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Design Optimism
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4 Thinkers Inspiring Optimism in Design
Metropolis hosted the second annual Design Optimism conference at California College of the Arts in San Francisco, bringing architects and designers together for a day of finding hope in radical new ideas.
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How Do We Decolonize Design?
Author Dori Tunstall makes an inspiring call to imagine and remake the world to better reflect the cultures of all communities.
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How Will ESG Shape the Future of Design?
The global head of ESG for Hines, one of the largest real estate managers in the world, describes one of the firm's leading models for sustainable urban construction.
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How Do Designed Environments Affect Health?
Educator and researcher Blaine Brownell addresses the intersection of disease, climate, and the built environment.
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How Can Designers Spur Creativity?
David Eagleman, neuroscientist and host of the Emmy-nominated series The Brain, explains the value of trying new things.
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5 Thinkers Inspiring Optimism in Design
Metropolis hosted architects and designers for a day of finding hope in radical new ideas.
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There Is No Design Without Community
Sloan Leo, artist and community design theorist, believes in the power of design to create a better future.
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Google’s Global Carbon Program Manager on Reaching for the Impossible
Joel Cesare says designers and clients alike need to take the boldest approach possible to reduce carbon.
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Sarah Williams Uses Data to Do Good
The MIT professor and director of the Civic Data Design Lab and Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism believes big data can drive big change for the better.
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What Can Doctors and Designers Learn From One Another?
Dr. Bon Ku, author of Health Design Thinking explored the relationship between wellbeing and architecture at Metropolis’s inaugural Design Optimism symposium.
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For Mauro Porcini, Design Is All About Love
The chief design officer of PepsiCo shared his insights at Metropolis's inaugural Design Optimism symposium.