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sustainability
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Projects
SOM Creates a Breathing Building
Located in Shenzhen, China, WeBank’s headquarters takes a porous and responsive approach to occupant health and comfort.
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Projects
In North Dakota, a Regenerative Presidential Library for Theodore Roosevelt
Inspired by Roosevelt's legacy of conservation, Snøhetta crafts a living building for his Presidential Library.
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Products
10 Standout Biobased Materials from NeoCon 2026
At METROPOLIS' 2026 Sustainability Lab, biobased materials lead the way for sustainable design—from cork to mycelium.
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Viewpoints
Reseat’s Office Furniture Rescue
By salvaging huge amounts of quality office furniture bound for landfills, Reseat champions the circular economy.
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Profiles
Meet the 2026 Planet Positive Awards Jurors
METROPOLIS announces the esteemed jurors for the 2026 Planet Positive Awards, honoring excellence in sustainable design.
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Programs
Material Bank Streamlines Material Sampling Across Europe
Discover the digital marketplace transforming how designers source materials—consolidating shipments, reducing packaging waste, and simplifying the sampling process.
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Profiles
Liam Young Is World-Building With Spatial Design
As the climate crisis shifts from a technological problem to a crisis of imagination, the architect and film director calls on designers to construct new planetary narratives.
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Viewpoints
The Science of Better Buildings
MIT’s Holly Samuelson breaks down how architects can build sustainable, livable spaces.
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Viewpoints
How a Big Firm Drives Big Change
Gensler’s Design Resilience Leader and Director of Sustainability Katie Mesia discusses how the firm is scaling carbon neutrality, shifting culture, and aligning sustainability with business performance.
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Viewpoints
Can We Design Buildings That Give Back?
From low-hanging fruit to high-value visions, Living Future spells out a future for our built environment that’s brimming with social and sustainable impact.
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Profiles
Meet the 2025 Planet Positive Awards Jurors
METROPOLIS announces the esteemed jurors for the 2025 Planet Positive Awards, honoring excellence in sustainable design.
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Viewpoints
Sustainability News Updates for Q4 2024
“Alignment” is the word of the hour in every sector of the building industry, as different stakeholders come together to tackle climate impacts.
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Viewpoints
METROPOLIS Natural Habitat Video Wins a 2024 Eddie Award
The winning video features a tranquil upstate New York retreat designed with Passive House principles.
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Viewpoints
ThinkLab Shares Insights on the Dynamics of Sustainability in Decision-Making
ThinkLab helps us understand how the realities of product selection can maximize designers’ influence and impact.
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Projects
Forest to Frame: Why Portland’s Airport is a New Milestone for Mass Timber
Beneath a nine-acre prefab wood roof and dozens of skylights, PDX’s tree-lined terminal designed by ZGF Architects is a marvel of material sourcing and construction.
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Projects
Payette’s New EXP Building is Designed for Research and Built to Perform
How Northeastern University is fostering exploration through insightful and transparent design.
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Programs
Inside METROPOLIS’s Sustainability Lab at NeoCon
This year’s hub invites you to relearn, reset, recharge, and leave inspired to redefine design for tomorrow.
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Programs
Metropolis Planet Positive Awards
Metropolis's annual Planet Positive Awards are an opportunity to celebrate the progress you are making toward design for a regenerative and equitable future. We have a variety of categories for entries—projects that ar
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Viewpoints
MoMA Misses the Roots of American Environmentalism
A historical survey of eco-conscious Modernism at MoMA underrepresents both the origins of sustainable architecture and the contemporary dilemmas of architectural discourse.
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Profiles
Discover How This Design Alliance Is Working to Reduce Construction Waste
The San Francisco-based movement is led by industry professionals and committed to reducing construction refuse one project at a time.