Designers’ Broadway-themed picnic baskets raise $57K in auction for DIFFA’s fight against AIDS
Cast of New York designers takes a turn towards the theatrical in support of design community’s fight against AIDS
Voices of Plurality Flash Mob Draws Crowd at AIA as Awareness Around Equity Grows
Organizers read the Voice of Women Architects manifesto before a crowd outside Javits Center during AIA By Zoë Zellers “This is what a feminist looks like,” chanted a lively and diverse crowd of architects and designers, who joined the Voices...Read more
Dan Spiegel, a 2018 Architectural League Prize recipient: “Objectives are defined by how the work is viewed at a particular moment in time”
In the exhibit, Dan Spiegel cuts sectional abstract models in “unconventional” ways to isolate particular moments within spaces + projects light to draw memory-like reactions This is part two of a series of exclusive conversations with this year’s Architectural League...Read more
Timberwolves Up the Ante for Fan Experience with Target Center’s Major Redesign
Reimagined arena boasts bright, modern feel with custom wood-wrapped ceiling beams, more premium seating + tech perks Zoë Zellers Just four years ago, a survey of NBA teams’ fan experiences, from accommodations to concessions, ranked the Minnesota Timberwolves’ game...Read more
Architects, Designers, Manufacturers + Editors Gather at Metropolis’ AIA Celebration
Photographs by Jake Frisbee Metropolis Gathers Diverse Group of Architects, Manufacturers + Editors at AIA Kick-Off Celebration A select group of architects, designers, manufacturers, and editors gathered in New York this June to officially kick off the American Institute of...Read more
Highlights from the Expo at A’18
Intriguing combinations of materials, colors and textures By Paul Hagar and Katherine Mills We walked every aisle of the Architecture Expo held in New York City during A’18, the AIA Conference on Architecture to find some of the most engaging...Read more
With AIA Back in NYC for the First Time in 30 Years, President Carl Elefante Reflects on the Architect’s Role Today
Carl Elefante on AIA's Hot Topics: Architecture's Challenges + Opportunities The American Institute of Architects President Carl Elefante sat down with Metropolis Magazine to discuss 2018's American Institute of Architects conference, which returned to New York for the first time in 30 years. ...Read more
10 Cool Things to Experience at NYCxDesign’s Design Pavilion
From free design talks to installations, here's a roundup of the best of the Design Pavilion Author: Jake Frisbee Come check out 2018 Design Week in the heart of Times Square, anchored by architecture and design activity in the...Read more
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Pratt students disrupt take-out food container design at NYCxDESIGN in exhibit on sustainability
Students propose improvements to materials + forms of single-use packaging for delivery food For New York’s public design event, NYCxDESIGN, Pratt Institute students created the “Future of Take- Out,” an exhibit on waste reduction that envisions innovative re-thinks…
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Albion Library Wins Top Ten COTE Award Celebrating Best in ‘Great Design + Great Performance’
The Library as a Walled Garden: How the COTE-award-winning Albion Library is helping its neighbors Public libraries like Toronto’s award-winning Albion District Library are built to serve the communities that surround them, and in this case, a rainbow terracotta…
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