Notes from Metropolis
By Susan S. Szenasy
With their famously interconnected ways, young activists show how teams can address complex problems.
Observed
America
By Karrie Jacobs
The borough plays host to a manufacturing revival that combines high tech with a decidedly green sensibility.
Portfolio
By Sarah Palmer
For the photographer James Welling, Philip Johnson’s Glass House is both subject and instrument.
In Production
By Belinda Lanks
A new design by Martino Gamper pays homage to Thonet’s classic café chair.
Materials
By Paul Makovsky
Cosentino enlists the Campana brothers to create a bold installation made from recycled materials.
Productsphere
By Paul Makovsky
The best of this year’s NeoCon promises versatile and sustainable options for our changing workplaces.
In Review
New and notable books on architecture, culture, and design
Text Message
talks about bossy clients, waiting for the royalties, and the “virtues” of Sarah Palin.
Reference Page
By Claire Levenson
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By Martin C. Pedersen
Designed with the creative worker in mind, Coalesse’s new SW_1 line embodies the changing nature of the office.
By Michael Silverberg
After years of living in the shadow of its acclaimed academic neighbor, Barnard College steps out into the spotlight with a glittering new student center.
By Paul Makovsky
The architect Sava Cvek removes some of the bells and whistles of the task chair.
By Peter Hall
Education experts tell us that kids today learn in fundamentally different ways. Why haven’t our classrooms changed to reflect this shift? A new student chair and learning lab from Steelcase look to bridge the gap.
By Ken Shulman
Combining a knack for empathy with an elegance of line, Antenna Design creates products that are both beautiful and supremely functional.
The first cubicle, Robert Propst’s Action Office for Herman Miller, was introduced in 1968. Ever since, workstations have been shrinking while the employees that occupy them have swelled.
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