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UIA 2026: No Easy Answers in Barcelona
Rather than offering a unified vision for architecture's future, the 2026 UIA World Congress embraced contradiction, bringing together diverse voices to debate ecology, technology, craft, and the social role of design.
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3daysofdesign 2026: Vibe Over Spectacle
This year's 3daysofdesignbypasses the frivolity of its counterpart to focus on fresh innovations in adaptability and sustainability and how they might be introduced within our interiors
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METROPOLIS’s Sustainability Lab Returns to NeoCon
Discover tools, ideas, and inspiration to make thoughtful material choices for a sustainable future.
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What Happens When Sustainability Drives Design
At the METROPOLIS Sustainability Leadership Summit in Chicago, designers and educators explored how sustainability can move beyond compliance to shape form, beauty, and narrative.
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The 2026 Vision Awards Are Open for Submissions
Architizer’s annual program recognizes the most forward-looking work in architecture and visualization, with entries due May 22.
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Milan Design Week: 7 New Sustainable Products and Perspectives
At Salone del Mobile and Fuorisalone, installations and booths showcase lower-impact materials and products—from pollinator baths to recyclable polyester padding.
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Milan Design Week 2026: Beyond the Spectacle
Milan Design Week 2026: Beyond the Spectacle. Has design’s biggest event become all flash? Looking past brash brand activations and frivolous displays of stylistic flex, can one still find substance?
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Profiles
Meet the 2026 Planet Positive Awards Jurors
METROPOLIS announces the esteemed jurors for the 2026 Planet Positive Awards, honoring excellence in sustainable design.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Programs
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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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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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.