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 The Metropolis Observed To find out more about the underexcavation process used at Pisa and see a simulated QuickTime video of the tower's collapse, check out www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pisa/today.html. For an update on the current preservation efforts of ArtWatch International, visit www.artwatchinternational.org. You can order limited-edition Real Dollars or find out more about the Lawrence Trade Organization (LTO) at lto.lawrence.ks.us/home.htm. Read up on winning designs for the Tree Rack competition at www.designentries.com; take a look at the official Trees New York online newsletter at www.treesny.com. In Production Mr H!de is available in North America at the Showroom of Scandinavia, 515 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10012, (212) 226-1991, or through Mikael Høilund (e-mail mikael@hoilund.dk). Wrestling with the Legacy The Illinois Institute of Technology's Web site, www.iit.edu/departments/pr/arch.comp/, offers extensive information about the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation International Design Competition, Koolhaas & OMA/AMO's winning design, as well as the other finalists and their design proposals. Play Ball For a detailed history of Steeplechase Park, including historic images, check out history.amusement-parks.com/users/adamsandy/steeplechase.htm. Then visit PBS's Web site celebrating Coney Island, America's first amusement park, at www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/coney/index.html. To learn more about the Brooklyn Cyclones and the new KeySpan ballpark, log on to www.brooklyncyclones.com. Contact the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) or read about its current projects at www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/lpc. Think Green Learn more about William McDonough + Partners at www.mcdonough.com. Visit McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry's Web site www.mbdc.com. Learn about the EPEA's mission to design and promote ecologically optimized products at www.braungart.com. Living on the Fringes Explore Marjetica Potrc's Web site, www.potrc.org, to see examples of her writing, works on paper, current projects, and online collaborations. What Exit? For information on traffic advisories, driving tips, news releases, and assorted interesting turnpike facts, take a self-guided tour on www.state.nj.us/turnpike. For information about the What Exit? exhibition at the New Jersey Historical Society, call (201) 483-3939. Productsphere For information on Ron Arad's Table that Eats Chairs, visit www.cassina.it. Blu Dot's Flip Me table is available through www.bludot.com or by calling (612) 782-1844. For information on or purchase of Moniek Gerner's Playground Table, contact Droog Design at 011-31-20-626-9809. Jeffrey Bernett's Urban Table and Fabio Novembre's "Org Table" are both available through Cappellini; contact Annalisa Biasiotto at Cappellini Modern Age, (212) 966-0669. For further information or purchase of Thom Faulders and Ann Rainer's Undercover Table visit their Web site at www.beigedesign.com. |
