current issue celebrating 30 blog multimedia books events neocon next generation design competition state of design ceu new products designmart Connect with us		September 2006 Features How Green is Your City? By Martin C. Pedersen and Lisa Chamberlain “The Green Roofing of America” certainly has a nice ring to it, but the idea remains more wishful thinking than reality. (0.2 CEU/HS) Notes from Metropolis Visionary? By Susan S. Szenasy We may want to rethink our standards for anointing our twenty-first-century design stars. Observed • Glamming It Up • This Land Is Your Land • High Visibility • Great Plains Urbanism • New Dimensions • The Politics of Pleasure America Why I’m (Occasionally) Proud to Be an American By Karrie Jacobs On a press junket to Houston, our columnist rediscovered the ingenuity for which we used to be famous. Far Corner Designis Personae By Philip Nobel The architecture crit—that tragicomic rite of passage—often has a cast of characters worthy of Shakespeare. Next Generation Straws Into Gold Padlab turns a humble object into the stuff of beauty. Learning Curve Greening the Ivory Tower North American colleges and universities are integrating environmental practices into design education in innovative ways. In Production The Retro Future By Belinda Lanks Sven Adolph’s new table lamp for Lucesco combines LEDs with classic modern lines. Materials Antimicrobial Surfaces By Mason Currey Germophobes rejoice. Thanks to Wakefield, Massachusetts–based AgION Technologies, bacteria-killing silver ions are creeping into a variety of everyday consumer products. Productsphere Suite Dreams By Paul Makovsky and Dana Mayer Step into our ideal hotel room. In Review Challenging the Master By Paul Goldberger The recent Zaha Hadid retrospective at the Guggenheim in New York became a battle of architectural wills. Reference Page Reference Page: September 2006 More information on people, places, and products covered in this issue of Metropolis. Text Message Peter Eisenman Peter Eisenman answers a few questions on architecture, inspiration, and process—using his thumbs. View From the Bridge By Lisa Chamberlain A slice of Hollywood East set amid the industrial squalor of Queens, Silvercup Studios plays host to a new featured performer: New York’s largest green roof. Sweet Sedum Green-roof technology now offers a host of options—from the humble patch of grass to sophisticated feats of structural engineering. Charting Our Progress By Michael Silverberg and Sierra Gonzalez Although limited in scope, a recent boom in green-roof construction demonstrates the pressing need for more. Green Roof Timeline A timeline of the evolution of green roofs over the years. The Principals of Play By Peter Hall Can game designers reach a generation of students reared on technology and resistant to traditional methods of teaching? Babes in the Woods By Kimberly Bradley At a Berlin day-care center, children get an interactive tree in which to play and daydream. Behind the Scenes By Jennifer Kabat Alex McDowell has digitally transformed the art of production design. His latest film takes a look inside the world of urban planning. Design Without Borders By Metropolis Staff North American businesses team with artisans abroad and demonstrate that commerce can be philanthropic. Family Circus By John Hockenberry In this third incarnation of Le Cirque, Sirio Maccioni and Adam D. Tihany resume a collaboration that has helped change the face of American dining. Order This Issue Now! Past Issues Of Metropolis

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