Notes from Metropolis
By Susan S. Szenasy
As modern buildings age, old notions of historic preservation seem increasingly obsolete.
Metropolis Observed
Far Corner
By Philip Nobel
A newfound rigor has taken skateboards out of the realm of pure fashion.
America
By Karrie Jacobs
America’s mayors are in a unique position to help rebuild our blighted federal government.
Portfolio
By Mason Currey
Daniele Dainelli photographs Beijing at night.
Productsphere
By Paul Makovsky
The latest bathroom products draw inspiration from nature, technology, and the spa.
By Paul Makovsky
Cersaie marks its 25th anniversary.
In Production
By Belinda Lanks
A new version of Jeff Miller’s Littlebig Chair reveals the trick of its structure.
Materials
By Mason Currey
Pratt students create a new line of architectural panels from common materials.
Text Message
Jeffrey Bernett answers a few questions on industrial design, inspiration, and process—using his thumbs.
Ben Katchor
By Ben Katchor
Reference Page
By Suzanne LaBarre and Claire Levenson
|  | Four top American chefs talk about the custom designs and unique tools that define their celebrated kitchens.
By Paul Makovsky
Just as the restaurant is connected to a community of local suppliers, the Chez Panisse kitchen reaches out to diners, offering a better understanding of what goes into a meal.
By Eva Hagberg
Food transformed into vapor, portable cooking gadgetry, and sports metaphors are the keys to this unconventional kitchen laboratory.
By Mason Currey
Steps from a farm but thoroughly modern in spirit, Blue Hill powers its agrarian ideals with technology.
By Eva Hagberg
Carbon-copy stations, open sight lines, and a chemical cupboard define this Lower East Side kitchen.
By Susan S. Szenasy
On this notable anniversary, we look back at the making of the fair.
By Eva Hagberg
In preparation for the opening of a new chain of boutique hotels, Starwood turns to the Rockwell Group to create a full-scale mock- up of that classic American icon: the roadside motel.
By Mason Currey
The dual-flush system is an idea whose time has come.
By Martin C. Pedersen
The building’s ambitious approach to water management equals its towering size.
By Kristi Cameron
Faced with a future of drought, Aurora, Colorado, has found an ingenious way to boost its threatened water supply.
By Martin C. Pedersen
The legendary ad man offers up some guidance on the lost art of the magazine cover.
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