Metropolis Magazine

10/15/2026

Celebrating the Craft of Architecture

METROPOLIS’s July/August 2026 special issue, produced in partnership with Architizer, spotlights 25 standout projects and practices from the 2026 A+Awards.

METROPOLIS’s July/August 2026 issue celebrates 25 standout projects and practices from Architizer's 2026 A+Awards.

10/15/2026

Chemetal brings metal designs to commercial interiors with distinctive surfaces for feature walls, ceilings, and more. From warm brass and bronze tones to anodized aluminum and stainless looks, Chemetal offers a massive collection.

Pictured: Chemetal 936 Ch*****ne Brass Aluminum.

Explore more at Chemetal / Treefrog / InteriorArts or order free samples at chemetal.com

10/13/2026

Building Common Ground Across Three Dutch Ministries

Located in The Hague, the Netherlands, B73 is a 1958 government office building that houses the Dutch ministries responsible for economic affairs, climate policy, and agriculture. When the Central Government Real Estate Agency commissioned Studio PROTOTYPE and Zenber Architects to renovate its communal spaces, the brief centered on cultivating exchange across departments in an era of hybrid work. User workshops revealed a growing need for flexible settings that could support collaboration and accommodate new patterns of use.

The centerpiece is the Orangerie—a greenhouse-like gathering place strategically positioned to serve as both a physical and cultural link. Conceived as an indoor landscape, it provides neutral ground for everyday interactions across departmental boundaries. A vertical garden of more than 3,500 plants helps convert a formerly underutilized restaurant and circulation zone into a shared destination for meetings and informal interaction. The plants contribute to acoustic performance and indoor climate, creating gentle visual separations. The intervention has fundamentally changed how the space is used. “It used to be a restaurant where nobody came,” recalls Studio PROTOTYPE founder Jeroen Steenvoorden. “Now it’s buzzing all day.”

Continue reading at the link: https://metropolismag.com/projects/building-common-ground-across-three-dutch-ministries/

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📝 : Petra Loho
📷 : Jeroen Musch - courtesy of Studio Prototype

10/12/2026

The Alliages Collection brings together brushed and hammered metals, powder-coated finishes and plant-inspired patterns. Copper, tin and steel shaped by light and time.

Learn more at Elitis or at the link: https://elitis.fr/en/collections/walls/alliages

10/09/2026

For Omar Gandhi, the Practice Is the Project

Happiness can seem like an almost frivolous thing to design for, but Canadian architect Omar Gandhi disagrees. Over the past decade and a half, he has built a singular body of work—and a celebrated practice spread across Halifax, Toronto, and Berlin—not by chasing a signature style but by pursuing pleasure in the process, which, as it turns out, breeds joy in the final product. Architizer’s executive editor, Hannah Feniak, talked to Gandhi about his studio’s work, which is defined by a care for construction and attentiveness to material sourcing and is driven by a sense of adventure and spirit of explorative curiosity.

Read the full interview: https://metropolismag.com/profiles/for-omar-gandhi-the-practice-is-the-project/

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📝 : Hannah Feniak
📷 : Doublespace - courtesy of Omar Gandhi Architect Inc.

10/08/2026

Transform spaces with flexibility and acoustic performance. See how Kwik-Wall movable partitions create adaptable, functional environments that deliver privacy, performance, and beautiful design.

Learn more at Kwik-Wall or at the link: https://www.facebook.com/KwikWall

10/05/2026

Reeded glass has long been a staple in commercial architecture for balancing privacy with natural light, but fabrication limits and structural weight often dictate where it can go.

With Parallel, 3form reinterprets this classic texture for its flagship Varia platform, offering a lightweight, durable, and cost-conscious alternative to traditional glass. Engineered to maintain its visual integrity even when heat-formed, the collection can be cut, curved, and suspended with minimal hardware, opening up new possibilities for partitions, feature walls, and ceiling installations across workplace, hospitality, and healthcare environments.

Available in four linear patterns—Cadence, Fino, Vista, and the dual-sided Tribeca—Parallel softly diffuses light and dynamically shifts with the viewer's perspective, with customizable color options ranging from antique glass tones to vibrant statement hues.

Learn more about the Parallel collection and explore specification details at the link below.

3-form.com/parallel

10/02/2026

Beyond Symbolism: Farshid Moussavi on the Ismaili Center in Houston

Since opening in late 2025, the Ismaili Center has become a spiritual home and an urban destination in Houston. The design of the center was led by Farshid Moussavi Architecture, with DLR Group as the architect and engineer of record.

Farshid Moussavi, who is also a professor of practice at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, transforms familiar materials through precision and craft, creating architecture that feels accessible and rooted in its place. Here, in a conversation with METROPOLIS’s senior editor Francisco Brown, she reflects on designing beyond symbolism, discussing how geometry, materiality, and openness shaped a building intended to endure for generations.

Keep reading: https://metropolismag.com/profiles/beyond-symbolism-farshid-moussavi-on-the-ismaili-center-in-houston/

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📝 : Francisco Brown
📷 : Iwan Baan & headshot by Manu Valcarce for METROPOLIS

10/01/2026

Get an inside look at NYC’s best architecture with Archtober’s Building of the Day tours. Explore leading buildings on architect-led tours throughout October, including the new Green-House at Green-Wood Cemetery, designed by Architecture Research Office.

Learn more at Archtober or explore the lineup at https://bit.ly/4hwgnRV

Photo: Rafael Gamo.

09/29/2026

The Brumadinho Memorial Is an Exercise in Memory and Materiality

Designed by Gustavo Penna Arquitetos Associados, the memorial was built to honor the 272 victims of the collapse of Brazil’s Mina Córrego do Feijão tailings dam.

The Brumadinho Memorial was built to honor the 272 victims of the collapse of Brazil’s Mina Córrego do Feijão tailings dam.