Next in our annual Game Changers series, Diana Anderson and General Architecture Collaborative discuss architecture, wellness, and community, informed by their unique on-the-ground experiences, research, and hybrid roles as designers.
A new book deploys case studies from criminal justice, education, and more to draw connections between spatial and bodily well-being.
BLANCO’s durable and easy-to-clean sinks and faucets help reduce bacteria, making them key to a healthy home.
For some, quarantine has created options for work-life balance, but for others it means a devastating loss of everyday connections.
Human centric lighting helps colleges and universities keep students and teachers happy and support their wellbeing.
Being Human, the permanent display at London's Wellcome Collection is a meditation on humanity in the 21st century.
An update to the Enterprise Green Communities Criteria certification, available to property owners of low- and moderate-income housing, integrates key aspects of WELL 2.0.
Three glass products from AGC use advanced technology to promote wellness by letting in natural light, without the glare.
Rachel Gutter, CEO of the International WELL Building Institute, discusses WELL v2 and making the standard's Movement category more universal.
As our understanding of wellness grows more complex, designers are thinking about the full life cycle of products they are specifying for the workplace.
Nanda, HKS's principal and director of research, has developed a system she calls point-of-decision design (PoDD); it seeks maximum healthy returns from the simplest solutions.
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) is doubling down on efforts to educate designers and manufacturers about the potential impact light has on human health.
Metropolis interviews experts from Perkins+Will, ZGF, and HOK about navigating the plethora of industry- and product-specific sustainability certifications.
Metropolis spoke to leading sustainable design firms, both large and small, about pursuing an array of ever-evolving “green” certifications.
As part of the Metropolis Perspective: Sustainability special issue, we asked experts to provide refreshed definitions of key sustainability concepts.
Haworth's Los Angeles office hosts an expert panel on designing offices that support today’s workers.
No longer about opulence, today’s luxury signals personal wellness, harmony with nature, and rich, dynamic experiences.
A Q&A with Perkins+Will on wellness in architecture, and how designers are striving to make buildings healthier.
A Q&A with FXFOWLE Architects on new research on happiness in the workplace.
This year, a new set of sustainability codes and standards addressed an often-overlooked ecosystem: the human body.
