Departments
Notes from Metropolis: Celebrating the Next Generation
Talkin’ ’bout the Next Generation.
The Metropolis Observed
A torch song for furniture; computer-aided
clothing design; Marc Newson’s pet jet; soviet housing gets a
facelift; top designers spin the bottle; Airstream angles for new
drivers; collecting Sam Hecht; feng shui embassy; Apple’s design
koan; Luis Barragán’s Texas fantasy; Jones Beach turns 75;
the night the lights went out in Amsterdam.
In Production: It’s Elemental
By Kristi Cameron
Bertjan Pot’s Carbon Chair for Moooi.
Object Lesson: Subterranean Modernity
By Paul Goldberger
The stout and utilitarian subway bench may be one of the best pieces of
design in New York’s public realm.
America: Massive Markets
By Karrie Jacobs
Besieged by local opposition, Wal-Mart has adopted a strategy long used
by real estate developers and the architects who work for them.
Portfolio: Jest Pilots
Feel good always with Feel Good Anyway.
Perspective: The Smart Furniture Manifesto
By Mike Kuniavsky
An interface designer's Smart Furniture
Manifesto.
Productsphere: Homeward Bound
By Paul Makovsky
New designs for domestic spaces.
In Review
Witold Rybczynski on Affordable Housing; Bruce Sterling on
Nano; new and notable books on architecture, culture, and design;
a review of Web design and resources.
Up & Coming
Upcoming events, exhibitions, and conferences.
Reference Page
More information on people and places covered in this
issue of Metropolis.
Ben Katchor
In a Bad Light.
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Features
Between Brothers
By Cathy Lang Ho
In a world dominated by relentless self-promoters, the quiet, almost
Zen-like understatement of Erwan and Ronan Bouroullec speaks volumes.
Line of Site
By Andrew Blum
With the right combination of orientation and materials, architect Tim
Kobe transforms an awkward property near a freeway into a house with a
million-dollar view.
Kit of Parts
By Martin C. Pedersen
Richard Holbrook returns to basics with the easy-to-ship affordable Lucy
desk.
Inside Out
By Paul Makovsky
Adam Tihany’s first major building commission—a private
airport in the Arizona desert—marries the sensibility of an
interior designer with the sculptural romance of flight.
Next Generation Winner
By Alex Marshall
Four young architects’ bold idea: reusing remnants from the Big Dig
in Boston to create housing.
Patriot Act
By Stephen Zacks
By opening a store devoted exclusively to American design, two men hope
to enliven the U.S. furniture industry.
Urban Renewal
By Ken Shulman
Salt Lake City’s new public library—designed by Moshe Safdie
and local architects VCBO—is more than just a repository of books
and information.
How Does a Car Become a Chair?
By Phil Patton
Inspired by contemporary furniture, Nissan Design America flexes its
creative muscles by designing some.
Grand Central Inspiration
By Jonathan Ringen
Conducting a walking tour of his favorite building, Santiago Calatrava
rhapsodizes on the lessons it imparts and the influence it will have
downtown.
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