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Atelier Xi Embraces the Void for Great Public Architecture
Inspired by Guizhou’s caves and mountains, the AYDC Public Art Center harnesses travertine, steel, light, and reflection to create a constellation of cultural pavilions.
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Snider House Bridges Past and Present
With the addition of an undulating glass facade, the heritage home reflects modern sensibilities while preserving history.
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In Mexico, This Architect Designs for Those Who Stay
Fernanda Canales represents a new generation of Mexican women architects.
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A Whole-Systems Approach to Design for Autism: The ASD Design Matrix
A dynamic, multidimensional framework can help designers apply new scientific insights while designing spaces that include autistic people.
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The Developer Betting on Better Architecture in Brooklyn
Can good design make New York City development les…
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For Omar Gandhi, the Practice Is the Project
The Canadian architect treats happiness as a serio…
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A New Winery Houses Centuries-Old Tradition
Located in a UNESCO-listed Portuguese wine region,…
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Architecture’s Kinships: An Architecture of Interdependencies and Coexistence
Ignacio G. Galán’s Architecture’s Kinships …
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What Is and Is Not Design for Neurodiversity
Following METROPOLIS’s inaugural Neuro Inclusive…
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A South African Kindergarten Lets Children Wander
Johannesburg-based Hubo Studio imagines the Redhil…
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HOOBA Design Group Crafts with Materials and Light
Windows, openings, tiling, and tectonics are forms…
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Pallas Looks to Monet to Reimagine a new Textile Line
Inspired by Claude Monet’s work, the new Giverny…
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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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Report: METROPOLIS Weighs in on Sustainable Design in the U.S.
The METROPOLIS Interface U.S. Sustainable Design Report 2026 captures the state of green building today and what comes next.
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Pallas Looks to Monet to Reimagine a new Textile Line
Inspired by Claude Monet’s work, the new Giverny Collection translates Impressionist principles while advancing the brand’s ongoing textile…
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A Civic Canopy in Rural France
In La Bouëxière, a small town in Brittany, Onze04 uses a soaring tensile canopy and climate-responsive design to transform a sports complex into a new…
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In Barbados, a New School for an Island Future
AMMA Architects’ Oceana Innovation Hub supports a new approach to learning through a flexible, climate-responsive design rooted in local building traditions…
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A Concrete Cocoon for the Australian Landscape
Leeton Pointon Architects create a multigenerational retreat on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula that balances sculptural form with climate-responsive…
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For Omar Gandhi, the Practice Is the Project
The Canadian architect treats happiness as a serious design objective—and has built a practice across three cities to chase it.
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HOOBA Design Group Crafts with Materials and Light
Windows, openings, tiling, and tectonics are forms of expression for this Tehran-based firm.
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Meet the 2026 Net Zero Conference Trailblazer Award Nominees
METROPOLIS announces the 2026 honorees for the Trailblazer Awards, celebrating leaders in climate and community impact.
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In North Dakota, a Regenerative Presidential Library for Theodore Roosevelt
Inspired by Roosevelt’s legacy of conservation, Snøhetta crafts a living building for his Presidential Library.
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The Developer Betting on Better Architecture in Brooklyn
Can good design make New York City development less monotonous? Avdoo thinks so. Its growing roster of collaborators—including Frida Escobedo, Brent Buck, and Morris Adjmi—offer alternative approaches to building in …
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A New Winery Houses Centuries-Old Tradition
Located in a UNESCO-listed Portuguese wine region, Quinta de Adorigo winery by Atelier Sérgio Rebelo strikes a delicate balance between landscape and hospitality.
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A South African Kindergarten Lets Children Wander
Johannesburg-based Hubo Studio imagines the Redhill Early Learning Centre as a “mini city” that promotes discovery, movement, and independence.
