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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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This San Francisco Affordable Housing Development Is on a Mission

Discover how Mithun's Casa Adelante 2060 Folsom is combating climate change and advancing social and racial equity.
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13 Simpler, Smarter Building Products

The best structural elements are easy to install and safer to touch.
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Explore Crypton’s Latest Stylish and Planet-Friendly Fabrics

From Our Partner: With Crypton, there is no need to compromise performance for aesthetics. Explore the latest stain-resistant barrier fabrics made for people and planet.
Projects

How Koning Eizenberg Is Revolutionizing Multifamily Design by Going Against the Grain

Over the last few years the California has evolved a system of cross grain massing to open homes up to space, light, and community.
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OHLAB’s Paseo Mallorca Keeps the Heat at Bay

Through facade positioning and wooden slats, the Spanish firm delivers high performance Passive House design with local materials.
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How Katie Ackerly Makes Sustainable Choices in Affordable Housing

The David Baker Architects principal discusses the ins and outs of specifying healthy interiors that are also sustainable and affordable.
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12 Office Furnishings That Work Where You Do

From seating systems to wall tiles, these products reflect an increasingly mobile workforce.
Programs

40 Winners of the MetropolisLikes NeoCon Awards 2023

This year’s winners of the MetropolisLikes NeoCon awards represent the best furnishings and finishes for creating healthy, sustainable, work-anywhere interiors. Here’s what innovation looks like now.
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Long-Term Thinking from Design’s Next Generation

Prioritizing equity and sustainability, the portfolios of Metropolis’s 2023 Future100 students offer a glimpse of what’s next in architecture and design.
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Discover Crossville’s First Carbon Neutral Tiles

From Our Partner: Crossville unveils its first carbon neutral products, Civilization and Native Metal, as it aims to start a mindset shift in the tile industry.
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The Tribune Tower Begins Its Second Chapter as a Luxury Residence

Chicago’s Tribune Tower recently underwent a conversion from offices to high-end apartments, opening a new era in the landmark’s history.
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A Contemporary Dovecote Adorns This Architect’s Home

In Sonoma, California, Neal J.Z. Schwartz added a home for birds to his own, creating a modern riff on an old-school building type.
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Antrobus Design Collective Lets Passion Lead

Part of the Leading Edge series, founder Alison Antrobus discusses how she encourages her Miami-based team to explore creatively, constantly learn from each other, and evolve with every project.
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GGLO on Growing Thriving Communities

For the Leading Edge series, GGLO principals discuss how the firm draws on its expertise across architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, and interiors to develop mixed-use projects that are making a positive i
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Montreal’s Atelier L’Abri Brings Passive House to the Masses

The young firm's instagram-ready A-frames and minimalist interiors belie serious sustainability credentials.
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12 Lighting Designs Reference Forests, Fantasy, Mushrooms, and More

Lighting designs still echo escapist fantasies sparked by the pandemic shutdown: Mushroom-strewn woodlands and gleaming virtual worlds continue to inform shapes and finishes.
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This Mass Timber Office Tower Was Assembled Like a Giant IKEA Set

Waechter Architecture’s mixed-use, mass-timber office in Portland, Oregon, was prefabricated in a factory in Austria, flat-packed, and set up on site.
Profiles

Wittman Estes Creates Places where Architecture and Landscape Intertwine

The Seattle-based firm’s nature-based approach is rooted in a belief that the best designs give more to their surroundings more than they take.
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Is Coliving Finally Having Its Moment?

Long touted as a housing solution for young people in urban centers, interest in coliving appears to be surging with new projects in the U.S. and Europe that boast affordability and built-in community.