Orange Architects Unveils Stacked and Staggered Private Housing in Rotterdam
The 18 single-family houses and 17 apartments that make up Reitzoom are part of a much-needed plan to create more private housing in the Dutch city.
Architecture
The Pendry Hotel and Residences Seeks to Reactivate the Sunset Strip
EYRC Architects and Martin Brudnizki Design Studio create the Sunset Strip's latest cool kid on the block at the Pendry Hotel and Residences.
Future100: Students Investigate Sacred Space
In designing places for worship, reflection, and ritual, architecture and interior design students question how design bridges the sacred and profane.
In Suburban Chicago, Ardmore House Celebrates Contrasts
For their own home, local architects Alison Von Glinow and Lap Chi Kwong put a twist on the traditional gable-roofed house.
Future100: Design Students Rethink the Commons
In the wake of the pressures of the pandemic and a crisis of social cohesion, students draw up concepts for more permeable urban futures.
A Striking Winery Takes Shape in the Russian Countryside
Designed by Moscow firm Severin Proekt for new brand Cote Rocheuse, the winery highlights the complex process of winemaking.
An Exhibition Celebrates 50 Years of the Japan Society Building and Centuries of Craftsmanship
When Practice Becomes Form: Carpentry Tools from Japan showcases the invisible structures that underlie traditional building.
The Urban Quartz Office Towers Emerge as Crystalized Cliffs in Rennes
Hamonic + Masson & Associés helps rejuvenate the regional capital with a multimodal complex that meets a growing demand for flexible workplaces.
RE x SUGAR Bakery Shop Serves up Japanese Treats and a Minimalist Design
In bustling Nanjing, China, ONDO Studio creates a serene retail space that combines clean lines and natural materials.
A New Book Points to Unconventional Ways that Architecture Shapes Society
Radical Architecture of the Future by Beatrice Galilee highlights more than 75 projects that spur social and political change.
A Danish Hospital Gets a Light-Filled Addition
Replete with light and art, the North Wing of the Rigshospitalet medical complex offers a vision for the future of health care.
Students Want You to Watch Your Words, Even After Black History Month Ends
Noticing ways the practice perpetuates racism, University of Syracuse students drafted a glossary of racist architectural language.
Michael Green Architecture Designs a Mass-Timber Research Complex
The Oregon Forest Science Complex is a proving ground for mass timber’s sustainable, seismic, and even psychological benefits.
KANVA Completes an Airy Redesign of Montreal’s Biodome
Building systems complement ecosystems in an airy, energy-efficient transformation that balances the needs of visitors and animals.
Memorials Are for the Living
Eddie Blake and Gian Luca Amadei question how architecture can help us contemplate loss and memory in the age of COVID-19.
NBBJ’s Nanjing Technology Park Offers a Glimpse of China’s Green Future
The nine-building Xin Wei Yi Technology Park, draws from local inspiration for passive cooling, daylighting, and greenspace.
Colorful Windows and Broad Balconies Define Casa Celestina
The Cabo Verdean apartment building designed by Ramos Castellano Architects is an airy home base for visitors to the islands.
Metropolis Gift Guide 2020: Read
This holiday season, Metropolis’s editors are highlighting our picks for the best design-minded gifts.
Lime Continues to Find Applications in Architecture
From the Roman Pantheon to contemporary homes and low-carbon concrete, lime offers brightness and durability.
An Exhibition Surveying the Work of Anupama Kundoo Takes Time as Its Subject
Opening in October at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Taking Time highlights the architect’s building techniques, inspirations, and social aspirations.
