SHoP Talk by Christopher Hawthorne
According to Sharples Holden Pasquarelli, the architectural practice of the future isn't a corporate firm, an academic studio, an arty atelier, or a technology lab. It's all four.

Venturing a Better Way by Lawrence Weschler
When artist Richard Hamilton was invited to create a painting based on a work in London's National Gallery, he used it as an opportunity to rework one of his pet peeves--the museum's Sainsbury Wing.

Would You Buy a Concept Car from This Man? by Phil Patton
Freeman Thomas's first crop of show cars for DaimlerChrysler has the automotive press scratching their heads. Why is he still smiling?

The Suspension of Disbelief by Nathan Silver
Arnold Chan works to create the ultimate paradox--lighting that disappears into the projects it's designed for.

Urban Legend by Mindy Aloff
A New York building's secret histories tower over its nondescript facade.

Dialogue Designing Worlds student competition winners.

The Metropolis Observed
Bowled over at Soldier Field; drawing without editors; Big Blue courts the big screen; Barbie builds her dream house; what buildings teach; Haitian renovation; AGI cuts a rug.

Scan Renzo Piano's billboard building.

Enterprise by Ken Shulman A Boston-based lighting firm is a rare bird--a high-tech start-up with products and profits.

Far Corner by Philip Nobel Why can't the built world--in all of its potential messiness--be considered as sublime as a sunset?

ICFF Preview An advance look at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair 2001.

In Production Henriette Leth's Big Apple chair.

Productsphere Enlightenment at the Salon du Meuble.

In Review Christopher Hawthorne on Antoine Predock's Tang Museum, at Skidmore College; Ken Coupland's monthly list of Web sites.

Ben KatchorThe Decorative Impulse