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Metropolis Musings

Feeling nostalgic about the publication’s 25th anniversary, the man behind Metropolis talks about its inception as well as its future. 
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Rebirth, 2008
Nosign of the Times

A young designer that uses nature as his guide 
During their stay at Project M Lab in Hale County, students from MICA’s Center for Design Practice created a graphic blitz to support the work of the non-profit HERO. The campaign, called “= House,” is the first in a series of designs meant to encourage homeownership among the rural poor. This stencil was used to create inexpensive and colorful posters.
Project M: Thinking Wrong, Doing Right

John Bielenberg broke creative ground in his graphic design career. Now he wants to transform the industry itself. 
Wim De Wit, architectural historian and head of the Department of Architecture and Design at the Getty Research Institute
Bringing Design to the Getty

The head of Getty’s new Department of Architecture and Design talks about the institute’s extensive collection and unrealized Southern California design. 
Tom Oslund
The Work of an Outsider

Landscape architect Tom Oslund discusses the making of a memorial, his Zen time, and ecology vs. aesthetics. 
100% Design Tokyo, Japanese designers Atelier Yukiyanagi and Terminal 01 present their ‘outterior furniture for urban space’.
Designs on Japan

Tokyo Designers Week showcased an abundance of global talent. 
Design Corps’ migrant-farmworker housing was realized in 2007. The two-bedroom version is shown here.
More From the Notebook of Bryan Bell

The author and architect sheds more light on public-interest architecture 
Alley Flat Initiative
Austin, TX 2007
More From the Notebook of Sergio Palleroni

Insight from an architect invovled in design activism 
The light rail bridge at night
Calatrava Strikes a Chord

The Spanish architect discusses his bridge in Israel as well as his project in New York. 
Gerding Edlen transformed the historic Portland Armory, built in 1891, into a Leed Platinum performing arts center.
Follow the LEEDer

Portland’s Gerding Edlen Development continues to break new ground in green development. 
John Todd accepts his award from the Buckminster Fuller Institute
The Visionary Thinking of John Todd

The winner of the Buckminster Fuller Challenge has a plan for Appalachia and it could be the design model of the future. 
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