Katherine Allen, Author at Metropolis

The Age of Decadent Driving

An upcoming exhibition examines cars between the world wars, when automakers and designers lavished incredible attention on their materials and details.

Katherine Allen,

An upcoming exhibition examines cars between the world wars, when automakers and designers lavished incredible attention on their materials and details.

Santa Monica’s New Blue Bus Stops Put a Cheery Face on Public Transit

A cheery public infrastructure initiative aims to make bus travel more enjoyable in Santa Monica, California.

Katherine Allen,

A cheery public infrastructure initiative aims to make bus travel more enjoyable.

Kidulting: Design for Those Who Just Won’t Grow up

Call it "structured play," but childhood nostalgia is the inspiration du jour for designers.

Katherine Allen,

Design for those who just won’t grow up

Apocalypse in Art: Iconic Architecture on The Brink of Destruction

The world's most iconic museums meet their #doom in this apocalyptic series of photomontages by Ukrainian artists Vitaliy and Elena Vasilieva.

Katherine Allen,

The world’s most iconic museums meet their #doom in this apocalyptic series of images.

SOFTlab Lets 20,000 Flowers Bloom in Soho

The studio's latest installation marries the rigor of digital fabrication with the sunny aesthetic of Jolly Rancher.

Katherine Allen,

The studio’s latest installation is digital fabrication-meets-Jolly Rancher.

Video: See Where (and How) the World Cup Trophy Is Made

A look inside the small Italian factory responsible for sculpting soccer's top prize

Katherine Allen,

A look inside the small Italian factory responsible for sculpting soccer’s top prize

New PBS Series Uses 3-D Scanning to Unlock Secrets of the Pyramids

A new television program uses laser-scanning technology to analyze ancient monuments.

Katherine Allen,

A new television program uses laser-scanning technology to analyze ancient monuments.

Architects Test Out Emergency Housing Prototypes to Combat Next Sandy

Garrison Architects and the NY Office of Emergency Management have developed a prefab, modular housing solution for those displaced by disaster.

Katherine Allen,

Garrison Architects and the NY Office of Emergency Management have developed a prefab, modular housing solution for those misplaced by disaster.

Buffalo Museum Brings Rare Frank Lloyd Wright Gas Station to Life

The Pierce-Arrow Museum recently unveiled a replica of the architect's design.

Katherine Allen,

The Pierce-Arrow Museum recently unveiled a replica of the architect’s design.

Atlanta Welcomes New Civil Rights Museum

Nearly a decade in the making, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, designed by Phil Freelon in collaboration with HOK, opens in Atlanta.

Katherine Allen,

Nearly a decade in the making, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights opens its doors.

Yves Behar’s Digital Green Thumb

Edyn, fuseproject's latest, promises to improve your gardening and change the future of farming. All in a day's work.

Katherine Allen,

Edyn, fuseproject’s latest, promises to improve your gardening and change the future of farming. All in a day’s work.

A Golden Bet on England’s World Cup Team

London's "ugliest" icon, the ArcelorMittal tower by Anish Kapoor, will be painted gold if the English squad takes home the tournament trophy.

Katherine Allen,

London’s ugliest icon will be gilded if the English squad takes home the tournament trophy.

Katherine Allen

The Age of Decadent Driving

An upcoming exhibition examines cars between the world wars, when automakers and designers lavished incredible attention on their materials and details.

Santa Monica’s New Blue Bus Stops Put a Cheery Face on Public Transit

A cheery public infrastructure initiative aims to make bus travel more enjoyable in Santa Monica, California.

Kidulting: Design for Those Who Just Won’t Grow up

Call it "structured play," but childhood nostalgia is the inspiration du jour for designers.

Apocalypse in Art: Iconic Architecture on The Brink of Destruction

The world's most iconic museums meet their #doom in this apocalyptic series of photomontages by Ukrainian artists Vitaliy and Elena Vasilieva.

SOFTlab Lets 20,000 Flowers Bloom in Soho

The studio's latest installation marries the rigor of digital fabrication with the sunny aesthetic of Jolly Rancher.

Video: See Where (and How) the World Cup Trophy Is Made

A look inside the small Italian factory responsible for sculpting soccer's top prize

New PBS Series Uses 3-D Scanning to Unlock Secrets of the Pyramids

A new television program uses laser-scanning technology to analyze ancient monuments.

Architects Test Out Emergency Housing Prototypes to Combat Next Sandy

Garrison Architects and the NY Office of Emergency Management have developed a prefab, modular housing solution for those displaced by disaster.

Buffalo Museum Brings Rare Frank Lloyd Wright Gas Station to Life

The Pierce-Arrow Museum recently unveiled a replica of the architect's design.

Atlanta Welcomes New Civil Rights Museum

Nearly a decade in the making, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, designed by Phil Freelon in collaboration with HOK, opens in Atlanta.

Yves Behar’s Digital Green Thumb

Edyn, fuseproject's latest, promises to improve your gardening and change the future of farming. All in a day's work.

A Golden Bet on England’s World Cup Team

London's "ugliest" icon, the ArcelorMittal tower by Anish Kapoor, will be painted gold if the English squad takes home the tournament trophy.

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