A City's Surface Reflects Its Inequities
With the multiplying risks of urban heat and the pandemic, a city's streets and sidewalks tend to highlight vulnerabilities in urban communities.
With the multiplying risks of urban heat and the pandemic, a city's streets and sidewalks tend to highlight vulnerabilities in urban communities.
The new illustrated publication captures the endearing quirkiness of the podcast, which inspired it. Metropolis speaks with host, creator, and coauthor, Roman Mars.
Next in our annual Game Changers series, Itai Palti and Liam Young discuss how tech can help build stronger relationships between cities and their inhabitants, both human and machine.
Metropolis spoke with the pair about their new book, which expounds on the bottom-up, accordion-like features that make cities resilient.
Upon the release today of her new book Feminist City, Leslie Kern catches up with Metropolis on how cities can be more equitable for all genders.
With a new urban crisis surfacing, designers from around the world propose radical changes to transportation, cooperative living, and public space.
A message from Gensler’s global director of design: “We need your imagination, skills, and intellect to transform our cities.”
Metropolis caught up with the architect and planner, discussing his current projects, America's political climate, and more.
From Rome to Kyoto, these cities have rich urban fabrics, self-assured cultural scenes, and a laid-back atmosphere.
“By looking at food, we can uncover the inner workings of the city which are otherwise difficult to see,” says Takuya Miyake of the Kyoto Institute of Technology.
The firm uses the kind of architectural process that it believes is possible only in Mumbai—thoughtful, iterative, and craft-led.
From Detroit to Seoul, these cities manage to have global design influence while maintaining a their unique regional identities.
As part of our 2018 Design Cities issue, Metropolis looked at projects, firms, and places that are driving global design culture today.
For our annual Design Cities listings, Metropolis surveyed 80 leading architecture and design professionals on the world's top design powerhouses.
According to Vinita Goyal from Seattle's Office of Planning, inclusivity is essential for healthy neighborhood growth.
A Q&A with Wolcott Architecture and Interiors on cities and work and how cities are adapting for a new generation of industry professionals.
Betsky, the President of the School of Architecture at Taliesin, weighs in on the role of design in the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre.
The architect and political theorist presented a call to action at the New Museum’s IdeasCity Conference, demanding a "New Public Imagination."
Metropolis editors choose 15 cities around the globe that set the bar highest for progressive design and good living.
Yesterday, the design world lost one of its keenest minds and biggest advocates: Jane Thompson.