Annabelle Selldorf on Compressed Earth Bricks
The architect discusses her fascination with this ancient and eco-friendly building material.
Materials
Finding Inspiration from Natural Quartz
Cambria’s technical services team helps architects and designers find novel uses for quartz surfaces.
Full Circle: Aquafil Makes the Next Generation of Recycled Fabric
With its signature ECONYL® product and carpet recycling efforts, Aquafil is raising the bar for what recycled fibers can do.
Living Innovation: This Flooring Manufacturer's Sustainability Initiatives Go Beyond Its Products
Mohawk Group merges biophilic design with green technologies to develop sustainable products and spaces.
Radical Transparency: A Flooring Manufacturer Works Towards Healthy and Sustainable Products
Tarkett is committed to creating safe spaces for people and ensuring its products' recyclability at the end of use.
Reducing Waste in Air Travel Will Require More Than Just Bamboo Utensils
At a Design Museum exhibition, the firm PriestmanGoode contemplates more sustainable in-flight services, but alternatives come with their own drawbacks.
Tent Revival: Lord Fabrik Releases a Natural Canvas Alternative to Vinyl
Foregoing toxic compounds, the weathered-look treated collection can be used for upholstery, wallcoverings, and rugs.
Three Projects Show Spanish Tile’s Wide Range
A hotel, a restaurant, and an office building show how Spanish tile can bring classic style and high performance to any space.
An Ancient Material with Contemporary Applications
American designers turn to Italian ceramic tile for both classical and contemporary styles.
10 Outdoor Products We Love
Designing for the outdoors is a breeze with these furniture pieces, surfaces, and textiles from the likes of BuzziSpace, Nanimarquina, Magis, Expormim, and more!
Natural Choice: Wilsonart Quartz Surfaces Open Up Design Possibilities
sponsored by: Practically impervious, stain-resistant, and scratch resistant, there are many reasons why quartz is such a popular choice for surfaces in both commercial and residential interiors. But the six new Wilsonart Quartz patterns previewed at the 2019 Kitchen &…
In Designing a New Sofa, Marcel Wanders Taps a Fabrication Technology Used by Car Manufacturers
The Suave collection, for Spanish outdoor furniture company Vondom, represents the first time his studio has worked with polyurethane (PU) injection molding technology
5 Futuristic Materials That Could Reshape Architecture and Design
While technology has always been a double-edged sword when it comes to sustainability and equity, it also holds the key to ameliorating pressing environmental challenges.
Why Tile Transcends Time
National Tile Day celebrates how a timeless material stays relevant year after year.
15 Products for Designing Sustainable, Healthy Buildings and Interiors
Metropolis interviews experts from Perkins+Will, ZGF, and HOK about navigating the plethora of industry- and product-specific sustainability certifications.
Sustainability Glossary: 6 Terms You Should Know
As part of the Metropolis Perspective: Sustainability special issue, we asked experts to provide refreshed definitions of key sustainability concepts.
Sustainability Glossary: Embodied Energy
As part of the Metropolis Perspective: Sustainability special issue, we asked experts to provide refreshed definitions of key sustainability concepts.
Sustainability Glossary: Circular Economy
As part of the Metropolis Perspective: Sustainability special issue, we asked experts to provide refreshed definitions of key sustainability concepts.
Year in Review 2018: Plastics Are Back
Our contributors comment on an event or a moment from the last year that demanded more of how we should practice, frame, and respond to design.
SageGlass Harmony Selected for Innovative Swiss Office Tower
sponsored by: Remove the excess. It’s a good way to approach most things in life; A&D is no exception. This mantra helped Yann Guyonvarc’h, owner of Millennium (a smart office building set to be completed in Crissier, Switzerland, in 2020),…
