Anna Fixsen

Jonathan Kirschenfeld Public Architecture
Architecture, Ideas

How to Design for Seniors in Increasingly Unaffordable Cities

Metropolis spoke with architect Jonathan Kirschenfeld about strategies for designing affordable, high-quality homes for the elderly in markets that favor luxury housing.
Katie Okamoto,

Metropolis spoke with architect Jonathan Kirschenfeld about strategies for designing affordable, high-quality homes for the elderly.

Jenny Sabin Peroni
Design, Arts + Culture

Jenny Sabin Creates an Otherworldly Wonderland for Peroni Pop Up

The installation, drawing from technology used in the multi-disciplinary designer’s winning pavilion for MoMA PS1 last year, makes its first stop in New York this weekend.
Anna Fixsen,

The installation, drawing from technology used in the designer’s winning pavilion for MoMA PS1 last year, makes its first stop in New York this weekend.

10/18/2018 1:00 PM Editorial Take a Closer Look at the Design of the World’s Tallest Residential Tower https://www.metropolismag.com/architecture/tallest-residential-tower-central-park/
Architecture, Cultural Architecture

Studio Libeskind Designs a Bold Yet Contextual New Art Museum for Vilnius

The crystalline MO museum, which opens today in the Lithuanian capital, is the crown jewel of a larger cultural renaissance.
Sam Lubell,

The crystalline MO museum, which opens today in the Lithuanian capital, is the crown jewel of a larger cultural renaissance.

Tallest Residential Tower Central park
Architecture, Residential Architecture

Take a Closer Look at the Design of the World’s Tallest Residential Tower

As shown in a new video, the Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture–designed Central Park Tower will dwarf all other residential buildings when it's completed.
Anna Fixsen,

As shown in a new video, the Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture–designed Central Park Tower will dwarf all other residential buildings when it’s completed.

Global Commission Adaptation
Cities, Sustainability

Can We Build a Safer World? Bill Gates and the World Bank Call for More Rapid Climate Adaptation

The Gates Foundation, the World Bank, and other global development influencers launch a Commission to address ecological disasters already at hand.
Audrey Gray,

The Gates Foundation, the World Bank, and other global development influencers launch a Commission to address ecological disasters already at hand.

Exhibit Columbus Symposium 2018
Architecture, Preservation

Can Preservation Be ‘Progressive?’ Exhibit Columbus Symposium Looks Forward in the Shadow of Masters

Academics, architects, and journalists convened for weekend-long symposium in Columbus, Indiana, to discuss radical approaches to preservation in a global, digital age.
Samuel Medina,

Academics, architects, and journalists convened for weekend-long symposium in Columbus, Indiana, to discuss radical approaches to preservation in a global, digital age.

Interior Products, Interiors

Here’s 2019’s Trendiest Color, According to Benjamin Moore

The paint company forecasts that its subdued gray shade "Metropolitan AF-690" will be a prominent interior trend to watch next year.
Anna Fixsen,

The paint company forecasts that its subdued gray shade “Metropolitan AF-690” will be a prominent interior trend to watch next year.

Healthcare Architecture, Ideas

When Architecture Became Healthy: Examining More than 100 Years of Design and Wellness

A new show, on view at London’s healthcare-focused gallery, the Wellcome Collection, chronicles the history of the built environment and our wellbeing.
George Kafka,

A new show, on view at London’s healthcare-focused gallery, the Wellcome Collection, chronicles the history of the built environment and our wellbeing.

Furniture, Products

Trend Alert: Circular Logic

Arcs and circles are making an appearance in all manner of furnishings and accessories, restoring a sense of balance to the universe.
Katie Okamoto,

Arcs and circles are making an appearance in all manner of furnishings and accessories, restoring a sense of balance to the universe.

richard meier stepping back

Richard Meier to “Step Back” from Operations at Firm

Following Meier's six-month leave of absence, Richard Meier & Partners Architects has announced a series of structural overhauls.
Metropolis Editors,

Following Meier’s six-month leave of absence, Richard Meier & Partners Architects has announced a series of structural overhauls.

Mazzanti Bogota Bicentenario
Architecture, Landscape

El Equipo Mazzanti Heals a Gash in Bogotá’s Urban Fabric With a Patchwork of Verdant Gardens

Once the center of controversy, El Equipo Mazzanti’s innovative Bicentenario Park restitches two divided districts in the Colombian city's historic core.
Anna Fixsen,

Once the center of controversy, El Equipo Mazzanti’s innovative Bicentenario Park restitches two divided districts in the Colombian city’s historic core.

Metropolis Perspective Sustainability
Sustainability

Metropolis Launches Two-Day Symposium Devoted to Sustainability

Part of a broader, year-and-a-half-long probe into the definition of sustainable design, the magazine hosted a series of panels as part of its "Perspective" event series.
Anna Fixsen,

Part of a broader, year-and-a-half-long probe into the definition of sustainable design, the magazine hosted a series of panels as part of its “Perspective” event series.

Floating University Berlin Raumlabor
Architecture, Design Education

How a DIY Floating University in Berlin Could Be an Unorthodox Prototype for Design Education

The temporary pirate shiplike school, spearheaded by local firm Raumlabor, provided a delightful hodgepodge of serious academia and public programming.
George Kafka,

The temporary pirate shiplike school, spearheaded by local firm Raumlabor, provided a delightful hodgepodge of serious academia and public programming.

AHMM University of Amsterdam
Architecture, Educational Architecture

AHMM Transforms the University of Amsterdam With a Dramatic Canal-Framing Feat of Engineering

The British firm totally revamped and re-skinned two massive Modernist buildings, creating a new welcoming pedestrian environment in the process.
George Kafka,

The British firm totally revamped an re-skinned two massive Modernist buildings, creating a new welcoming pedestrian environment in the process.

ACH Geofoam
Building Products, Landscape

These Architects Used a Common Construction Product to Form an Undulating Urban Landscape

An office tower in Chicago is integrated with its surrounding landscape through an increasingly popular use of geofoam, a classic building product.
Samuel Medina,

An office tower in Chicago is integrated with its surrounding landscape through an increasingly popular use of geofoam, a classic building product.
Residential Architecture

This Surprising San Francisco Residence Features a Hidden Bolt From the Blue

The house, built for a couple by local firm OPA, features delightful dichotomies, includes dynamic, Turrell-like interiors.
Sam Lubell,

The house, built for a couple by local firm OPA, features delightful dichotomies, includes dynamic, Turrell-like interiors.

Disney Concert Hall Projections
Arts + Culture, Cultural Architecture

Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall to Be Projected With Digital “Machine Hallucinations”

The landmark building will be covered with swirling, abstracted images from the L.A. Philharmonic's 100-year-old archive, designed by artist Refik Anadol.
Sam Lubell,

The landmark building will be covered with swirling, abstracted images from the L.A. Philharmonic’s 100-year-old archive, designed by artist Refik Anadol.
Design, Textiles

Putting the Health Back Into Health-Care Textiles

Textiles are key to designing health and safety into our hospitals—and the industry is changing its thinking about how these fabrics should be made.
Avinash Rajagopal,

Textiles are key to designing health and safety into our hospitals—and the industry is changing its thinking about how these fabrics should be made.

Claire Weisz Piet Oudolf
Architecture, Ideas

Claire Weisz on the Vibrant Landscape Drawings of Dutch Designer Piet Oudolf

The founding partner of New York-based firm WXY tells Metropolis about how an Oudolf print, prominently displayed on the studio's pinup wall, inspires her work.
Claire Weisz,

The founding partner of New York-based firm WXY tells Metropolis about how an Oudolf print, prominently displayed on the studio’s pinup wall, inspires her work.

Arts + Culture, Design

A New Fashion Exhibition in San Francisco Shows That Modest Can Mean Radical

With curving vignettes designed by Hariri & Hariri, Contemporary Muslim Fashions at the de Young Museum aims to upend stereotypes that come with modest dress.
Lydia Lee,

With curving vignettes designed by Hariri & Hariri, Contemporary Muslim Fashion at the de Young Museum aims to upend stereotypes that come with modest dress.