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8 Books to Add to Your Winter Reading List
METROPOLIS editors round up the best new architecture and design titles to get you through the season.
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Every Object in Philadelphia’s Yowie Hotel is a Design Lover’s Dream
The Yowie Hotel is the next evolution of designer Shannon Maldonado’s homegrown design brand.
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Behind This Seattle Office’s Pursuit of LBC 4.0 Certification
Mithun’s renovation of its own waterfront headquarters is on track to make it one of the first buildings certified under the new Living Building Challenge standards.
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What Architects and Designers Need to Know About Embodied Carbon
From complex topics such as carbon form to advice on how to specify carbon-neutral furniture, METROPOLIS provides a lay of the land for carbon and design.
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3 Building Industry Takeaways from the UN Climate Change Conference
The built environment was a key focus at COP28, th…
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Manufacturers Catch Up on Embodied Carbon
Interiors manufacturers are recognizing the need f…
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Behind This Seattle Office’s Pursuit of LBC 4.0 Certification
Mithun’s renovation of its own waterfront headquar…
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Public Outdoor Spaces: Behind the Design of Powerful Parks
METROPOLIS gathers its top articles that explore h…
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How Abraham Burickson Designs Experiences, not Things
In his new book “Experience Design: A Participator…
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Lola Ben-Alon Encourages Compassion for Digitization
The assistant professor at Columbia University’s…
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How Design Bridges (and Divides) Communities Across North America
METROPOLIS’s September/October 2023 explores the intersection of the built environment and community-building.
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Lana Del Rey’s Music Has Always Taken Architecture Very Seriously
The singer-songwriter’s cultural universe includes keenly observed references to cities, neighborhoods, and buildings. And her fans are paying attention.
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Behind This Seattle Office’s Pursuit of LBC 4.0 Certification
Mithun’s renovation of its own waterfront headquarters is on track to make it one of the first buildings certified under the new Living Building Challenge…
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What Can We Do About PVC?
The risks of polyvinyl chloride are well known, and the alternatives are getting better. Are we ready to make the PVC…
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7 Healthier Alternatives to Conventional PVC Products
Here are some innovative PVC swaps, oldie-but-goodie alternatives, or solutions focused on using the thermoplastic…
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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…
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Marcos Lutyens and the Exploration of Consciousness Through Art
How the great nephew of famed architect Edwin Lutyens has charted his own path, investigating perception and the mind as a multidisciplinary artist.
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Portland’s Skylab Architecture Cultivates Kinetics
A new book chronicles the firm’s 25-year journey from scrappy rehabs to sleek landmarks and back again, united by futuristic flair.
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Lekker Architects Offers a Fresh Approach to Inclusive Design
In a recent exhibition during Singapore Design Week, founders of the Singapore-based firm curate the best examples of inclusive design.
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How This Mixed-Use Complex Improves Seattle’s Water Quality
Designed by Weber Thompson, Watershed takes on ecological responsibilities that reach far beyond its site.
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Caples Jefferson Architects’ Louis Armstrong Museum Shines in Queens
The new 14,000-square-foot visitor center opened across the street from Louis and Lucille Armstrong’s two-story house in Corona, Queens.
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Are Shipping Containers the Future of Affordable Housing?
At Watts Works in Los Angeles, Studio One Eleven has discovered the power of using shipping containers to build affordable housing.
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How This Mixed-Use Complex Improves Seattle’s Water Quality
Designed by Weber Thompson, Watershed takes on ecological responsibilities that reach far beyond its site.
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What Can We Do About PVC?
