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Water, Wellness, and the World We Build
Kohler’s chief sustainable living officer explains how to harness water conservation to create meaningful change.
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How Brooks Running’s HQ North Brings Motion to Architecture
The Seattle headquarters expansion translates the rhythm and joy of running into a five-story, mass-timber building filled with light, movement, and social energy.
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The Power of Biophilia: Designing Buildings That Heal People and the Planet
METROPOLIS’s Winter issue explores how biophilic design continues to advance human well-being while evolving into a regenerative framework for buildings, ecosystems, and the planet.
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What Is and Is Not Biophilic Design?
The creator of the concept of Biophilic Design explains effective strategies that keep us healthy by bringing us closer to nature.
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An Old Car Dealership is L.A.’s Newest Inclusive Community Theater
Designed by LOC Architects, Outside in Theatre is …
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CannonDesign Revitalizes the Gregory Bateson Building
The renovation of a landmark project by Sim Van de…
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Is Red Oak Glulam the Next Solution for Greener American Cities?
A pavilion at the London Design Festival opens new…
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Inside Autodesk’s Sustainability Vision—and Actions
Joe Speicher, Autodesk’s chief sustainability of…
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For Studio Saar, Architecture is about Facilitation
For the India- and UK-based studio, regenerative d…
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Inside Arch30 San Francisco: How Emerging Architects Are Refining the Rules
The Bay Area’s emerging young architects affilia…
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The End of Net Zero as We Know It
Architect and climate strategist Anthony Brower explains how the current language of Net Zero is a “good idea worn thin by its own optimism.”
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How Can Architecture Reflect the Needs of Its Communities?
Community engagement is a hot topic in design, but what is it and, more importantly, how do we do it? Here, we’ve gathered some top insights from our archives.
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Boss Design’s New Label Changes How Designers Specify
The Carbon Efficiency Label turns complex lifecycle data into a visual tool for informed…
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CannonDesign Revitalizes the Gregory Bateson Building
The renovation of a landmark project by Sim Van der Ryn shows what sustainable strategies have stood the test of time—and what ideas have fallen by the…
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Is Red Oak Glulam the Next Solution for Greener American Cities?
A pavilion at the London Design Festival opens new possibilities for an American hardwood that has long been…
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A New Airport by Foster + Partners Is a Celebration of Culture and Light
With its innovative modular roof and biophilic interiors, the Techo International Airport is a green gateway to…
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Rafael Freyre Creates Architecture that can Return to the Land
The Lima, Peru-based design and art studio believes in the interplay between natural materials, ancient techniques, and contemporary habitats.
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Max Strang Is Advancing Florida’s Architectural Legacy with Environmental Modernism
Strang Design, the 2025 recipient of AIA’s Florida Firm of the Year, is at the forefront of climate-sensitive residential architecture.
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This Studio is Reworking Indian Modernism by Hand
In Bangalore, Phantom Hands builds a model of sustainability that merges tradition, technology, and ethical design in a living workshop.
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Inside Sydney’s State-of-the-Art Home for Seafood
The new Sydney Fish Market, with generous public spaces and a sweeping mass timber roof designed by 3XN and BVN, is set to be the city’s next big tourist destination.
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A New Airport by Foster + Partners Is a Celebration of Culture and Light
With its innovative modular roof and biophilic interiors, the Techo International Airport is a green gateway to Cambodia.
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New York Showcases the Next Generation of Flood Resiliency
At NYC’s new East River Park, Bjarke Ingels Group has debuted parts of its “BIG U”: an assemblage of green, gray, and social infrastructure.
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Inside Sydney’s State-of-the-Art Home for Seafood
The new Sydney Fish Market, with generous public spaces and a sweeping mass timber roof designed by 3XN and BVN, is set to be the city’s next big tourist destination.
