current issue celebrating 30 blog multimedia books events neocon next generation design competition state of design ceu new products designmart Connect with us		November 2012 Features Designed for an Open Society By Susan S. Szenasy and Martin Pedersen Features Engineering Experiences By Marc Kristal Scott Amron’s function-driven approach to everyday rituals results in simple, almost poetic solutions. Notes from Metropolis Faith in Design By Susan S. Szenasy Dîa-logue(s) Dialogue Observed • Equal Footing • Cultural Continuum • Micro Living America Putting the Hate on Hold By Karrie Jacobs A longtime opponent of Atlantic Yards visits the new Barclays Center and comes away grudgingly impressed. Perspective Rereading Design for the Real World By Christopher Hawthorne Why does Victor Papanek’s scathing, 41-year-old critique of the profession still read as if it were written today? In Production No Need to Hide By Shannon Sharpe Georges Moanack’s electric socket can take pride of place, at home or in the office. Materials Areca Alchemy By Avinash Rajagopal Tjeerd Veenhoven finds a sustainable way to transform palm leaves into a sort-of leather. Productsphere At Home in the Office By Paul Makovsky Designers open up corporate environments to new ways of working. Reference Page Reference By Cristina Gonzalez International Style By Thomas de Monchaux The rise and fall (and perhaps, rise again) of U.S. embassy architecture The Trouble With Washington By Laurie Olin and Avinash Rajagopal The noted landscape architect dissects how clumsy, ill-considered security measures have impacted our nation’s once majestic capital. Modernists At Play By Paul Makovsky The children of midcentury masters reflect on growing up in a world surrounded by design. Order This Issue Now! Past Issues Of Metropolis

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