From the Metropolis Archives: 18 Insights From the Italian Master, Enzo Mari
The legendary Italian designer—a man of fiery polemics and rigorously pure forms—died on October 19. A piece from our archives explores his legacy.
The legendary Italian designer—a man of fiery polemics and rigorously pure forms—died on October 19. A piece from our archives explores his legacy.
Kate Wagner, the founder of McMansion Hell, remembers the humorous side of the great historian and theorist Charles Jencks.
Pelli, who died last Saturday at age 92, earned a reputation as a charismatic architect who could smoothly transition between the worlds of professional practice and academia.
The renowned founder of his eponymous studio—which joined Perkins and Will in 2014—passed away July 9th, leaving a major legacy of built works, community engagement, and advocacy within architecture.
Roche, the Pritzker Prize–winning architect who completed Eero Saarinen's 12 unfinished projects with John Dinkeloo, also helped author iconic projects like the Ford Foundation and Oakland Museum.
Remembering the influential life and career of architect Robert Venturi, who died at the age of 93 Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Adams's work, including her projects for space habitats, broke the law of gravity.
Kravis, a renowned collector of industrial design and founder of the Kravis Design Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away this week after a long illness.
Scholars remember the man who devoted over six decades to one, meaningful mission—keeping alive the Wright legacy for generations to come.
The architect-developer, who invented the modern atrium hotel, passed away late last week.
Scully, who taught at Yale University for more than sixty years, passed away on November 30th at age 97.
Lewis, a design "dynamo" who combined practice and teaching, was a central fixture in the New York architecture community.
Metropolis president, Eugenie Havemeyer, reflects on the life and work of the architect, who left such a mark on New York City's cultural scene.
Caccia Dominioni greatly influenced industrial design of the 20th century.
The famed Pritzker laureate died this morning of a heart attack.
A technical genius, a generous collaborator, and an adventurous man—Sapper was all these things, say his former friends, associates, and admirers.
A memorial to the late editor in chief of Interiors magazine and lifelong design advocate.
For more than five decades Sara Little Turnbull has been corporate America's secret weapon, working behind the scenes, operating at the intersection of design and commerce.
One of Modernism's great unsung heroes died Tuesday.
The architect, whose work was marked by its critical regionalist sensibilities, adapted Modernism to an Indian context.