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Bio-based Materials
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4 Exciting New Possibilities for Concrete
The next generation of carbon-neutral and recycled concrete products is bringing foundational change to the world’s most common building material.
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Put These Timber Architecture Books on Your Shelf
Four recent titles highlight the past and future of timber architecture, from forest to building products.
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Profiles
Colombia’s Fundación Organizmo Builds for Planetary Well-being
The Bogota-based organization was recently awarded a Practice Lab grant from the architecture philanthropy platform re:arc institute.
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4 New Products and Materials From Salone that Prioritize Circular Design
This year’s Salone del Mobile Milano showcased a host of products with renewable, recyclable, and biobased attributes. Here are four standouts.
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Products
Home Technologies with Promise and Peril
There are three areas where rapid new developments could not only transform how we live today but also help us contribute to a regenerative future.
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Mae-ling Lokko Designs from the Ground Up
The designer and architectural scientist is rethinking the fabric of the built environment by connecting the dots between agriculture, construction, and social equity.
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Viewpoints
Exploring the Past and Future of Bio-based Materials
METROPOLIS editors round up our most compelling coverage on healthier materials and bio-based product alternatives for the building industry.
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Profiles
Lola Ben-Alon Encourages Compassion for Digitization
The assistant professor at Columbia University’s GSAPP is also the director of the school's Natural Materials Lab, a lab that studies earth- and bio–based materials.