Sustainability
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Speed and Sustainability: The Luisenblock Shows What’s Possible with Mass Timber and Prefabrication
The new office building for the German Parliament was erected in mere months using a building system based on prefabricated wooden…
Profiles
Q&A: Bruce Mau Discusses a New Documentary and Forthcoming Projects
MAU, a documentary about the category-defying designer’s life, premiered in New York City during…
Projects
A 3D-Printed Home Proposes a Solution to Housing and Environmental Crises
Lake|Flato and ICON’s House Zero in Austin, Texas, aims to move 3D-printed homes into the…
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Staten Island’s Newest Public Library Boasts Net-Zero Credentials
Led by ikon.5 architects, the Charleston Library i…
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Henley Hall Institute for Energy Efficiency Offers a Lesson in Natural Ventilation
Designed by KieranTimberlake for The University of…
Profiles
Future100: Student Designers Explore Radical Sustainability
In an era of ecological collapse, design students …
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Esch 2022 Celebrates One of Europe’s Most Stunning Industrial Turnarounds
With Esch2022, Luxembourg’s second city reveals it…
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MoDus Architects Adds a New Wing to Make Icarus Fly
Overhauling an existing hotel in the Italian Alps creates a coherent whole and a symbol for sustainable building.
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Is This Floating Headquarters a Model for Waterfront Workplaces?
A three-story boat in Rotterdam is the largest floating office worldwide. Fully self-sufficient, it may be a blueprint for building in flood-prone cities.
Viewpoints
After 2020, Designing For Indoor Air Quality Will Never Be the Same
In a year marked by airborne pathogens and wildfires, how should HVAC systems evolve to protect us from dangers lurking both inside and out?
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Three Companies Pushing the Boundaries of Recycled Plastic
Manufacturers are diverting man-made plastic waste…
Profiles
Two Platforms Help Designers Specify Low-Carbon Interiors
Reseat harnesses the used furniture market to prom…
Projects
Three Technology Projects Represent Change for the Better
Tree Folio NYC, Dwelling Unit for Musicians, and S…
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ZGF Architects Builds a Transparent and Inclusive Timber Assessment Tool
Upstream, a winner of Metropolis’ inaugural Respon…
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50 Upcycled Wooden Chairs Are on Display at Copenhagen’s Connie-Connie Café
Multidisciplinary design studio TABLEAU commission…
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Urban Sequoia Raises the Bar on Carbon Neutral Urban Design
SOM’s Urban Sequoia, a winner of Metropolis’ inau…