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Sustainability
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Projects
5 Buildings that Pushed Sustainable Design Forward in 2022
These schools and office buildings raised the bar for low-carbon design, employing strategies such as mass-timber construction, passive ventilation, and onsite renewable energy generation.
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Profiles
Meet the 4 New Design Talents Who Made a Mark This Year
From product design to landscape architecture and everything in between, these were the up-and-coming design practices making a splash in 2022.
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Projects
The PAE Living Building Rises in Portland, Oregon
In a contracting office market, Portland’s PAE Living Building attracts tenants with resilience, mass timber, and indoor-outdoor gathering spots.
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Profiles
CO Adaptive Uses Low-carbon Design to Rejuvenate Old Buildings
The Brooklyn-based architecture firm playfully reimagines historical structures while incorporating low-energy features and upcycled materials along the way.
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Products
Exactly How Sustainable are Ceramic Tiles?
Italy's ceramic tile industry eyes a greener future and takes account of its recent progress on operational energy and water conservation.
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Profiles
Google’s Global Carbon Program Manager on Reaching for the Impossible
Joel Cesare says designers and clients alike need to take the boldest approach possible to reduce carbon.
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Profiles
Moshe Safdie Is Architecture’s Constant Gardener
At 84, the visionary designer is still evolving architecture's capacity to build habitats for all living things.
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Profiles
A New Model for Equitably Shared Solar Energy Emerges in New York
Working at the intersection of social, racial, economic, and environmental justice, UPROSE develops campaigns and initiatives rooted in participatory community planning in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park.
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Profiles
Practicing “Architectural Disobedience” with Verdical Group CEO Drew Shula
The sustainable design entrepreneur discusses architectural disobedience, asking the right questions, and why solving the climate crisis demands breaking the status quo.
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Projects
In Germany, a Cradle-to-Cradle Firehouse Proves the Power of Mass Timber
Wulf Architekten designed the timber and concrete components of the Straubenhardt firehouse to be disassembled and reuse.
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Projects
Shanghai’s Newest Library Takes Conceptual Cues from Chinese Scholar’s Rocks
Danish practice Schmidt Hammer Lassen designed Shanghai Library East to encourage exploration and connect with the community.
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Programs
Tackling the Problem of Throwaway Design
A Think Tank Panel weighs in on what to do about interior design’s massive waste problem.
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Projects
A Dance Theater Makes Novel Use of Steel Sheet Piling
The metal facade of a new cultural venue in Munich takes inspiration from its name and its uncertain future.
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Projects
Researchers in Germany Construct the World’s First Carbon Concrete Building
Reinforced with carbon fiber instead of steel, this two-story research building introduces the world to a stronger, more energy-efficient construction material.
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Projects
Michelin’s Updated Headquarters Gets a Biophilic Entrance
The global tire giant emphasizes a more sustainable future—and a material past—with a headquarters renovation that uses local materials and exotic plants.
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Projects
Six Art Installations Making Sea Level Rise Visible
Around the globe, artists are reckoning with climate change and finding new ways to render the impacts of rising seas legible.
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Viewpoints
Examining the Intersection of Health and Design
The September/October issue of Metropolis takes a global look at how the work of architects and designers is impacting people’s health and well-being.
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Products
The New Carpet Collection Doubling Down on Science-driven Design
Here are six ways Fractal Fluency from Mohawk was designed to be healthier for users and the environment.
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Products
Is the Future of Furniture Flat-packed?
Designing for easy assembly is back in vogue, because it’s a fast way to achieve manufacturers’ carbon-reduction goals.
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Projects
A Tech Giant’s Headquarters Is the Site of Environmental and Social Innovation
CallisonRTKL's design for computer-maker Lenovo's new campus in Beijing activates public space while earning both LEED Gold and the China GBL 3-Star rating.