Lord Aeck Sargent Designs an Employee-Friendly Research Lab
Lord Aeck Sargent’s redesign of a virus research center features an unusual open plan.
Author: Anne Quito
How Hlynur Atlason Designed His New Chair for DWR
3D printing and user testing aided the designer in adapting his best-selling seat to support long, leisurely dinners.
WeWork Is Retraining a Generation of Architects to Think in Terms of Data
Data influences WeWork’s real estate deals, construction sequence, and design choices. There’s a sense that acquiring data literacy makes architecture relevant in a tech-dominated era.
Metropolis's Best of 2018: The 6 Objects and Exhibitions That Represented This Year
From a snake-sofa that unpacks the ethical implications of virtual reality to tapestries that speak to material innovation, these items reveal latent truths about the present moment.
This American Manufacturer has Internationalized the Design Process
With footholds in Europe and Asia, Haworth is truly a global company, one that has mastered the logistics of collaborating across continents and markets.
Inspired by Philip Johnson and Rare Minerals, Jonathan Olivares Designs a New Textile for Kvadrat
Working with the Harvard Art Museum's Straus Center for Conservation, Olivares developed the textile after creating a specially-commissioned piece of furniture for Johnson's Thesis House.
CookFox Converts a Storage Facility into a Lush, Luxurious Apartment Complex
For 150 Charles Street, CookFox Architects paid special attention to the outdoor areas and the West Village neighborhood beyond.
This Education Start-Up Takes Cues From Office Design
Designed by A+I, AltSchool's new model campus could serve as a model for schools seeking to increase individualized attention for each student.
New Talent 2017: Float Studio's Fresh Approach to Office Design for Start-Ups
Adeptly avoiding the clichés of office design for start-ups, Float Studio instead creates spaces that capture each company’s founding essence—all on a tight budget.
This Luxury Development Built Its Own Indoor Neighborhood, From Dog Run to Carpentry Workshop
At New York’s 21 West End, interior designer ICRAVE created spaces that provide residents with every amenity they need—and that the neighborhood doesn’t yet provide—to lead healthy, happy lives.
Todd Bracher's Das Haus Installation: A New American Dream House
After a series of successful projects with major American manufacturers, the designer has been invited to kick off 2017 with the Das Haus installation.
Inside Riverdale Country School's Experimental Campus
A well-designed transition space helped Riverdale Country School prepare for the innovations in its new school building.
Dorothy Cosonas Carries KnollTextiles' Storied Mantle
Dorothy Cosonas, creative director at KnollTextiles, turns history, collaboration, and inspiration from the fashion world into forward-looking textiles.
Redefining (and Redesigning) the Way WeWork Works
Drawing on feedback from its coworking locations around the world, WeWork is constantly refining the best practices for collaborative workspaces.
