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The Metropolis Observed
After reading the interview with CUP's Damon Rich, find out what the
zoning rules are at the New York City Department of City Planning
homepage,
www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/dcp/home.html, with particular info on
Long Island City, the Unified Bulk Program, and Brooklyn Loft
Legislation. PS1's Web site is
www.ps1.org; the Storefront for Art and
Architecture is at
www.storefrontnews.org. For the latest in products,
news, schools, and companies relating to Scandinavian design, go to
www.scandinaviandesign.com. From there link to Swedish design schools,
including two mentioned in the article: Beckmans School of Design,
www.beckmansschool.se; and Konstfack,
www.konstfack.se. Check out the
alumni-designed products for sale at the Rhode Island School of Design
gift shop at
www.risdworks.com. The Ten Shades of Green exhibit is
online at
www.archleague.org/exhibitions/10shades/10shades_home.html.
For a copy of the show catalog write to
archleague@mindspring.com or
call (212) 753-1722. More on the conference is available at the ASLA's
Web site,
www.asla.org/nonmembers/opportunities/olympic02.htm. For more
information contact Elizabeth Bailey-Durst, Salt Lake City Corporation,
at (801) 535-7757. The Physical Fitness of Cities program is online at
www.fitcities.org/english/about.htm.
In Production
For more information about the Altamira chair, contact Pedro Silva Dias
at
p.silvadias@megamail.pt, or Altamira, the chair's manufacturer and distributor,
at Av. 5 de Outubro 35, Lisbon; Tel: 21-315-47-94; Fax: 21-315-47-95; Or
e-mail
info@altamira.co.pt or log on to
www.altamira.online.pt. Experimentadesign
is online at
www.experimentadesign.pt.
Permanent Vacation
Get the particulars on this floating gated community at
www.residensea.com/ home.htm and see a floor plan of one of the
apartments at
www.artresources.com/features/imagepage.ihtml?a=ms&f=5.7.
Paradise Regained
More on Crystal Cove is available at Laura Davick's site,
www.crystalcove.net,
and through the California Parks Department site,
http://cal-parks.ca.gov.
Go to
www.coastalconservancy.ca.gov for more info on the work being done
to protect the California coastline.
Soft Sell
For more info on Renault Paris showroom go to
www.renault.com/gb/passion/presentation_p1.htm, with links to L'Atelier Renault
(www.atelier-renault.com).
Toyota's Paris showroom is at
www.lrv.toyota.fr. Uniplan, the company that
oversaw development of Renault's space, can be found at
www.uniplan.com.
The Timeless Temple
A wealth of pictures of the Colorado stupa's construction is available at
www.stupa.org.nz/stupa/intro.htm. For more on concrete go to the American Concrete
Institute's Web site at
www.aci-int.org.
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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