current issue celebrating 30 blog multimedia books events neocon next generation design competition state of design ceu new products designmart Connect with us		November 2005 Features XXXL By Paul Makovsky America’s mania for big has reached epic proportions. Bigger is now more than just better—it’s ginormous! Notes from Metropolis New Orleans on Our Minds By Susan S. Szenasy As thoughts of rebuilding turn to action, some important questions must be raised. Observed • Cure for the Common Hospital • The Granny Flat Grows Up • Proto-Type • Boutique on Rye • Juicy House • The Building as Canvas • Architectural Alchemy • A Post-Millennial Turn • Not a Little Teapot America Warhol’s Time Machine By Karrie Jacobs The artist’s 612 cardboard boxes of junk offer a gateway to the past, the present, and maybe even the future. Far Corner Onward and Upward? By Philip Nobel Four years after 9/11—at perhaps the peak of the real estate bubble—very tall has never been hotter. Mentoring Spirits in the Material World By Tim McKeough A design-build workshop in Nova Scotia reconnects students and practicing architects with the past. Portfolio The Life Botanic By Kristi Cameron Chris Garofalo’s transition from graphic designer to ceramist was evolutionary. In Production iPod Boom Box By Mireille Hyde Josh Schoenfeld’s Amplipod Productsphere Work It Out By Paul Makovsky The latest contract products are tools for personalizing office environments. In Review Postcard from Aspen By John Hockenberry As the venerable conference reorganizes, a larger question persists: What relevance does it hold today? Reference Page Reference Page: November 2005 More information on people, places, and products covered in this issue of Metropolis. The Bloomberg Experience After visiting the new Bloomberg headquarters in New York, we knew immediately that it represented the “electronic office” on a large and dazzling scale. Brand Central Station By Alexandra Lange Bloomberg’s new offices weave information, technology, and space into a seamless display of interior urban planning. By The Numbers By Peter Hall Information—key to the Bloomberg empire—becomes an intrinsic part of the visual experience. Total Design By Paul Makovsky Every product in Bloomberg’s headquarters reflects the brand as much as it serves the work. Chattanooga Crossroads By Alex Marshall After completing an ambitious waterfront initiative the city recently changed leadership, raising the question: Is this the end of 20 years of urban enlightenment? Order This Issue Now! Past Issues Of Metropolis

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