current issue celebrating 30 blog multimedia books events neocon next generation design competition state of design ceu new products designmart Connect with us		May 2011 Features Artek in America By Paul Makovsky Celebrating its 75th anniversary, Alvar Aalto’s furniture company returns to its roots and prepares to conquer the American market once again. Features Waiting for the End of the World By Martin C. Pedersen A wealthy financier’s 1978 bomb shelter is the ultimate Cold War relic—and an extreme version of the government-sanctioned “security theater” still prevalent today. Notes from Metropolis Cause for Optimism By Susan S. Szenasy This year’s competition entries embraced a mission larger than high-performance buildings. In Review Bookshelf By Ivy Harrison and Kadie Yale New and notable books on architecture, culture, and design. Text Message Jerry Helling The creative force behind Bernhardt Design talks about the ultimate mentor, the joys of whipped cream, and the dark side of Apple. Productsphere Now on View By Paul Makovsky Fifteen products and three trends on display at this month’s ICFF America Anatomy of a Takedown By Karrie Jacobs A recent series of negative articles about New York’s transportation commissioner has our columnist crying foul. Portfolio Sketchy Logic By Mason Currey A new Metropolis Books title is proof that architects still draft their ideas by hand. Reference Page Reference By Claire Levenson In Production Auto Loan By Belinda Lanks Stefan Diez borrows car-manufacturing technology for the sheet-metal Chassis chair. Dîa-logue(s) Dialogue Observed • An Optimized Architecture • Unlikely Alliances • Bouyant Market • Assigned Seating • In the Fold • The New Piazza • Joint Venture • Exuberant Restraint • Total Designer • Terminal Velocity Mash-Up in the Hills By Eva Hagberg A San Francisco architect teams up with his artist-clients to create an ongoing work in process. Group Effort: The Next Generation 2011 Winner By Linda Hales A large, multidisciplinary team of architects and engineers envisions a zero-energy future for our federal government. Getting the Feds to Zero: The Next Generation 2011 Runners-Up By Ken Shulman The Next Generation designers provide the GSA with a blueprint for the greening of its huge stock of aging, inefficient buildings. Order This Issue Now! Past Issues Of Metropolis

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