Harvard Opens Snøhetta-Designed Prototype for Super-Sustainable Retrofits
Dubbed HouseZero, the building uses data-collecting sensors, passive ventilation, low embodied energy materials, and geothermal wells, among other strategies.
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Just In: Snøhetta Unveils New Design Proposal for Philip Johnson’s AT&T Building
After its first design proposal for the now-landmarked Postmodern icon incited outcry from preservationists, the firm has revealed a pared-down revision, one that invites history and the public back in.
Snøhetta’s Out-of-This World Design for Norway’s Largest Planetarium
The campus, set within a dense forest north of Oslo, will include a variety of buildings inspired directly by planets and their orbits.
Snøhetta's Gleaming New French Laundry Expansion Prioritizes Chefs as Much as Diners
The overhaul, which includes a new kitchen and a revamped courtyard for Chef Thomas Keller's famed California restaurant, was inspired by the "complex choreography of the kitchen."
Snøhetta Will Radically Remodel Philip Johnson's AT&T Building in NYC
The plan would replace the 1984 Postmodern icon's ground level stone facade with a new, glassy street front.
Snøhetta Reveals Design for Underwater Restaurant
The restaurant, appropriately named "Under," will be located on the southern tip of Norway's coastline.
Snøhetta Gives Times Square a Sleek New Look
Times Square's latest redesign is uncluttered, clean, and features versatile new furniture, courtesy of a collaboration between Snøhetta and Vestre.
Snøhetta Unveils Memorial for Archbishop Desmond Tutu
"The Arch" will serve as a physical reminder of both Tutu's legacy and the ongoing importance of the constitution in South Africa’s democracy.
Snøhetta Makes the Daily Lunch Break the Central Focus of Its Workplace
Fewer than 20 percent of American office workers take a lunch break, partly because the average workplace doesn’t have a lunch room. Architecture firm Snøhetta has designed its own offices to accommodate this important activity and make it the central focus of the workday.
SFMOMA Goes to Snøhetta
And the winners are... Snøhetta founders Craig Dykers (left) and Kjetil Thorsen. You heard it here first: The architecture firm to lead the highly anticipated, $250 million expansion of SFMOMA will be the Oslo- and New York–based Snøhetta, which beat…
In the Driverless City, How Will Our Streets Be Used?
A glut of speculative plans reimagine the future streetscape. But is it a road to nowhere?
8 Architectural Products That Perform Double Duty
The right architectural products or materials can help architects and designers address a whole host of problems or priorities in buildings.
Inside Slack's New San Francisco HQ
Studio O+A crafts the ultimate workplace for Slack by channeling life on the Pacific Crest Trail.
WeWork Is Retraining a Generation of Architects to Think in Terms of Data
Data influences WeWork’s real estate deals, construction sequence, and design choices. There’s a sense that acquiring data literacy makes architecture relevant in a tech-dominated era.
Richard Rogers Wins AIA's 2019 Gold Medal
Today, the AIA also announced its AIA Firm Award, Topaz Medallion, and Edward C. Kemper Award recipients.
New Thai Skyscraper Features Glass-Floored Observation Deck 985 Feet in the Air
The 77-story MahaNakhon tower in Bangkok, designed by Büro Ole Scheeren, is topped by an almost-850-square-foot glass platform.
As Universities Become More Urban, Campus Planning Is Evolving
At a Think Tank discussion held at SmithGroup in Boston, Metropolis's Susan S. Szenasy led a discussion on new town/gown dynamics.
Eat + Drink: Metropolis Holiday Gift Guide 2018
This week, Metropolis's editors are revealing our picks for the best design-minded gifts.
Kengo Kuma's Shiplike V&A Dundee Lands in Scotland
The futuristic, concrete-clad outpost of the London-based design museum is part of a larger effort to attract tourists to Dundee's burgeoning waterfront.
The AT&T Building Is Officially New York City’s Youngest Landmark
Completed in 1984, the 37-story tower is considered a benchmark of Postmodernism as the first commercial skyscraper of that style.
