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Viewpoints
Three Firms Redefining Design Through Community-Led Processes
As part of their Alternative Practices project, Verda Alexander and Maya Bird-Murphy spotlight firms that are turning traditional Western design thinking on its head.
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Projects
An Urban Island as Affordable Housing
LOHA Architects are expanding the definition for permanent supportive housing in Los Angeles
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Profiles
Ifeoma Ebo Is on a Quest for Urban Healing
Through trauma-informed design processes, Ebo aims for community stewardship and empowerment.
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Projects
Mission Rock: San Francisco’s Waterfront Future
A Bold Vision Brings Resilient Parks, Affordable Housing, and Iconic Architecture to a Former Industrial Site.
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Projects
Behind the Latest Megaproject to Rise Along Atlanta’s Beltline
Transforming an industrial wasteland into a vibrant mixed-use development, Fourth Ward is an ambitious addition to the city's rapidly developing network of trails.
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Laura Guido-Clark Wants Designers to Stop Being Afraid of Color
METROPOLIS sits down with designer and color expert Laura Guido-Clark to learn more about her nonprofit Project Color Corps and color methodology Love Good Color.
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Projects
Is Paris’s Olympics Architecture Right-Sized for our Times?
With its tight environmental targets, reuse of historic landmarks, and adaptable housing, Paris 2024 aims to make hosting the Olympics thrifty and useful to the city.
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Projects
This New Cultural District is Creating Community on Detroit’s East Side
Little Village, a hub of parks, art galleries, cultural spaces, artist studios, restaurants, and more, is expanding the city’s revitalization beyond downtown.
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Profiles
At Chapman, Collette Creppell is Redefining the University Campus
Collette Crepell's leadership is shaping the growing academic institution's home into a vibrant urban experience powered by ambitious architecture.
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Programs
Design Optimism Talks: How Can We Lead Our Cities into the Future?
The master architect of the Brussels Capital Region, Kristiaan Borret, explored the relationship between design, policy, and cityscapes during the March session of METROPOLIS’s Design Optimism Talks.
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Viewpoints
Public Outdoor Spaces: Behind the Design of Powerful Parks
METROPOLIS gathers its top articles that explore how public outdoor spaces can make a significant impact on urban livability, community, and environmental health.
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Projects
Houston’s Lynn Wyatt Square Is Full of Clever Delights
The new plaza invites impromptu performances, serendipitous discoveries, and little moments of joy in the heart of Houston's Theater District.
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Projects
Milwaukee’s WaterMarks Initiative Builds a Community Connection to Water
New York-based environmental artist Mary Miss, conceived of WaterMarks: An Atlas of Water for the City of Milwaukee to help tell the city's water story.
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Viewpoints
How Design Bridges (and Divides) Communities Across North America
METROPOLIS's September/October 2023 explores the intersection of the built environment and community-building.
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Viewpoints
Amazon’s HQ2 Conceals its Agenda with the Latest Sustainability Strategies
Phase one of the new North Virginia sister campus opened this Summer, thinly veiled in environmental and social empathy.
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Projects
How South L.A. Is Fighting Gentrification with Affordable Housing
As one of the city's poorest areas transforms into a hive of activity, the housing authority and private developers are redeveloping languishing housing with community support.
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Products
2 Books for Your Winter Reading List
These new must-read titles unpack the histories that shaped architecture and design today.
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Viewpoints
The Past, Present, and Future of Public Outdoor Space
Three recent initiatives in Milwaukee, Baltimore, and Los Angeles imagine an equitable future for public space.
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Viewpoints
Lana Del Rey’s Music Has Always Taken Architecture Very Seriously
The singer-songwriter’s cultural universe includes keenly observed references to cities, neighborhoods, and buildings. And her fans are paying attention.
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Projects
This San Francisco Affordable Housing Development Is on a Mission
Discover how Mithun's Casa Adelante 2060 Folsom is combating climate change and advancing social and racial equity.