HASSELL Designs Vibrant Interiors for a Seven-Floor London Coworking Office
The new 32,300-square-foot coworking office, operated by Fora, includes a restaurant and cafe at its base.
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Frank Gehry–Designed Restaurant Opens at Philadelphia Museum of Art
Gehry Partners is helming a major multi-year renovation of the museum, which includes a new restaurant and cafe in the Neo-Classical building’s lower levels.
Fall Books Preview: 27 Top Picks from Metropolis Magazine
The leaves are turning and publishers are preparing a whole slate of new releases—from North Korean architecture to cutting-edge material experimentation, here are our favorites.
Zesty Chicken Purveyor Nando's Swaps Cheek for Chic in the U.S.
The international Portuguese-style chicken restaurant is continuing its U.S. expansion by merging bold flavors with bold design.
Life After the Death of the Office: Avoiding Ubiquitous Workplace Design in a Tired Market
Thanks to cloud computing and Skype, there’s less need for a physical office, but the urge to transmit corporate culture and values persist.
How Architecture Can Help Address America's Mental-Health-Care Crisis
Metropolis profiles CannonDesign's behavioral-health studio—a multidisciplinary pool of in-house experts that helm projects in their highly specialized field.
Alexander Fehre Designs a Surreal, Postmodern-Inflected Office in Germany
The Stuttgart, Germany–based interior architect combined vibrantly painted furniture, ample applications of zinc and wood, and bold black-and-white zigzags.
How Coworking Can Help Architects Reassert The Importance of Design
While tech-driven workplaces present new opportunities, if architects fail to show how design shapes workers' performance, then architecture could easily loose its relevance.
5 Products and Services Designed to Help the Elderly Maintain Their Autonomy
Offerings from companies like Flexsteel, Philips, Honor, and American Standard help meet the varied needs of seniors.
Architects on How the Profession Can Design Inclusive Healthcare Facilities
Metropolis's latest Think Tank event, held at the Boston offices of HDR, addressed how architecture and design professionals can design for humanity.
Here's 2019's Trendiest Color, According to Benjamin Moore
The paint company forecasts that its subdued gray shade "Metropolitan AF-690" will be a prominent interior trend to watch next year.
Architecture You Can Smell? A Brief History of Multisensory Design
With the Cooper Hewitt exhibiting The Senses: Design Beyond Vision, Metropolis takes a look at the past, present, and future of multisensory design.
GamFratesi Designs a Verdant, Greenhouse-Inspired Restaurant in Manila
The 60-seat Harlan+Holden Glasshouse Café includes custom seating by the designers for Wiener GTV Design, bespoke stone floors, and lighting by Louis Poulsen and Rubn.
Rios Clementi Hale Studios' New L.A. Office Strives to Address Gentrification in a Changing Neighborhood
Since opening last summer in the city's Crenshaw neighborhood, the firm's super-flexible open office has opened itself to local students, artists, and organizations.
The Mixtape Magic of Robert McKinley’s Hotel Joaquin
The eclectic motor-lodge-turned-boutique-resort, scheduled to open next month, takes its cues from Joni Mitchell, Serge Gainsbourg, and Pérez Prado.
Paola Lenti Reflects on 25 Years of Design
Lenti's namesake company, famous for its outdoor furniture and exuberant color schemes, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with new releases and as-yet-undisclosed festivities.
Step Inside Three of New York City's Hidden Interior Landmark Jewels
Three excerpted chapters from Interior Landmarks: Treasures of New York, whose new edition is available for pre-order, reveal stunning Art Nouveau and Art Deco architecture.
New Chicago Restaurant Combines California-Inspired Design and Cuisine
Pacific Standard Time, whose interiors are by New York–based firm Parts and Labor Design, is awash in a palette of terrazzo, textural glazed tile, leather, and wood galore.
In Hong Kong, Foster + Partners Converts a Landmarked Modernist Building Into an Opulent Hotel
Working closely with the 1969 building's original architect, the firm aimed to respect the existing architecture while restitching the tower into Hong Kong’s urban fabric.
Rafael de Cárdenas Picks 7 Designs That Inspire Him
“Our inspirations pull from film and music, which could be attributed to my childhood dream of directing music videos.”
