current issue celebrating 30 blog multimedia books events neocon next generation design competition state of design ceu new products designmart Connect with us		January 2007 Notes from Metropolis Behind the Beauty Shot By Susan S. Szenasy A complex set of interior-design decisions is revealed with the aid of graphic design. Observed • Local Color • Parting Company • The Art of Compromise • You Were Expecting a Knuckle Sandwich? • Off the Wall • Pushing the Envelope • Soled Separately • Changing Venues America Searching for the Future By Karrie Jacobs It’s amazing what you would see, if only you looked up from your BlackBerry. Far Corner I ♥ IIT… But I Still Don’t Like Rem By Philip Nobel A visit to the Koolhaas-designed student center in Chicago places our columnist in a real quandary. Next Generation The New Jersey Barrier By Rebecca Cavanaugh Mark Oberholzer explores the urban ­highway’s potential for wind power. In Production Inside the Box By Belinda Lanks Alain Berteau finds a novel use for cardboard packaging material. Materials Pop Panels By Mason Currey Form-pressed, sound-absorbent plywood squares with raised circular bubbles Productsphere Welcome to the Jungle By Paul Makovsky Designs inspired by warmer climes. Reference Page Reference Page: January 2007 More information on people, places, and products covered in this issue of Metropolis. Ben Katchor From the Outside Design from the Inside Out By Susan S. Szenasy Winners of the inaugural IIDA/Metropolis Smart Environments Awards—a snapshot of twenty-first-century interiors Skin and Bones By Mason Currey Winka Dubbeldam balances substance and style beyond a dazzling glass curtain wall in a New York loft. Organic Barn Raising By Karen E. Steen For a Slow Food restaurant in San Francisco, Cass Calder Smith deploys recycled materials for durability with a popular appeal. The Green Urban Office By Andrew Blum With natural lighting and amenities for transportation, HOK’s downtown Toronto studios set the gold standard for office interiors. Platinum Effort By Michael Silverberg For Interface’s Atlanta showroom, TVS Interiors achieves LEED’s highest rating by undertaking a rigorous predesign process. Object Lesson By Martin C. Pedersen The circumvention of SOM’s daylighting scheme for Bank of America shows that user education is essential to sustainable design. Seminar in the Woods By Fred Moody Daylighting, natural ventilation, energy efficiency, and clean materials rule in classrooms for the Evergreen State College by Mahlum Architects. The Beauty of Numbers By Jennifer Kabat Inspired by his work with influential architects, Cecil Balmond searches for that exquisite blend of structural form and structural logic. Powers of 10 By Craig Schwitter and Leslie E. Robertson Two leading structural ­engineers pick their favorite feats of man-made wonder. Order This Issue Now! Past Issues Of Metropolis

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