New Talent: Jerome Byron Is a Rebel Without a Pause
The architect and designer managed to emerge from the traditional architecture pipeline with his counterculture instincts intact.
Author: Kelly Beamon
9 Products That Show Simplicity is a Virtue
Technological advances and calls for sustainability have manufacturers embracing design with fewer ingredients and slower production.
New Line Provides Sustainable, Contract-Grade Wallcoverings
Clair, Wolf-Gordon's first commercial-grade PVC-free collection, features ten nature-inspired patterns.
A Planned Reprint of a Popular Book on Louis Kahn Brings His Drawings within Reach
Out of print for decades, the new reprint is being crowdfunded to give a new generation access to the architect's genius.
Highlights of NOMA's Virtual National Conference: New President, New Awards, New Partnerships
Amid Zoom workshops and lectures, the NAACP joined minority architects in issuing a new award for justice, equity, and inclusion in design
Wallpaper as a Record of Social History
Wallcoverings, historical and contemporary, speak volumes about the times in which they’re made.
Joseph Kunkel is Fast-Tracking Quality Housing for Indigenous People
How the founder of MASS's Sustainable Native Communities Design Lab builds back better—against the clock.
The Surface May Not Be As It Appears
Investigations by architects and scientists may cause us to reconsider two familiar surface qualities: opacity and porosity.
With Help from the Federal Government, Biobased Products are Proliferating
These three products are made of degradable, low-carbon bio-matter such as rice straw, sugarcane, and mycelium.
Mirrored Finishes Are Staging a Comeback Among Architectural Products
A revival of reflective and metallic finishes distinguishes the latest building materials, from architectural glass to hardware and carpet tile.
Game Changers 2020: Kevin Kimwelle and ICON on Social Equity in Building
In the first of four pairings of our annual Game Changers series, a South African architect and Texas construction company share the goal of making housing cheap, accessible, and livable for all.
New Looks for Glass Walls
Designs by Piero Lissoni and Suzanne Tick are providing a fresh take on glass partition walls.
NOMA Hosts Its Annual Summer Architecture Camp Virtually
The National Organization of Minority Architects recreates its Project Pipeline summer camp for kids online.
A Steel Exoskeleton Distinguishes a Suburban London House in a Sea of Tudor Revivals
London architects Surman Weston employs a mash-up style and unexpected materials for a cheeky take on a vernacular building type.
NeoCon 2020 Recap: A Month of Firsts
As the annual contract furniture trade show wraps up its first virtual conference, Metropolis recaps some milestones and key topics.
SmithGroup's Sacramento Office for a Construction Pro Showcases the Client's Expertise
While adapting two buildings as one new Sacramento workplace for DPR Construction, the architects created a showcase of the builder's best practices.
NeoCon Spotlight: Flexible Desking Systems for the New-Era Workplace
New releases of desking systems during NeoCon highlight the most versatile ideas in workstations, for the new and varied ways we work now.
In Time for NeoCon, Vitra Predicts Material Trends for Post-COVID Offices
The Swiss manufacturer makes some surprisingly transparent forecasts for the post-COVID office, including that fewer chairs will be necessary.
9 Sound-Controlling Elements that Blend In Like Never Before
These innovative acoustic products for new-era work spaces prove sound control can be chic.
Will the Pandemic Improve Remote Work?
Before the pandemic, telework— for all its virtues—could be messy, ergonomically awkward, and emotionally challenging. What’s changed now?
