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Architecture for London Creates Passive Homes Without Compromising Aesthetics
The London practice has a simple and straightforward mission: to create healthy, energy-efficient, and good-looking buildings.
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Passive House Is Now a Platform for More
Explore three projects that demonstrate a shift in thinking about the sustainability standard from a goal to a means.
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This Brooklyn Multifamily Community Is Sustainable—and Affordable
Passive House mixed-use development Chestnut Commons provides affordable housing to formerly homeless and low-income residents within a self-sustaining neighborhood.
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How South L.A. Is Fighting Gentrification with Affordable Housing
As one of the city's poorest areas transforms into a hive of activity, the housing authority and private developers are redeveloping languishing housing with community support.
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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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Products
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.
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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.
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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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Products
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.