Notes from Metropolis
By Susan S. Szenasy
How architecture and design shape our thinking, our culture—and our future
Observed
America
By Karrie Jacobs
Mayor Mike’s plan for a more sustainable city is surprisingly comprehensive.
Far Corner
By Philip Nobel
Our columnist’s first built work casts a slightly different light on criticism.
Productsphere
By Paul Makovsky
The most high-performance rooms in the house get a suitably bold makeover.
In Production
By Belinda Lanks
The Splinter bench was inspired by the ups and downs of romantic relationships.
Materials
By Mason Currey
Emergency exit lighting by Assa Abloy addresses the limits of standard systems.
Perspective
By Krystal Chang
Auburn students build a home for a quilter that is greater than the sum of its parts.
In Review
By Mason Currey
New and notable books on architecture, culture, and design
Text Message
Petra Blaisse answers a few questions on interior design, inspiration, and process—using her thumbs.
Reference Page
By Lauren Bans
More information on people, places, and products covered in this issue of Metropolis.
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Brad Cloepfil’s emerging body of work may symbolize a shift away from glib shape-making toward a more timeless and lasting architecture.
By Aric Chen
The Sidwell Friends School is one of a string of educational buildings designed by Kieran Timberlake that merge instruction, sustainability, and behavior modification.
By Stephen Zacks
The context-driven work of an emerging architect reflects his deep ambivalence about the high-end reconstruction of Beirut.
By Eva Hagberg
Amale Andraos and Dan Wood—a pair of OMA alums—emerge from the long shadow of Rem Koolhaas.
By Alexander Gorlin
Decades ago artists began colonizing downtown, creating a social phenomenon that now reaches its ultimate culmination with Piero Lissoni’s Soho showroom.
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