding a "New Public Imagination."

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AIA Urges Senate to Watch Its Language in New Energy Bill

Legislative advocates oppose the repeal of targets to reduce carbon emissions in federal buildings—and that’s not their only concern.

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A Model Life: New Exhibition Highlights Forgotten Midcentury Architect Gregory Ain

The FBI kept tabs on architect Gregory Ain, whose housing designs for Southern California were ahead of their time.

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So You Want to Build A Wall?

So you say the U.S.–Mexico border wall is not the same thing as the Iron Curtain. But both are symbols of a massive failure to negotiate humane resolutions to complex problems.

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Can Architecture Provide Solace to the ‘Eternal Now’?

Under our current president, it seems we don’t care, or don’t know how to care, about history. Can our historical buildings help us survive this collective malaise?

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Trump Got Millions to Make His Tower “Public”—Let’s Remind Him What That Means

We need to hold Trump accountable to the legal standards for public space in New York City—starting at the sad public spaces within Trump Tower itself.

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The Infrastructure of Assent: Architecture in the Age of Trump

The present historical conjuncture requires careful examination of our profession's complicity with Donald Trump's political regime.

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Chamber NYC Owner Juan Garcia Mosqueda Denied Entry Into the U.S.

In this open letter, the influential gallery owner relays his ordeal and makes a plea to Americans across the country.

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Misled Millennials: How Fake News Could Set Los Angeles Down A Dangerous Path

The LA electorate will soon vote on an aggressive piece of legislation, one which has been dangerously misrepresented on social media.

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Architects Respond to Trump, AIA’s "Endorsement"

Donald J. Trump's election as president of the United States, and the AIA's subsequent statement, has provoked the architectural world to respond.

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Election 2016: America’s Urban Rural Divide in Three Maps

Geography was a crucial determining factor for how people voted in the 2016 election. The results reveal a sharp divide between urban cores and rural communities.