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Research
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Viewpoints
An MIT Study Shows Design Can Increase Engagement
A group of researchers at MIT found that the right level of crowdedness led to more chance encounters and more frequent communication across disciplinary boundaries.
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Programs
Six Tools at the Intersection of Technology and Design
The Metropolis Tech Immersion showcased the latest tech tools and platforms that can help you tackle challenges in architecture and design.
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Viewpoints
Surviving and Thriving
With a focus on learning, the March/April issue of Metropolis celebrates the Future100 and sheds a light on how design is reshaping the spaces where education takes place.
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Manhattan’s Center for Architecture Imagines the Future of Universal Design
Curated by Barry Bergdoll and Juliana Barton, Reset: Towards a New Commons explores “more holistic approaches to inclusion” through architecture and design.
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7 Stories to Celebrate Earth Day
From an argument against new buildings, to a proposal to redesign the sustainability holiday, these articles tackle some of the biggest ideas in sustainable design.
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Programs
Sustainability Experts Weigh in on the Metropolis Climate Toolkit
Metropolis brought together leading design firms and manufacturers in Washington, D.C., to workshop and update the Climate Toolkit for Interior Design.
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Viewpoints
3 Ways the Design Industry Can Champion Working Parents
Think Lab's Amanda Schneider argues that in the war for talent, advocating for working parents is sound business strategy.
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Three Insights into the Future of Product Specification from ThinkLab’s Hackathon
A new book titled 100 Ways to Maximize Your Physical, Digital and Human Assets shares how designers are rethinking specification in the “phygital” era.
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The Road to the Metaverse
Metropolis' January/February issue explores the Metaverse, diving into the future of design as the edges between virtual and physical worlds continue to blur.
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Programs
Meet the 8 Winners of Metropolis’s Responsible Disrupters Program
The inaugural program honors projects that harness the power of technology for good.
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Projects
Three Technology Projects Represent Change for the Better
Tree Folio NYC, Dwelling Unit for Musicians, and Scout received honorable mentions in Metropolis’ inaugural Responsible Disruptors competition.
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Viewpoints
A Manifesto for the Metaverse
Space Popular presents: “8 Propositions for a Civic Portal Infrastructure for the Virtual Environment.”
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Viewpoints
Exploring the Potential of Interiors and Design Objects in the Metaverse
In the metaverse, design is limitless, giving anyone the power to step into the role of designer and craft spaces and objects that best express who they are.
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Projects
John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects’ New Tool Merges Data with Humanity
The Open Source Homelessness Initiative, a winner of Metropolis' inaugural Responsible Disruptors competition, lets visitors peruse case studies, reports, and news about building for the unsheltered.
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Projects
ZGF Architects Builds a Transparent and Inclusive Timber Assessment Tool
Upstream, a winner of Metropolis' inaugural Responsible Disruptors competition, is an open-source calculator that gives designers a comprehensive view of the carbon impact of wood-based materials.
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Projects
Urban Sequoia Raises the Bar on Carbon Neutral Urban Design
SOM's Urban Sequoia, a winner of Metropolis' inaugural Responsible Disruptors competition, envisions “forests” of carbon absorbers in cities—both within buildings and embedded into the spaces between them
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Projects
Carlo Ratti Designs a Floating Structure to Heat A City and Create Community
One of the winners of Metropolis' first-ever Responsible Disruptors program, Hot Heart, a recreation center, stores thermal energy for the city of Helsinki.
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Viewpoints
How Will the Metaverse Be Designed?
Who will design the new three-dimensional internet? And what will it look like?
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Profiles
The Healthy Materials Lab is Redefining Sustainable Design
At Parsons School of Design, Alison Mears and Jonsara Ruth created a program to address links between human health and toxic building materials.
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15 Must-Reads to Help You Prepare for 2022
With insightful analysis, critical perspectives, and in-depth reporting, Metropolis contributors give you the tools you need for the year ahead.