Moynihan Train Hall Is a New Year's Gift to New York City
An adaptive reuse project 27 years in the making, the SOM-designed Train Hall is a striking contrast to Penn Station, setting the tone for future transit updates in New York.
Transportation
In Cycle-Crazed Utrecht, the World’s Largest Bike Parking Facility Opens
The Netherlands, a country with more bikes than inhabitants, invested over €30 million in the multistory structure.
Safdie Architects Designs a 130-Foot-High Indoor Waterfall for Singapore's Jewel Changi Airport
The 1.46-million-square-foot development features a steel diagrid dome covered with more than 9,300 glass panels and a multi-story terraced landscape.
Designing the Modern Transit Hub
At a Metropolis Think Tank panel held at Grimshaw's New York office, a panel of architects and planners discussed the past, present, and future of transit hub design.
New Exhibition Tracks the Centuries-Old Urban Debate Over Bicycles
Cycling in the City: A 200-Year History at the Museum of the City of New York casts a fresh light on an urban design battle that still rages today.
Hong Kong’s New High-Speed Rail Station Aims to Become a Vibrant Public Space
Designed by Andrew Bromberg at Aedas and perched next to Victoria Harbour, the station features a 700-tree green roof and a 147-foot-tall main hall.
CES 2019 Recap: The Technologies and Ideas Shaping Cities
#CES2019 provided insight into how city governments and the private sector are reimagining the urban landscape, especially vis-a-vis transportation.
CES 2019: How Ford Is Building a New Platform for High-Tech Transit
Metropolis spoke with Nithin Rao, cofounder of Ford subsidiary Autonomic, to discuss the digital platform that Ford is developing for mobility apps and providers.
CES 2019: “Code Is the New Concrete” in Today’s Cities
Metropolis interviews Seleta Reynolds, general manager of L.A.’s Department of Transportation (LADOT), about modernizing transit and making cities more equitable.
CES 2019: Why Architects and Designers Should Care About 5G Wireless
This forthcoming generation of cellular network promises to power a new wave of smart city and mobility technologies.
CES 2019: Avoiding a Dark Future of Autonomous Vehicles
A panel discussion on the first day of CES explored how Autonomous Vehicles could revitalize urban transit—or foment congestion and bad urbanism.
A Peek Inside How Architects Are Designing the New LaGuardia Aiport and Moynihan Station
The two projects, which are helmed by HOK and SOM, respectively, aim to become enduring civic spaces.
SOM Thinks Autonomous Vehicles Could Rapidly Change How Cities Grow and Develop
Existing streets could host new high-tech transportation services, though ensuring those new transit systems bring equitable growth is a challenge.
In New York City, a Bold Urban Plan Seeks to Revitalize Miles of Shoreline
As part of our 2018 Design Cities issue, Metropolis looked at projects, firms, and places that are driving global design culture today.
As Technology Reshapes Cities' Economies and Daily Life, We Risk Widening Inequality
SOM is leading the redesign of the James A. Farley Post Office into the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Train Hall, a rail station that will anchor real estate development on Manhattan's Far West Side.© Empire State Development,…
CES 2018: Find All Our Coverage Here
Metropolis was at CES in Las Vegas to get the latest on how new technologies are shaping tomorrow's cities.
CES 2018: When It Comes to Autonomous Vehicles, Ford Thinks Beyond "Disruption"
Metropolis talked to Jessica Robinson, the mobility company's director of city solutions, about how she's paving the way for the future of transit.
CES 2018: Watch Our Interviews With Three Smart Cities Experts
Metropolis interviewed experts from Honda, the City of Las Vegas, and Deloitte about how technology is changing cities.
CES 2018: Why Cities Need to Start Addressing Cyber Security Challenges
"If you get hacked in a physical system, people die," says Sokwoo Rhee of the Department of Commerce.
CES 2018: Autonomous Vehicles Aren't Here Yet, But Their Development Is Already Reshaping Cities
While fully driverless vehicles still face major hurdles, car companies are realizing technologies now that could quickly inform urban planning and transit.
