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January 2012
Features
Game Changers | Vishaan Chakrabarti

He is reshaping architecture education by teaching real estate development with a combination of pragmatism and lofty ideals.
Features
Game Changers | Ruth Finkelstein

Her extensive research into aging and the city promises to transform urban living for seniors.
Features: Steep Learning Curve
Features: Dialogue in Light
Features: Space Invaders
Features: Building Community
Features: From Maker to Market
Features: Cool New Lamp
Features: Say What?
Features: Rem’s Love Letter
Features: Better Together
Features: The Ones to Watch
Features: Game Changers
Features: Game Changer | Michael Maltzan
Features: Game Changers | John Edelman
Features: Game Changers | Vishaan Chakrabarti
Features: Game Changers | Christopher Alexander | Game Changer Emeritus
Notes from Metropolis
Steep Learning Curve

The challenge of designing a net-zero neighborhood raises questions about how architects understand deep sustainability.

Observed
Dialogue in Light
Space Invaders
Building Community
From Maker to Market
Cool New Lamp

America
Say What?

The word “urban” is in the midst of a cultural makeover.

In Review
Rem’s Love Letter

Koolhaas pays tribute to the architects of the 1960s who forged a new path in postwar Japan.

In Production
Better Together

A Dutch design couple’s first collaboration yields 40 mix-and-match textiles and one svelte sofa.

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The Ones to Watch

In the coming year, these seven designers promise to be the profession’s rising stars.
Game Changers

Game Changer | Michael Maltzan

His work for the homeless in Los Angeles is a new paradigm for social housing.

Game Changers | John Edelman

He has revived DWR by reaching out to a new generation of American design.

Game Changers | Christopher Alexander | Game Changer Emeritus

In addition to our 12 game changers, we selected three design pioneers whose ideas have stood the ultimate test of time: going from revolutionary to mainstream.

Game Changers | Katie Salen

Using a game-based curriculum, Salen is challenging—head-on—education’s unhealthy reliance on tests.

Game Changers | Peter Bilak

By expanding the range of digital typography, he is opening the Internet to cultures around the world.

Game Changers | Bob Berkebile | Game Changer Emeritus

Game Changers | Tim Duggan

He is helping revive New Orleans through ambitious experiments in landscape design.

Game Changers | Ward “Mack”
McClendon

His Lower Ninth Ward Village is a linchpin of the community.

Game Changes | Laura Kurgan & Sarah Williams

Using sophisticated mapping technology, these information designers uncover hidden data to expose social injustice.

Game Changers | Rob Kalin

He created a passionate online community dedicated to making, selling, and sharing.

Game Changers | Stewart Brand | Game Changer Emeritus

Game Changers | Mirko Zardini

By provoking and critiquing the profession, he sets a new standard for architectural exhibitions.

Game Changers | Mia Birk

She has transformed our urban streets by organizing bike-sharing programs in 17 cities.

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