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Planet Positive Visionary Michael Green

This year, METROPOLIS recognizes the architect Michael Green with its inaugural Planet Positive Visionary Award for his pioneering work with timber architecture and his v

Reseat’s Office Furniture Rescue

Listeners of Deep Green know that we have a big problem with office furniture. In 2018, an estimated 12 million tons of furniture went to landfills in the United States a

Wolf-Gordon’s Material Journey

This Earth Day, Deep Green brings a special conversation. Join host Avinash Rajagopal as he sits down with Marybeth Shaw, Chief Creative Officer, Design and Marketing at

Avi Rajagopal: Attention Is Earned, Not Pitched

What makes a story earn attention in today’s design media landscape? In this episode of Play with Matches, host Tiffany Rafii sits down with Avi Rajagopal, Editor-in-Chie

The Science of Better Buildings

METROPOLIS recently released its first U.S. Sustainable Design Report, produced in partnership with Interface, offering a deep dive into the state of sustainability in Am

How a Big Firm Drives Big Change

METROPOLIS recently released its first U.S. Sustainable Design Report, produced in partnership with Interface, encapsulating the state of sustainability in American archi

Can We Design Buildings That Give Back?

METROPOLIS recently released its first U.S. Sustainable Design Report, a deep dive into the state of sustainability in American architecture and design. Over the coming w

Closing the Loop at Interface

For the last three decades, METROPOLIS has been advocating for better spaces, buildings, and cities that make a positive impact on people and the planet. We recently rel

Water, Wellness, and the World We Build

Here at, Deep Green, we've been tracking how businesses in the building industry and architecture and design space are increasingly seeing their place in the world throug

Tech-Powered Sustainability: Autodesk's Vision

Metropolis senior editor and engagement manager Francisco Brown sits down with Joe Speicher, Chief Sustainability Officer at Autodesk, for a deep dive into the company’s

The Ripple Effect of Thoughtful Products

We talk to a lot of folks from product manufacturing here at Deep Green—and there’s a reason for that. The supply chains of materials and products that make our buildings

Making the Case for Slate

Here at Deep Green, we often shine a spotlight on traditional building materials that have fallen out of favor for a variety of reasons—but that we believe deserve recons

Rediscovering Tile for Sustainable Design

Tiles are among the most enduring building materials. Glazed brick tiles have been discovered in archaeological sites and in ancient and medieval buildings around the wor

Fractals: Nature's Healing Patterns in Design

In the 1960s, mathematician Benoît Mandelbrot began exploring a concept he initially called self-similarity—geometric forms whose parts resemble the whole. A simple examp

Furnishing a Better Future

When we think of all the ways we could be designing better buildings—especially commercial buildings like office towers or education spaces—there’s one lever that people

Industry Insights and Updates in Manufacturing Certification | Metropolis & BIFMA at NeoCon 2025

Francisco Brown, senior editor and engagement manager at Metropolis Magazine, interviews Steve Kooy, Technical Director of Health and Sustainability at BIFMA, live from t

PVC Perspectives: The Path Forward

Polyvinyl chloride—better known as PVC or vinyl—is one of the most ubiquitous plastics in our lives. You’ll find it everywhere: pipes, siding, wiring, flooring, upholster

Designing Buildings to Heal, Not Harm

Buildings account for 40 percent of global carbon emissions. The construction industry generates nearly a third of all waste in our cities and built environments. The bui

architecture 5 10 20 – Sustainability Milestones LIVE: Circularity in the Built Environment

We're sharing a special episode of architecture 5 10 20, a podcast from FXCollaborative. In this episode, you'll hear Avi Rajagopal with Guy Geier discussing connections

Measuring What Matters in Product Design

What makes one product more sustainable than another? It’s a question that anyone concerned with their impact on the planet must confront. How do we choose the right couc