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Designing for Impact: CDW Product Awards 2025 Winners Announced
From sustainable textiles to workplace innovation, the inaugural CDW Product Awards honor standout designs shaping the future of…
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How Do You Measure a Product’s Sustainability?
Global head of sustainability and impact for the iF Design Awards, Lisa Gralnek, discusses the challenges of evaluating sustainability across diverse design…
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Lessons in Global Design from Expo 2025 Osaka
What this year’s pavilions revealed about culture, sustainability, and the future of…
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A Sustainable Expansion Revitalizes a Century-Old Quebec Retreat
In its extension to a family’s country residence…
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What ThinkLab is Hearing: Inside the Tariff Turmoil
Discover unfiltered insights from industry leaders…
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Four Creatives Harnessing the Energy of the Sun
Designers Shani Nahum, Pauline van Dongen, Yvonne …
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Rice University’s New Architecture Hall Revives Terra-Cotta Tradition
Swiss firm Karamuk Kuo’s first U.S. project merg…
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Meet the 2025 Planet Positive Awards Jurors
METROPOLIS announces the esteemed jurors for the 2025 Planet Positive Awards, honoring excellence in sustainable design.
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METROPOLIS Celebrates Earth Day 2025
At METROPOLIS, we believe that buildings can be designed in ways that support both people and the planet—Earth Day and every day.
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A New Concept for Good Architecture: Embodied Justice
As the social justice movement thrives and the concept of embodied carbon shifts the climate conversation, architects and designers are reexamining the deep impact of their work.
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The Shenzhen Energy Ring Sets a New Standard for Circular Infrastructure
The Perkins & Will–designed facility is a dynami…
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Ronald Rael’s Solution to the Housing Crisis? Muddy Robots
The Berkeley, California–based architect’s new…
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B Corp Brands Are Creating Design for a Fairer World
The third-party designation is transforming design…
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Study Architects Designs a Water-Saving Desert Retreat in Arizona
The studio’s Tucson home combines Modernist aest…
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3 Key Considerations for Specifying Sustainable Ceramic Tiles
Ceramic-based materials remain optimal for high-tr…
Projects
Payette’s Ragon Building Redefines Biomedical Research Spaces
A collaboration between MIT, Harvard, and Mass Gen…