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The Metropolis Observed
For more on the Wall House 2 log on to
www.wallhouse.nl/. Fifteen books
by or about John Hejduk are available at
www.tometa.com/bookstore/hejdok.htm.
For background on the Robert Taylor Houses go to
http://www.thecha.org/Taylor_Main.htm.
To find out about current public housing policies, go to the US
Department of Housing and Urban Development site at
www.hud.gov. Links to
NYC's High Performance Buildings Guidelines can be found at
http://www.nyserda.org/green.html. Another good site for green
building information is the US Green Building Council,
www.usgbc.org/programs/leed.htm. New York design professionals
interested in working with the public sector should go to
www.designtrust.org. Also check out
www.mbdc.com for more on Bill McDonough's
work. For more on Izenour's work with Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates,
go to the firm's site at
www.vsba.com.
Hail to the Chief
The General Service Administration can be reached at
www.gsa.gov. The Design
Excellence Program's site is
hydra.gsa.gov/pbs/pc/design_excell/index.htm.
The U.S. Green Buildings Council LEED program information can be seen at
www.usgbc.org/programs/leed.htm.
Double Vision
Check out
www.d.umn.edu/~bjohns33 for extensive information on the history
and production of all the Coen Brothers' movies.
Master of the Zeitgeist
Ian Schrager's hotel empire is online at
www.ianschragerhotels.com. For
more on of two of his newest, log on to
www.hudsonhotel.com or
www.clifthotel.com.
The Billion-Dollar Start-Up
Go to
www.nike.com for all things Nike. Have a look at their new European
headquarters at
www.mcdonough.com/projects/p_nike.html.
Culver City Renaissance
There are before and after shots of Culver City at
www.culvercitylife.com/july/JULY8.htm.
See all of Eric Owen Moss's work at
www.ericowenmoss.com.
Productsphere
Hella Jongerius Candle Holders, Miguel Vieira Baptista Vases, and Fernando
Brizio Bowls are available from Atlantis Crystal,
www.atlantiscrystal.pt.
The Stanley decanter set is available from Mxyplyzyk in New York, (212)
989-4300. Home-Lab is available through DMD Inc. at (805) 687-6121. For
more information about Modus Design, visit their Web site at
www.modusdesign.com.
The Wagenfeld tea service is available from Moss, 146 Greene Street, New
York, (866) 888-6677 or
www.mossonline.com and from the MoMA Design Stores
at 44 West 53rd Street, New York, (212) 767-1050 and 81 Spring Street, New
York, (646) 613-1367 or
www.momastore.org. Casper Ware is available in the
US from the Terence Conran Shop, 407 E. 59th St., New York, (212) 755-9079.
The Hoffman Series B stemware, the Honeycomb Rotter Tumbler, and the Vesuvius
caviar bowl are all available at Moss. For more information about the following
companies visit their Web sites: Tonfisk Design,
www.tonfisk-design.fi;
Rörstrand,
www.rorstrand.com; and Atlantis Crystal,
www.atlantiscrystal.pt.
For ideas in contemporary design, travel, and concierge services, many of
which are related to Metropolis articles, log on to
www.zebrano.com.
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