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Avinash Rajagopal

New York

Editor-in-Chief at Metropolis Magazine

editor in chief @metropolismag

Articles

  • 1 month ago | metropolismag.com | Avinash Rajagopal

    Local laws, easy-to-access tools, and global initiatives keep the momentum on green building going. By: Avinash Rajagopal01 Local Laws AbideAs federal support wanes, states and cities forge ahead. The fate of federal support for environmentally friendly design and construction hangs in the balance at the time of writing, with the U.S. government’s Buy Clean initiative rescinded by the current administration.

  • 1 month ago | metropolismag.com | Avinash Rajagopal

    METROPOLIS’s Winter 2024 issue highlights how architects and designers are thinking about sustainability today. By: Avinash Rajagopal“What if our homes and workplaces were like trees, living organisms participating productively in their surroundings?” asked William McDonough and Michael Braungart in their 2002 essay “Buildings like Trees, Cities like Forests” (The Catalog of the Future, Pearson Press).

  • Jan 15, 2025 | metropolismag.com | Avinash Rajagopal

    “Alignment” is the word of the hour in every sector of the building industry, as different stakeholders come together to tackle climate impacts. The federal government is one of the biggest buyers of building materials in the United States—federally funded purchases account for more than half of all concrete poured in the country per year, for example.

  • Jan 14, 2025 | metropolismag.com | Avinash Rajagopal

    METROPOLIS’s 2024 Fall Issue explores projects and practices that blend tradition with innovation, challenging the status quo in architecture and design. Unconventional architectural materials—including materials that have fallen out of use in contemporary Western architecture but are still mainstays for communities elsewhere—often go through boom-and-doom cycles.

  • Oct 29, 2024 | metropolismag.com | Avinash Rajagopal

    METROPOLIS’s 2024 Products Issue proves that a materials renaissance is under way—and it’s great for people and the planet. A MEETING I HAD AT HOK’S NEW YORK OFFICE this spring gave me goose bumps.

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Avinash Rajagopal
Avinash Rajagopal @avirajagopal
2 Apr 21

I'm discussing interior design and carbon emissions on “HACKing the Future with METROPOLIS” with @amanda47983459. Today, Apr 2 at 9:00 AM EDT on @joinclubhouse. Join us! https://t.co/dIS5q4We40

Avinash Rajagopal
Avinash Rajagopal @avirajagopal
27 Mar 20

RIP Michael Sorkin, a longtime inspiration to us at @MetropolisMag!

Metropolis Magazine
Metropolis Magazine @MetropolisMag

We were deeply saddened to learn that Michael Sorkin passed away today after contracting the novel coronavirus. The architect, theorist, and critic, was also a frequent contributor to Metropolis. Read his 2016 piece on New York's building boom here: https://t.co/LcLp7nFoin

Avinash Rajagopal
Avinash Rajagopal @avirajagopal
23 Dec 19

14 must-read @MetropolisMag articles from 2019: Embodied Carbon, Feminist Pioneers, Bauhaus Perversions, and more! https://t.co/bfuM9ztEiN #ICYMI