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Materials Brilliant Walls
Metropolis Magazine

Materials Brilliant Walls

Philips innovates a simple solution that lights up interiors with vibrant patterns.

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February 2017
Light On The Land
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Light On The Land

In modernizing the student residences at Fallingwater, the key was a sensitive touch.

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February 2017
Ralph Knowles
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Ralph Knowles

Daylight isn’t the first urban-planning consideration, but it is among the most important. This pioneer in solar design has worked for half a century to spread the message.

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January 2017
Spectrum
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Spectrum

An essential survey of architecture and design today

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March 2018
Furniture
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Furniture

Edge of the Seat

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March 2018
Hospitality
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Hospitality

Spiritual Slumber

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March 2018
Furniture - All In One
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Furniture - All In One

Furniture - All In One

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March 2018
Materials Quiet Panic
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Materials Quiet Panic

Assa Abloy’s panic-door device suits up security with sophisticated form.

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March 2018
Art School Redux
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Art School Redux

Emily Carr University’s new Vancouver digs look to the future while remaining faithful to the past.

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March 2018
Community Colleges Step It Up
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Community Colleges Step It Up

With major architecture firms getting involved, these formerly neglected institutions are having a design renaissance— and showing us how design could transform the American education system.

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September 2017
Designing Connections
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Designing Connections

The latest iteration of BIO, Ljubljana’s design biennale, aims at the full socialization of design and miraculously succeeds.

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September 2017
Scenographic
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Scenographic

The recent popularity of architectural collage has led to a lot of cloning and some groaning. But collage is more than an aesthetic—it helps reconceive space in new, often scenographic ways. 

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September 2017
Motley Harmony
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Motley Harmony

The newly reopened Musée d’arts de Nantes, one of France’s great art institutions, unites four centuries of architectural styles.

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September 2017
The Big Pattern
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The Big Pattern

Schumacher finds fresh purpose in new applications for Frank Lloyd Wright’s textiles and wall-coverings.

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September 2017
Sina Pearson's Next Act
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Sina Pearson's Next Act

After running her own textile company for 25 years, the designer is now bringing her brand and inimitable creative process to Momentum Group.

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September 2017
Mood Light
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Mood Light

A quick Google search on Himalayan salt lamps dredges up link after link touting the health benefits of the pink mineral. While some claims are outlandish, like neutralizing electromagnetic radiation from cell phones, others, like mood enhancement, seem a bit more plausible—especially when the light looks as good as Brave Matter’s Archaic Modern pendant. “As a designer, I believe that objects we surround ourselves with have the power to influence the way we feel,” says Christina Zamora, cofounder of the Oakland, California–based design studio. The terraced clay luminaire, topped by a hefty brass disk and rounded salt bead, adds warmth to any space. “I could definitely see them in residential, retail, and hospitality environments,” says the industrial designer, who has also had interest from people designing for the wellness field because of the mineral’s purported effect on well-being. The Archaic Modern light is handcrafted and available in six shades ranging from a deep black Mica Ore to a muted Terra Pink.

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September 2017
New Talent Orkidstudio
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New Talent Orkidstudio

For these architects, the best way to achieve social change is through the process of building.

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October 2017
Spiraling Summit
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Spiraling Summit

Frank Lloyd Wright’s single New York City public building is not a swaggering, self-glorifying monument but rather a kind of Rosetta stone to interpret a lifetime of ideas, argues a new book.

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October 2017
Adam Nathaniel Furman
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Adam Nathaniel Furman

Relying on his own imagination rather than trends for inspiration, Adam Nathaniel Furman— a master of surface and ornamentation—designs exuberant works at all manner of scales.

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October 2017
Shear Perfection
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Shear Perfection

One designer hopes to revive a once-profitable Dutch wool industry by drawing on local inspiration.

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March 2017
Building Details
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Building Details

Now You See It Concealed curtain-wall details at Thomas Phifer and Partners’ new Glenstone Museum have big impact.

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November/December 2018
The Year In Exhibitions
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The Year In Exhibitions

If 2018 were an object, what would it look like? What would it feel like? And what would it say about design culture today? Metropolis surveyed museum exhibits, gallery shows, and pop-ups to find out. From a snake-sofa that unpacks the ethical implications of virtual reality to graphic tapestries that speak to material innovation, these five objects—all displayed this year—reveal latent truths about the present moment.

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November/December 2018
Development Green Gateway In Hongqiao
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Development Green Gateway In Hongqiao

West of Shanghai, Gensler has designed a new symbol of China’s environmental coming-of-age.

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November/December 2018
History The Lonely Modernist
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History The Lonely Modernist

Maligned and forgotten for a generation, Paul Rudolph pursued the Modernist project even as it fell out of favor.

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November/December 2018
Working With Standards
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Working With Standards

Architects at the leading edge of sustainable building practices weigh the pros and cons of pursuing an array of ever-evolving “green” certifications.

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November/December 2018
The Green Imperative
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The Green Imperative

A look back at pivotal sustainable projects reveals the outsize role of nonprofit and public-sector clients in driving change in the building industry.

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November/December 2018
Think Tank
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Think Tank

Starting With People

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November/December 2018
Rainlight
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Rainlight

Two product veterans launch their own studio.

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Specify 2018: 50 Years of NeoCon
Todd Bracher
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Todd Bracher

In his strategic role, the designer is making user experience a priority in products.

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Specify 2018: 50 Years of NeoCon
Shimoda Design Group
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Shimoda Design Group

For the expansion of its Mart showroom, Steelcase turned to its longtime collaborator.

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Specify 2018: 50 Years of NeoCon