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Metropolis contributors put forward thought-provoking perspectives for a new era of climate-conscious design.

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From HVAC to interior renovations, the November/December 2020 issue of Metropolis suggests meaningful areas of action for architects and designers.

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New studies show that interior designers can have a much bigger impact on climate change than they ever imagined.

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With the multiplying risks of urban heat and the pandemic, a city's streets and sidewalks tend to highlight vulnerabilities in urban communities.

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In a new book, Daniel A. Barber details a climate-focused account of Modernism, one defined by increasingly blunt measures used to combat heat and humidity.

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Three recent initiatives outline how experts in the built environment are advocating for policy changes for public health and climate change.

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Climate change expert Jesse M. Keenan analyzes the The Drawdown Review's recommendations for architects and designers.

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Climate in Crisis: Environmental Change in the Indigenous Americas explores how global warming has affected the visual culture of indigenous communities.

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Moving away from its early exclusive focus on natural disasters, resilient architecture and design tackles the much tougher challenge of helping ecosystems regenerate.

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Architects have enormous sway in specifying building materials and modes of operation; they also understand the political, budget, and client-education barriers to executing zero-carbon designs better than anyone.

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Metropolis speaks with Michael Sorkin, The Architecture Lobby, Kate Orff, Jesse M. Keenan, and Tom Jacobs on the Green New Deal, Architecture 2030, political activism, and more.

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The Gates Foundation, the World Bank, and other global development influencers launch a Commission to address ecological disasters already at hand.

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2100: A Dystopian Utopia, written by architect Vanessa Keith and her firm StudioTEKA Design, depicts a world where humanity has dramatically adapted to risen seas and extreme weather.

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Sometimes it’s better to adapt and retreat before the waters rise again.

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Orff's New York practice SCAPE develops broad-based coalitions that can advocate for the firm's projects.

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"Waterlicht," a "dream landscape about the power and poetry of water," is also an ominous warning of sea level rise.

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Metropolis talked to Harvard GSD Professor Jesse M. Keenan on "Blue Dunes: Climate Change By Design," a book he co-edited with Claire Weisz of WXY Architecture.