Stephen Zacks, Author at Metropolis

Metropolis Musings: A Q&A with Metropolis Founder Horace Havemeyer III

Nostalgic about the publication’s 25th anniversary, Horace Havemeyer III, the founder and publisher of Metropolis, talks about its inception as well as its future.

Stephen Zacks,

Nostalgic about the publication’s 25th anniversary, Horace Havemeyer III, the founder and publisher of Metropolis, talks about its inception as well as its future.

Phil Jones: The Activist-Chef Bringing Urban Farming to Detroit

This community leader is helping to forge a healthy connection between urban farming and new employment opportunities for Detroit’s youth.

Stephen Zacks,

This community leader is helping to forge a healthy connection between urban farming and new employment opportunities for Detroit’s youth.

Hudson Yards Reveals the Architecture Critics Have Indeed Failed Us

With the winning bid for the Hudson Rail Yards announced, the author takes a critical look at the flawed selection process.

Stephen Zacks,

With the winning bid for the Hudson Rail Yards announced, the author takes a critical look at the flawed selection process.

In Cyprus, Manifesta 6 Is Just A Symptom

The cancellation of the international art show is just one way the Greek Cypriot republic is perpetuating a cultural catastrophe.

Stephen Zacks,

Did a recurring clash of cultures halt the plans for an international art festival?

Meet the Mayors Using Tech and Design To Better Their Cities

The mayors of Baltimore, Providence, Lexington, Fort Worth, Little Rock, and Kansas City share nimble decision-making and long-term visions for the future.

Stephen Zacks,

Running a city today requires quick and nimble decision-making, along with a clear, long-term vision for the future.

Opening Up Opportunities

Stephen Zacks,

With a new, engaging design, New York City’s Department of Probation finds fresh purpose for its waiting rooms.

A Moving Archive

Stephen Zacks,

True to the work of the pioneering Korean artist, the Nam June Paik Library turns research into a performance.

Government: Leadership Council

Stephen Zacks,

Five leading mayors talk about the challenges they face, the strengths of their cities, and their visions for the future.

Urban Intervention

Stephen Zacks,

The Syracuse Center of Excellence helps lay the foundation for the revitalization of a struggling Rust Belt city.

Sweetgreen Restaurant

Stephen Zacks,

Core Architecture + Design— Washington, D.C.

Course# Met126 This course is AIA/CES registered for 1LU/HSW/SD. Sustainability is no more a buzz word, it’s the backbone of your projects. High performance has become critical to architecture; new shapes emerge in the service of environmental responsiveness, high-tech efficiency, and people. German architect Stefan Behnisch is on the advance guard of the high performance movement. Learn what pushes him…

Form Follows Performance

Stephen Zacks,

The German architect Stefan Behnisch pushes architectural form into new energy-efficient directions.

The Painted Building

Stephen Zacks,

For three decades Steven Holl has used watercolors—drawn each morning, before the deadlines kick in—as a springboard toward the creation of architecture.

Whirlwind Tour

Stephen Zacks,

Kansas architecture students haul a prefab arts center across the state to a tornado-ravaged town.

Thinking About Shrinkage

Stephen Zacks,

Dessau is one of several German cities testing creative solutions for urban depopulation.

The Good Life?

Stephen Zacks,

A survey of leisure activities on the New York waterfront leaves a lot to be desired—in particular, something to drink.

From the Notebook of Teddy Cruz

Stephen Zacks,

As architectural activists go, Teddy Cruz is a firebrand. His passionate sermons begin with the observation of injustices along the Tijuana–San Diego border, but in his broad geopolitical gloss, urban inequality divides along a global north-south axis associated with immigration between richer and poorer countries. His presentations could be boiled down to a protest against the imbalances created by the…

New York City Cautiously Brings Density to Affordable Housing

In New York City, a new model for high-density public housing has emerged: privately developed mixed-income projects by prominent architects.

Stephen Zacks,

For decades we were told that high-density public housing didn’t work. But in New York City, a new model has emerged: privately developed mixed-income projects by prominent architects that reach back into the sky.

In from the Sea

Stephen Zacks,

Traditional fishermen in Lebanon land a custom-designed community.

Experimenting With Disaster

Stephen Zacks,

In a battered New Orleans, the CityBuild consortium creates a process for community-based projects.

Stephen Zacks

Metropolis Musings: A Q&A with Metropolis Founder Horace Havemeyer III

Nostalgic about the publication’s 25th anniversary, Horace Havemeyer III, the founder and publisher of Metropolis, talks about its inception as well as its future.

Phil Jones: The Activist-Chef Bringing Urban Farming to Detroit

This community leader is helping to forge a healthy connection between urban farming and new employment opportunities for Detroit’s youth.

Hudson Yards Reveals the Architecture Critics Have Indeed Failed Us

With the winning bid for the Hudson Rail Yards announced, the author takes a critical look at the flawed selection process.

In Cyprus, Manifesta 6 Is Just A Symptom

The cancellation of the international art show is just one way the Greek Cypriot republic is perpetuating a cultural catastrophe.

Meet the Mayors Using Tech and Design To Better Their Cities

The mayors of Baltimore, Providence, Lexington, Fort Worth, Little Rock, and Kansas City share nimble decision-making and long-term visions for the future.

Opening Up Opportunities

A Moving Archive

Government: Leadership Council

Urban Intervention

Sweetgreen Restaurant

Form Follows Performance

Form Follows Performance

The Painted Building

Whirlwind Tour

Thinking About Shrinkage

The Good Life?

From the Notebook of Teddy Cruz

New York City Cautiously Brings Density to Affordable Housing

In New York City, a new model for high-density public housing has emerged: privately developed mixed-income projects by prominent architects.

In from the Sea

Experimenting With Disaster

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