Now Is the Time for Radical Inclusion
Crises like COVID-19 should propel us to design more just and equitable products, buildings, and cities.
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Measuring the Fallout of COVID-19 for the Design Industry
Take a look at the first results of ThinkLab’s Industry Impact Survey, which is generating data to help designers and design manufacturers move forward during these challenging times.
Architects Leading the Way to Racial Justice
The fight for equality is reaching a tipping point. Metropolis highlights Black architects, educators, and thinkers moving us toward racial justice.
Rethinking Design and Wellness During COVID-19
Catch up on last week's Metropolis Forums Webinar, "Doubling Down on Wellness," with insights on public health, social health, wellbeing, and sustainability.
With Metropolis Forums, Join the Discussion with Industry Leaders and Trailblazers
Beginning April 14, Metropolis will host webinars to help architects, designers, and anyone involved in the built environment to engage with today’s most important conversations.
What Do We Mean by “North American Design”?
In producing our March issue, we discovered enormous diversity in how architects and designers express the idea of America.
Watch DesignTV by SANDOW, Including Digital Programming from Metropolis
DesignTV by SANDOW offers exclusive digital video programming Monday to Thursday every week, from all its design brands. Tune in!
In Mexico, Women Architects Join a National Movement
Women at the head of Mexican architecture firms stand in solidarity with the national strike.
Year in Review: Did We Reach Peak-Biennial in 2019?
The proliferation of these events begs the question: Who is the targeted audience of a biennial, and whom does its staging benefit?
Politics Has Failed Mothers. Can Design Help?
Designers, curators, and entrepreneurs are scrambling to make sense of motherhood in a culture that’s often hostile to it.
At the Lisbon Architecture Triennale, Wondering "Can Architects Curate?"
Despite some smart research, this edition's glut of information and ignorance of context reflects architecture's crisis of curation, our critic writes.
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Revisiting the Meaning of “Native Architecture”
Chris Cornelius of studio:indigenous speaks with Metropolis about (de)colonization in the practice, education, and experience of architecture.
At the Thai-Burma Border, a Garbage Dump Transforms Into a Bustling Community Center
Estudio Cavernas trains Burmese migrants to sustainably construct their own community center at the heart of a municipal waste site.
In London, a Researcher Guides Biodesign into Uncharted—and Newly Relevant—Territory
With the launch of a new master's degree, Carole Collet is helping define and advance the rather amorphous discipline.
Bauhausmädels is a (Mostly) Wholesome Tribute to the Eclipsed Women of the Storied School
Filled to the brim with period photographs, the book depicts several dozen female Bauhäusler in various guises and often playful moods.
Upali Nanda Blends Science and Design to Connect Wellness to the Built Environment
Nanda, HKS's principal and director of research, has developed a system she calls point-of-decision design (PoDD); it seeks maximum healthy returns from the simplest solutions.
Planning For (In)Justice: Toni Griffin's Mission to Foster Equitable Cities
Griffin founded the consultancy Urban Planning for the American City, which she complements with her pedagogical work at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.
On Chicago's South Side, a Bold Mixed-Use Healthcare Project Aims to Be a Community Anchor and Public Health Salve
The proposed design of the Focal Point Community Campus for the southwest side of Chicago puts health care at the center of a holistic approach to…
Revisiting America's Little-Known Experimental Suburbs
In a new book, CityLab editor Amanda Kolson Hurley wants architects and planners to take a fresh look at the suburbs.
