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No New Buildings
Metropolis Magazine

No New Buildings

The energy already embodied in the built environment is a precious unnatural resource. It’s time to start treating it like one.

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November/December 2019
The Circular Office
Metropolis Magazine

The Circular Office

Major manufacturers are exploring every avenue to close the loop on workplace furniture.

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1 min  |
November/December 2019
Building for Tomorrow, Today
Metropolis Magazine

Building for Tomorrow, Today

Radical change in the building industry is desperately needed. And it cannot happen without the building trades.

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6 mins  |
November/December 2019
Strength from Within
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Strength from Within

Maggie’s Centres, the service-focused cancer support network, eschews clinical design to arm patients in their fight for life.

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October 2019
Next-Level Living
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Next-Level Living

The availability of attractive, hospitality-grade products on the market means everyday consumers can live the high life at home.

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October 2019
Enter The Culinarium
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Enter The Culinarium

AvroKO imagines the future of residential amenities—where convenience, comfort, and sustainability meet.

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October 2019
Science Says Light Brighter!
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Science Says Light Brighter!

In Troy, New York, a leading research center studies the connection between light, color, and well-being.

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April 2019
A New System Aims To Activate Outdoor Space
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A New System Aims To Activate Outdoor Space

Emphasizing modularity and customizability, a new system aims to activate outdoor space.

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July/August 2019
Metropolis Thinktank
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Metropolis Thinktank

Autonomous in Chicago

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September2018
Spectrum
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Spectrum

An essential survey of architecture and design today

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September2018
In Production Sweet Spot
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In Production Sweet Spot

Francesco Meda’s Woody Chair for Molteni&C is an exercise in simplicity that doesn’t lose sight of comfort.

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September2018
Made California Clay
Metropolis Magazine

Made California Clay

For a new collection of tile, Heath Ceramics turned to a fellow Golden State clay worker: the artist Stan Bitters.

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September2018
New Talent Begum Cana Ozgur
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New Talent Begum Cana Ozgur

Inspired by craft, a textile designer builds a bridge between realities.

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September2018
Profile Paola Lenti
Metropolis Magazine

Profile Paola Lenti

The textile and color maven looks back on 25 years of her eponymous brand.

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September2018
Productsphere New Look
Metropolis Magazine

Productsphere New Look

A new batch of textiles eschews rigid grids and crisp edges for a softer, more casual feel. This is not to say the offerings lack sophistication: On the contrary, these collections demonstrate how the industry has pushed itself in ways material, technical, ethical, and aesthetic.

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September2018
Design For Aging - Exchange
Metropolis Magazine

Design For Aging - Exchange

A lush center for intergenerational connection suggests a new housing paradigm for Singapore.

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October 2018
Design For Aging-Care
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Design For Aging-Care

In Newport, Wales, a RIBA-awarded hospice is tailored to the needs of patients, loved ones, and staff.

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October 2018
Design For Aging-Autonomy
Metropolis Magazine

Design For Aging-Autonomy

In order to create products and services that stay relevant as people age, designers cannot fall into the trap of trying to control every aspect of peoples lives, or assuming that seniors are a monolithic group who share the same needs. As the solutions here show, there is plenty more work to be done to develop sensitive designs that support older adults while preserving their autonomy.

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October 2018
Mindful Spaces
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Mindful Spaces

At CannonDesign, a studio is dedicated to bringing behavioral-health-care patients back to their everyday lives.

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5 mins  |
October 2018
Please Touch
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Please Touch

For more than half a century, creatives have attempted to breakthe grip of the master sense, cracking open the experientialworld in the process.

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6 mins  |
October 2018
Bridging The Divide
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Bridging The Divide

Once the center of controversy, El Equipo Mazzantis innovative Bicentenario Park is now the center of Bogots historic core.

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October 2018
Hospitality Quanto Basta
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Hospitality Quanto Basta

Misi, a new restaurant in Brooklyn, puts the art of pasta making on display.

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2 mins  |
March 2019
Materials - Either-Or
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Materials - Either-Or

The Suave collection from Vondom takes inspiration from an unlikely source: car manufacturing.

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1 min  |
March 2019
Architecture
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Architecture

White Light.

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March 2019
Workplace
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Workplace

Industrial Reboot.

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1 min  |
March 2019
Flooring
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Flooring

Laid Back.

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March 2019
Think Tank
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Think Tank

Partners in Design

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July/August 2018
Old Meets New
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Old Meets New

A new rug collection from G.T.Design harnesses universal geometries and unorthodox dyeing techniques.

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1 min  |
July/August 2018
Seismic Shake-Up
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Seismic Shake-Up

A viscous damper system in San Francisco’s third-tallest tower is changing the game in resilience-based design.

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1 min  |
July/August 2018
Amsterdam
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Amsterdam

In the historically neglected but now-vibrant northern half of Amsterdam, the eclectic firm Space Encounters fits right in.

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July/August 2018

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