Sustainability
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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…
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…
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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…
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Exactly How Sustainable are Ceramic Tiles?
Italy’s ceramic tile industry eyes a greener futur…
Profiles
Google’s Global Carbon Program Manager on Reaching for the Impossible
Joel Cesare says designers and clients alike need …
Profiles
Moshe Safdie Is Architecture’s Constant Gardener
At 84, the visionary designer is still evolving ar…
Profiles
A New Model for Equitably Shared Solar Energy Emerges in New York
Working at the intersection of social, racial, eco…
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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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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.
Viewpoints
A New Concept for Good Architecture: Embodied Justice
As the social justice movement thrives and the concept of embodied carbon shifts the climate conversation, architects and designers are reexamining the deep impact of their work.
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Six Art Installations Making Sea Level Rise Visible
Around the globe, artists are reckoning with clima…
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Examining the Intersection of Health and Design
The September/October issue of Metropolis takes a …
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The New Carpet Collection Doubling Down on Science-driven Design
Here are six ways Fractal Fluency from Mohawk was …
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A Tech Giant’s Headquarters Is the Site of Environmental and Social Innovation
CallisonRTKL’s design for computer-maker Lenovo’s …
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This Firm Reshaped Its Office into the Hub of a “Carbon Neutral Corridor”
Archimania charts a new path for green building in…