In and around the German capital, timber-based projects are supplanting traditional concrete and stone construction as architects and their clients strive for cheaper, more sustainable buildings.
The Brooklyn-based studio has designed for some of the world’s most innovative brands—all while supporting forests.
Put on by the Healthy Materials Lab at Parsons School of Design, the contest produced submissions from over 35 countries, answering the call for an improved material world.
From downtown adaptive reuse projects to ultra-green mountain homes, the 35-year-old firm prioritizes stewardship and civic responsibility as guiding values.
The company's solar-powered factory, use of recycled content, and extensive material transparency make its new offerings especially green.
Funded by a grant from the province of British Columbia, the project will create a plugin for BIM software to help designers specify sustainable products and materials.
The long-time partners envision a holistic space designed with the circular economy in mind.
Billy Fleming, Wilks Family Director of the Ian L. McHarg Center at the University of Pennsylvania, examines the American Jobs Plan and its implications for the design industry.
Architects and developers are transforming these staples of the South—located throughout a 120-mile region from Winston-Salem to Fayetteville—into infrastructure fit for today.
The architectural retrofit by Leers Weinzapfel Associates replaces a midcentury clunker with a cutting-edge, net-zero student center.
Pioneers in sustainable architecture as well as leading architects, designers, engineers, and manufacturers gather to discuss the future of the built environment
The LEED Platinum mixed-use complex designed by GGLO combines housing with social services for a net-positive community hub.
Behnisch Architekten's design of a new hub for lab research marks a new chapter of sustainable construction and campus planning.
A LEED Platinum-rated design was just the start. At the Meyer Memorial Trust headquarters, progress comes on many fronts.
Capable of enduring for thousands of years, ceramic products and materials present ecological challenges when discarded.
Portfolios by students born after the LEED rating system was established reveal what the future of sustainable design will look like.
A group of architecture, engineering, and construction firms call on the Biden administration to use the Build Back Better program to raise the bar on the industry's sustainability.
In addition to running her Hudson, New York studio and storefront, Elise McMahon of LikeMindedObjects has recently launched a collection of recycled pillow inserts called CRCL EARTH.
LPA is one of only 27 American firms this year to meet its targets for the AIA 2030 Challenge. The firm’s president Dan Henfield explains how his team has done it two years in a row.
Metropolis contributors put forward thought-provoking perspectives for a new era of climate-conscious design.
