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Energy efficiency
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Projects
On Maui, an Off-Grid House Is Tuned to Culture and Climate
Kupono Hale combines passive design, solar power, and local, upcycled materials in a new vision of Hawai‘i Contemporary.
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Viewpoints
11 Tools Transforming Sustainable Design
The METROPOLIS Interface U.S. Sustainable Design Report 2026 highlights technologies, systems, and approaches helping teams streamline their work and tackle complexity.
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Projects
An Ecological Education Center That Goes Beyond Net Zero
Designed by Lake|Flato, the Ryerson Woods Education Facility is the result of a client who wanted to “push the boundaries of sustainability.”
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Viewpoints
Report: METROPOLIS Weighs in on Sustainable Design in the U.S.
The METROPOLIS Interface U.S. Sustainable Design Report 2026 captures the state of green building today and what comes next.
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Viewpoints
The Power of Biophilia: Designing Buildings That Heal People and the Planet
METROPOLIS’s Winter issue explores how biophilic design continues to advance human well-being while evolving into a regenerative framework for buildings, ecosystems, and the planet.
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Projects
CannonDesign Revitalizes the Gregory Bateson Building
The renovation of a landmark project by Sim Van der Ryn shows what sustainable strategies have stood the test of time—and what ideas have fallen by the wayside.
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Projects
Inside Sydney’s State-of-the-Art Home for Seafood
The new Sydney Fish Market, with generous public spaces and a sweeping mass timber roof designed by 3XN and BVN, is set to be the city’s next big tourist destination.
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Projects
Where Housing Meets Humanity
Three innovative housing projects that focus on care, community, and climate, redefining public housing with dignity.
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Products
4 Metals Transforming Building Aesthetics
Metals that are expanding design & performance with less carbon, better energy efficiency, and bold designs.
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Products
5 Solutions for Smarter Building
Explore products that improve durability, energy efficiency, and design for today’s architecture projects.
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Products
3 Invisible Technologies Transforming Glass
New glass technologies from leading manufacturers are enhancing energy performance, safety, and comfort without compromising aesthetics.
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Products
Behind the Fine Art and Science of Glazing
Architects today are thinking beyond the curtain wall, using glass to deliver high energy performance and better comfort in a variety of buildings.
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Products
Windows and Doors for Better Views—and Performance
The latest window and door systems balance sleek design with sustainability and high performance.
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Profiles
BLDUS Brings a ‘Farm-to-Shelter’ Approach to American Design
The Washington D.C.–based firm BLDUS is imagining a new American vernacular through natural materials and thoughtful placemaking.
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Projects
A Sustainable Expansion Revitalizes a Century-Old Quebec Retreat
In its extension to a family’s country residence, Pelletier de Fontenay sought to cohere parts and climate-sensitive approaches, old and new.
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Projects
Seattle’s Vertical Convention Center Breaks the Mold
The LMN Architects–designed Summit Building reinvents the convention hall as a light-filled urban connector—and is one of few worldwide to achieve LEED Platinum certification.