current issue celebrating 30 blog multimedia books events neocon next generation design competition state of design ceu new products designmart Connect with us		October 2006 America The Revolution That Never Quite Was By Karrie Jacobs The Vermont enclave Prickly Mountain was built as an antiestablishment utopia—and that’s what it still is. Notes from Metropolis Remembering Bill Stumpf By Susan S. Szenasy Let us now celebrate the man who brought grace, civility, and optimism into the design dialogue. Observed • Easing into Retirement Housing • Heavyweight Matchup • Back on the Grid • Civic Fashion • Check It Out • DIY Defibrillator • Our Ailing Communities • Community Latticework • The Thrill of it All • Starting Out Small • Notes from Wunderground • City Blocks • ADA Made Easy • Snatched from Oblivion • Red Carpet Treatment Far Corner Good Times By Philip Nobel By resisting easy temptations Renzo Piano has ­accomplished something rare: unstrained symbolism. Perspective Toward a New Archipelago By Joel Kotkin Clusters of self-sustaining suburban villages can be the way we grow—without sprawling. Portfolio Craft Bombing By Nancy Nowacek Knitters practice urban beautification by taking their needles to the streets. In Production Solid State By Belinda Lanks Mario Ruiz’s new series for Estoli brings flair to the accessible home. Materials SicisBlock By Mason Currey Visitors to Italian manufacturer Sicis’s new showroom in New York’s Soho will find a world of tile. Productsphere Materials Conservation By Paul Makovsky The latest environmentally friendly surfaces. In Review Bookshelf New and notable books on architecture, culture, and design. Reference Page Reference Page: October 2006 More information on people, places, and products covered in this issue of Metropolis. Text Message Lorraine Wild Lorraine Wild answers a few questions on graphic design, inspiration, and process—using her thumbs. Dîa-logue(s) Diva in the House By Oren Safdie The reigning queen of architecture talks about gender-specific buildings, the controversy behind her new Museum of Contemporary-Contemporary Art, and the difference between organic and regular Deconstructivism. Next Phase: Asymptote 3.0 By Peter Hall A leading experimental firm takes the next step, replacing bytes with bricks and mortar. The Art of Layering By Paul Makovsky After two intensive years of research, Hella Jongerius and Maharam have produced a textile that juxtaposes handiwork and industrial processes. IDEO’s Urban Pre-Planning By Andrew Blum Can its “Smart Space” practice shake up the lumbering world of infrastructure, zoning, and public process? Under Bright Lights By Criswell Lappin David Allee’s latest photographs capture out-of-context urban objects in an otherworldly glow. Sculpting Infinity By Mason Currey Erwin Hauer’s enticing wall screens captivated the likes of Marcel Breuer, Philip Johnson, and Florence Knoll Bassett. Now the artist enters the digital age. The Re-Education of Michael Graves By John Hockenberry Three years after the illness that changed his life forever, the designer embarks on a new challenge and, perhaps, a new legacy. (0.2 CEU/HS) Order This Issue Now! Past Issues Of Metropolis

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