Notes from Metropolis
By Susan S. Szenasy
The way we produce the magazine has changed radically over the past 25 years.
Observed
America
By Karrie Jacobs
Detroit’s Mayor Bing might learn something from the urban homesteaders descending on his city.
In Production
By Mason Currey
Benjamin Hubert’s Pod chair insulates sitters in a cocoon of pressed PET felt.
Materials
By Avinash Rajagopal
Hemp may not be exciting, but it makes for a lightweight, durable, and sustainable seating option.
In Review
A special look at new and notable releases on techology and design
Shop Talk
The cofounder of Antenna Design answers a few questions on industrial design.
Reference Page
By Karla Alindahao
Productsphere
By Paul Makovsky
State-of-the-art gadgets complement our fast-paced contemporary lifestyle.
|  | By Martin C. Pedersen
Technological innovation is enabling design ideas at all scales, from city planning to fashion. Here are six case studies.
By Martin C. Pedersen
PlaceMatters’s software tools make it easier for towns and cities to get locals involved in the planning process.
By William Bostwick
For many architects, existing software is a mere scaffold, on which they add all sorts of task-specific tweaks and modifications.
By Mason Currey
A “connoisseur of computer science” tackles the ultimate architectural challenge: finding easy ways to build complex structures.
By Paul Makovsky
Using the marketing world’s technology du jour, a student creates the ultimate tool for self-promotion: a dress made of QR codes.
By Eva Hagberg
Stanford University’s new medical school, designed by NBBJ, places a premium on hands-on learning and the cultivation of “people skills” often sadly lacking in doctors everywhere.
By Philip Nobel
In the middle of a brilliant second act, Ennead Architects is showing exactly how to build on—and succeed—its legendary founder.
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