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News
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Programs
Visit METROPOLIS’s Sustainability Lab at NeoCon
The Sustainability Lab will highlight innovations that give you the tools you need to design spaces that positively impact both people and the planet.
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Programs
Material Bank Streamlines Material Sampling Across Europe
Discover the digital marketplace transforming how designers source materials—consolidating shipments, reducing packaging waste, and simplifying the sampling process.
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Viewpoints
Design in Motion: Boston Launches a Festival for the Next Generation
Boston’s Design Student Film Festival foregrounds time-based media as a tool for critique, storytelling, and the creation of new spatial imaginaries.
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Viewpoints
4 Signals of a Systems Shift in Nature-Based Design
The METROPOLIS Interface U.S. Sustainable Design Report 2026 highlights new research nudging climate action toward coordinated strategies linking materials, ecosystems, data, and policy.
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NeoCon 2026 Brings New Exhibits, Collaborations, and More
From a new lighting show to dynamic collaborations—and a full lineup of inspiring programming—here’s what to expect at Chicago’s annual commercial interior design show.
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Products
In Collaboration with Teknion, SOM Reissues Designs from Its Archive
The new Ikon collection revisits work from SOM’s long-unsung interiors division, originally created for powerhouse clients, including Halston and IBM.
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Viewpoints
Why Bruce Goff’s Architecture Feels Made for the Instagram Age
The Art Institute of Chicago’s retrospective shows how Bruce Goff’s holistic design language anticipated today’s image-driven architectural culture.
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Products
From Skyscrapers to Chairs: Rewriting SOM’s American Design Legacy
An exhibition by Rarify reframes SOM’s philosophy of total design by reassessing decades of forgotten furniture and interiors.
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Carnegie Changemakers Hone in on Holistic Impact in San Diego
The third Carnegie Changemakers experience co-hosted by METROPOLIS brought a group of sustainability-focused architects and designers to San Diego.
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Viewpoints
Report: METROPOLIS Weighs in on Sustainable Design in the U.S.
The METROPOLIS Interface U.S. Sustainable Design Report 2026 captures the state of green building today and what comes next.
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Viewpoints
21 METROPOLIS Must-Reads to Kickstart 2026
With a lot of inspiration and a touch of provocation, these articles will get you in the right frame of mind for the new year.
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Programs
Carnegie Changemakers Convene in NYC to Explore Sustainable Specification
The trip, hosted by Carnegie and METROPOLIS, gave A&D sustainability champions the opportunity to dive deep into the impacts of materials and products.
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Viewpoints
6 Insights from Sense of Space Season 2
Ella Hazard and Faraz Shah return with conversations about how we design, inhabit, and make meaning in the built environment.
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Viewpoints
How Acoustic Design Is Evolving for the Modern Workplace
Experts from the A&D industry came together to discuss challenges and share opportunities in partnership with METROWALL.
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Viewpoints
Synergy Powers the METROPOLIS Sustainability Lab + Conference
More than 300 attendees gathered at The New School in New York City to explore, connect, and chart the path forward for sustainable design.
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Viewpoints
Sustainability News Updates for Q4 2025
A year of policy ups and downs in the United States has created a fragmented regulatory landscape for the building industry to navigate.
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Viewpoints
Archtober and the AIA Center for Architects Invites You to Share Space
Archtober 2025: Sharing Spaces, The 15th edition brings together architects, artists, and the public for a month of events exploring how New Yorkers share and shape their city.
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Viewpoints
Chicago (Architecture) à la carte
Periscope House in Boston reimagines domestic architecture with soft edges and sensory cues. Architect J. Jih explains the design approach and their ongoing collaboration with Skylar Tibbits at MIT aimed at expanding mat
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Products
How to Embrace AI in Your Workflow
From automation to analysis, these 6 AI tools can collaborate with architects, designers, and manufacturers.
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