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Join us every second Tuesday of the month for a dose of optimism with thought-provoking guests who are revolutionizing their fields. Innovators will lead virtual workshops for an hour of discovery, inspiration, and community. Led by editor in chief, Avinash Rajagopal, these workshops will be guided by our audience, where questions are not only welcome but encouraged.

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METROPOLIS Introduces Natural Habitat, a Sustainable Homes Video Series

The series debuts with a tour of a tranquil upstate New York retreat designed with Passive House principles.

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  • A group of people sit in the shade of a small brick building with a metal roof in a dry, rural area with sparse trees, evoking scenes discussed in MOS’s New Book On Public Spaces.

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    Why Shade Is America’s Most Overlooked Infrastructure

    Sam Bloch’s Shade: The Promise of a Forgotten Natural Resource, makes a compelling argument that the simplest climate adaptation may also be the one cities have neglected the longest. 

  • Casa Batlló and neighboring buildings in Barcelona, Spain, with ornate facades and a clear blue sky in the background.

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    Antoni Gaudí, On the Spectrum

    World Heritage Site, Casa Batlló, is “committed to autism.” Can other cultural institutions learn from this ground-breaking neurodiversity initiative?

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A New Book Chronicles the History of Cranbrook Academy of Art

With Eyes Opened includes profiles of 200 artists associated with the influential art school over more than eighty years.