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November 2009
Notes from Metropolis
E-waste

Can designers create a desperately needed solution to this vexing problem?
Features
The Way Forward

Buffeted by criticism from Prince Charles, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners forges ahead with new ideas for old problems.
Features: The Way Forward
Features: The New Tools
Features: Spirit of St. Louis
Features: Area of Influence
Features: E-waste
Features: Beautiful Decay
Features: Flat-Out Amazing
Features: Tribal Plan
Features: A Bowery Reborn
Features: Simple Cures
Features: Pleasing Pleats
Features: Something Old, Something New
Features: Fully Integrated
Observed
Beautiful Decay
Flat-Out Amazing
Tribal Plan

America
A Bowery Reborn

The neighborhood once home to flophouses and the Salvation Army becomes a target for development.

In Production
Simple Cures

Clear instructions and honest materials take the pain out of first-aid products.

Materials
Pleasing Pleats

Bart Halpern partners with Pulp Studio to create a new treatment for his signature textiles.

Enterprise
Something Old, Something New

To reposition itself, Kimball Office reaches across the ocean for a jolt of high design.

Productsphere
Fully Integrated

A new generation of office products gives us the technology we need—without flaunting it.
The New Tools

Can emerging technologies change the culture of building or end the adversarial relationship between contractors and architects? When it came time to become a building owner, Autodesk decided to run a few plays from its own digital playbook.

Spirit of St. Louis

A new sculpture park has not only transformed downtown but lifted the city’s sense of itself and its future.

Area of Influence

After purchasing Edward Fields Carpet Makers, Tai Ping is taking pains to honor the American company’s legacy while moving the brand forward.

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