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A Guide to Circularity in Products
METROPOLIS rounds up its most compelling coverage of circular design in products, from rethinking plastic production to salvaging used materials.
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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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Visit METROPOLIS’s Sustainability Lab at NeoCon
Visit us at Metropolis’s Sustainability Lab at NeoCon, an exhibit and destination to help you take the next step toward making a positive impact on people and planet.
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Navigating the Path to Net Zero
METROPOLIS mines its archives for pioneering perspectives and projects that prove the possibilities of net zero design.
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Inside METROPOLIS’s Sustainability Lab at NeoCon
This year’s hub invites you to relearn, reset, r…
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Is Tokyo’s New Skyscraper a Turning Point in Japan’s Real Estate?
The new Mori JP Tower at Azabudai Hills in Tokyo w…
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Discover the Cutting-Edge Ideas Transforming the Built Environment
METROPOLIS’s Spring 2024 issue explores new approa…
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How AI Is Supercharging Design Software Start-ups
Andrew Lane, cofounder of consultancy Digby, takes…
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MoMA Misses the Roots of American Environmentalism
A historical survey of eco-conscious Modernism at MoMA underrepresents both the origins of sustainable architecture and the contemporary dilemmas of architectural discourse.
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3 Building Industry Takeaways from the UN Climate Change Conference
The built environment was a key focus at COP28, the world’s largest event dedicated to mobilizing against climate change.
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These 3D Printed Luminaires Expand on Design Without Compromising Health
Cooper Lighting Solutions’ Shaper PrentaLux line offers sustainable options in a range of pendant styles, colors, and…
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A ‘Ghost River’ Flows Through Baltimore
Learn how this public art installation tells the story of 100 years of urban development—and invites us to imagine what the next century should look…
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4 New Products and Materials From Salone that Prioritize Circular Design
This year’s Salone del Mobile Milano showcased a host of products with renewable, recyclable, and biobased attributes. Here are four standouts….
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Framery’s Smart Pods Prioritize Sustainability and Employee Wellness
Discover the Finnish brand’s latest innovation, the Smart Office Pod…
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Waechter Architecture Has An Expanded Vision for Mass Timber
Through its applied research on all-mass-timber construction, Waechter Architecture designs with simplicity in mind.
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MODU Creates Architecture at the Threshold
The New York–based interdisciplinary design studio straddles the boundaries of buildings and sites to deliver new results on heat, shade, and microclimates.
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Shepley Bulfinch Celebrates Its 150th Anniversary with Boston Exhibition
A Legacy of Design Innovation, on view through May 7, commemorates the firm’s decades long legacy of progressive practice and innovative design.
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Bowdoin College Unveils Maine’s First Commercial Mass Timber Project
Discover how the new pair of HGA-designed buildings further the campus’s commitment to carbon neutrality.
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Two Former USPS Facilities Now Have Massive Rooftop Gardens
The adaptive reuse of Postal Service facilities in Manhattan and Chicago include rooftop gardens bigger than many of these cities’ more famous parks.
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This Brooklyn Multifamily Community Is Sustainable—and Affordable
Passive House mixed-use development Chestnut Commons provides affordable housing to formerly homeless and low-income residents within a self-sustaining neighborhood.
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ASU’s Fusion on First Cut Its Energy Needs—and Costs—by Half
Designed by Studio Ma, the facility proves that higher education buildings can deliver on student experience, urban connectivity, and climate action while keeping the bottom line under control.
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What Not to Miss at ICFF 2024
