From the Metropolis Archives: 18 Insights From the Italian Master, Enzo Mari
The legendary Italian designer—a man of fiery polemics and rigorously pure forms—died on October 19. A piece from our archives explores his legacy.
The legendary Italian designer—a man of fiery polemics and rigorously pure forms—died on October 19. A piece from our archives explores his legacy.
At the instigation of architect Ed Mazria, last week’s conference traced how carbon becomes operationalized in the built environment.
The six-person Office of Jonathan Tate (OJT) is a serious and thoughtful practice, and the built work is somehow of its place but wholly new.
Architects Roy Decker and Anne Marie Duvall carefully cultivated connections to local communities, business, and institutions, enabling a firm that works across architecture, planning, development, and building maintenance.
A retrospective look at Swiss photographer René Burri's career reveals a portrait of the twentieth century.
The community activist and preservationist talks about what's become of New York's Theater District.
The UIA has adopted a measure to eliminate carbon emissions by the midcentury.
The architect's plans for a memorial to the 34th President of the United States received yet another blow last week.
The "Star Wars" creator had an aesthetic change of heart when he chose Beijing-based MAD Architects to design his new museum.
Designers from RISD, Brown, and the University of Applied Science Erfurt developed a prototypical home that actually generates 50% more energy than it uses.
Often the designer of choice for mega events, David Rockwell imagines the ideal design of a stadium.
The Austrian architect was a pioneer of Postmodernism, for whom everything was architecture.
The architect talks about his new book, his decades-long career and practice, and what's next.
The razing of the Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects-designed building is expected to be completed by the summer.
The Congress for the New Urbanism's new appointment signals a shift in the organization's goals and outlook.
Why plans to remove a downtown highway in New Orleans's Treme neighborhood are easier said than done.
The architect's controversial comments have come under fire. But might Zaha be right?
A comprehensive history rescues the garden suburb from the periphery of urban design, and repositions it at the heart of the debate on cities.
David Rockwell talks about his design for the Green Room at the 86th Annual Academy Awards.
Some final thoughts on the Moma/Folk Art controversy.