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What Is and Is Not Design for Neurodiversity

Following METROPOLIS’s inaugural Neuro Inclusive Design Summit, five key takeaways clarify what designing for neurodiversity really means.

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In Its Second Installment, The World Around Examines How Architecture Can Heal and Advance

The annual summit launched this past Saturday in residence at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum with a kick-off event featuring 19 presenters including Liam Young, David Adjaye, and Deborah Berke.

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A Symposium on Queerness and Architecture Today Poses More Questions Than Answers

Last Saturday, SCI-Arc hosted A Queer Query, a day-long live performance, presentation, and discussion among queer architects, artists, and theorists.

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For Sustainable Building Products and Materials, It Can’t be Business as Usual

A panel at the Metropolis Perspective: Sustainability symposium in Seattle attempted to answer the question, “What are the new building blocks of sustainability?”

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The Office Can Offer Authenticity in a Virtual World

A recent event held at Haworth's San Francisco showroom gathered workplace specialists to discuss trends in office design, including its ability to create a "counterpoint to our digital spaces."

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Metropolis Launches Two-Day Symposium Devoted to Sustainability

Part of a broader, year-and-a-half-long probe into the definition of sustainable design, the magazine hosted a series of panels as part of its "Perspective" event series.

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Opinion: Why Women Designers Need a Seat at the Table in Corporate Boardrooms and Beyond

Metropolis's director of design innovation discusses the influential women she has invited for a panel discussion this Thursday titled "Women of Influence in the Business of Design."

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The View from PSFK 2013: How Technology Will Change Us & Our Cities

PSFK 2013 centered on the connections between humans and technology