From HVAC and adaptive reuse to the carbon footprint of interior renovations, the November/December 2020 issue of Metropolis suggests meaningful areas of action for architects and designers.
With high recycled content, carbon neutral processes, and red list–free ingredients, these products show that manufacturers are more invested in sustainability than ever.
The nine-building Xin Wei Yi Technology Park, draws from local inspiration for passive cooling, daylighting, and greenspace.
A mainstay of outdoor furniture, unique properties make these recyclable, clean plastics more sustainable than other synthetics.
With fresh perspectives, deep expertise, and painstaking reporting, Metropolis contributors give you the design insights you need for the next 12 months.
New York City–based retailers ZZ Driggs, Conjure, and Lichen are taking cues from contract companies and developing innovative solutions to rent, restore, and reuse furniture.
Manufacturers are starting to normalize products with recycled content at a higher rate than ever, in their quest to reduce carbon emissions and curb waste.
Carnegie’s signature wallcovering began as an alternative to PVC. Four decades on, it has become much more.
These projects sought to improve human health and turn the tide on climate change in 2020.
Humanscale shows that material transparency and eliminating toxic ingredients have impacts that reach beyond the consumer.
A 76-story residential tower makes use of bathroom fixtures from Duravit that are sustainably made, efficient to operate, and elegant.
Keilhauer’s Sustainability Officer, Josie Abate, talks embodied carbon and circular design with Metropolis.
Clair, Wolf-Gordon's first commercial-grade PVC-free collection, features ten nature-inspired patterns.
Reducing the global warming impact of nylon by 90 percent, ECONYL® by Aquafil rethinks product lifecycle.
These innovative yarns, derived from waste plastic, biomaterials, and more, set the stage for a new generation of textiles.
These three products are made of degradable, low-carbon bio-matter such as rice straw, sugarcane, and mycelium.
Woods Bagot's design for Axle, a new office campus for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia puts sunlight—and sustainability—front and center.
Keilhauer launches Swurve, its first fully carbon-neutral chair.
Next in our annual Game Changers series, Claire Weisz of WXY and David Seiter of Future Green discuss the complexities of designing within New York's diverse biomes and histories.
The Summer Product Showcase continues with highlights from NeoCon's digital gathering, as well as top eco-friendly picks.
