Metropolis Magazine

If there’s one defining trend in American architecture over the last decade, it’s the rediscovery of wood as a construction material. Mass timber buildings—made from large wooden panels, columns, and beams—are rising across North America, with developers racing to construct the tallest wooden tower. A new contender, the 32-story Edison in Milwaukee, just broke ground and is set to claim the title of the tallest mass timber building in the Western Hemisphere. But why are American developers, architects, and builders all timberstruck? ?? Hear Columbia University professor and author Lindsey Wikstrom and DLR Group Principal Stephen Cavanaugh?unpack the potential of mass timber with Metropolis Magazine Editor in Chief Avinash Rajagopal: https://lnkd.in/eshSsZxC This season of Deep Green is produced in partnership with Mannington Commercial. Image ? 2019 Creative Sources Photography / Rion Rizzo

How crazy is this?! I love this fact shared by Avinash Rajagopal of Metropolis Magazine. The reuse economy will be an integral part of architecture, design and construction!

here we gooooo - already onto Season 5?! wild that we made it this far Garr Punnett. and what makes it more fun: The Selling Circular Podcast is partnering with Trellis Group and Circularity 25 to bring you this season! In our first episode of this season we brought on Avinash Rajagopal, Editor-in-Chief at Metropolis Magazine, about their recent publication "Seven Proposals for a Circular Built Environment." The AEC community is shifting towards retrofits, renovations, and reuse and could go further if we had more "Dream Jobs" available like the Deconstruction Maestro, Material Magician, and Interior Turnover Specialist! We’ll be diving even deeper into these ideas at Circularity 25 in Denver (April 29-May 1). Podcasting is great because we can connect from anywhere in the world, but nothing beats the feeling of being in the room with SO many inspiring practitioners who are paving the way to our economic future. #CircularEconomy #Circularity25 #Sustainability #Renovation #Interiors #Architecture #Design #Podcast #SellingCircular #refurbish #trellis

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?? Exciting news! ??? As we gear up for Circularity 25 in Denver, I'm thrilled to announce The Selling Circular Podcast's first-ever partnership with Trellis Group and Circularity 25 for Season 5! ?? From April 29th to May 1st, we'll be bringing you live online updates directly from Circularity. I'll be hosting a session on product take back, refurbishment and remanufacturing with industry leaders from Steelcase, Logitech, and Trane Technologies, while Sabira Lakhani will be co-hosting behind-the-scenes interviews from the main stage and around the halls! To kick off this season, our first episode just dropped this week! We sat down with Avinash Rajagopal, editor-in-chief of Metropolis Magazine, to discuss circular economy principles in architecture and design and geeked out over their latest initiative, "Seven Proposals for a Circular Built Environment." Check out the episode here: https://lnkd.in/gvkFvAZW #CircularEconomy #Circularity25 #Sustainability #Remanufacturing #Architecture #Design #Podcast #SellingCircular #refurbish #refurbishment #trellis

How Biophilic Design Is Transforming the Airport Experience. Portland International Airport’s newly redesigned terminal brings nature inside using timber, trees, and natural light to create an stress-free journey for travelers. Although?Portland International Airport’s (PDX) new terminal?is defined by its vast mass timber roof,?ZGF Architects’s design also focused on human-scale experience, with an emphasis on biophilia. “The Port [of Portland] was very clear that a key outcome was to reduce passenger stress,” recalls Bill Browning of?Terrapin Bright Green, the project’s sustainability consultant. The design team created several user profiles to map high-stress areas and target specific moments of intervention. Just after the ticketing area, for example, passengers encounter a grove of mature deciduous trees (under the largest among dozens of skylights) before moving on to restaurants and shops or ensuing security checkpoints. Not only do the trees deliver a dose of nature, but their canopy provides a protective sense of enclosure. ???: Brian Libby ??: Ema Peter ZGF Architects https://lnkd.in/eA5-iQgJ

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8 Architectural Lights that Continue to Astonish. Few products categories are as dynamic or exciting as lighting. Just as important as daylight, artificial light comes in a wide variety of shapes, materials, designs, and configurations. And the now-dominant LED remains a technology that people take for granted. Is there a better product story than a bulb that can last for 50,000 hours? Vibia KNIT COLLECTION Kuzco Lighting TALIS Coronet LED GRIDIRON Artemide SOMNIUM JUNIPER AXIS X RBW CAPE SCONCE Bendheim TURNKEY FUSION LIGHT WALL SYSTEM DMF Lighting H SERIES LIGHTS https://lnkd.in/eG_dYxhT

Taisugar Circular Village is a Model Case Study for Circular Economies. The Taiwanese project by Bio-architecture Formosana BaF claims to be the first residential village in the country to be integrated within a circular economy. Green buildings alone cannot save our environment. This is according to Ying-Chao Kuo, co-founding partner of Bio-architecture Formosana (BaF), the Taiwanese design firm behind Taisugar Circular Village, “the first residential project in Taiwan to be fully integrated to the circular economy ideology.” Taisugar Circular Village (TCV), completed in 2021 and located in the coastal Tainan City region, features three housing blocks comprising 351 rental units, an enclosed garden known as C-House, and a community kitchen known as E-House. Other amenities in the cloistered development include waste management and rainwater storage, outdoor urban farming, renewable solar energy systems, and a centralized eco pond, among others. ???: Justin R. Wolf ??: Studio Millspace https://lnkd.in/eCD_yEHy

Making it to?TED.com?is like winning an Oscar for your idea. ?? Every year, over a thousand TEDx talks are given around the globe (a prestigious achievement in itself). Only a select few are chosen to be featured on TED’s official platform—where the world’s most game-changing ideas live. Amanda Schneider’s talk just made it. ?? Her message about Gen Z and the future of work challenges outdated narratives and delivers a data-driven blueprint for changing how we think about workplaces, talent, and the next era of leadership. ?? This is the big leagues. This is a must-watch. ?? Watch it now on?TED.com (!!!): https://lnkd.in/ga7AXw2g #TEDTalk #TEDx #GenZ #FutureOfWork