Marc Kristal, Author at Metropolis

Professional Introvert Susan Cain Rethinks The Open-Plan Office

Teaming up with a best-selling author, Steelcase creates work spaces for those seeking refuge from the constant din of the open-plan office.

Marc Kristal,

Teaming up with a best-selling author, Steelcase creates work spaces for those seeking refuge from the constant din of the open-plan office.

The Veteran Fabrication Company Combining High-Tech With Craft

In the hands of NRI, a leading fabrication service, 3-D printing is a finely honed craft.

Marc Kristal,

In the hands of NRI, a leading fabrication service, 3-D printing is a finely honed craft.

A Surge in Cultural Capital Is Remaking France’s Oldest City

Marseille—France's second city and among its poorest—is using its year in the spotlight as European Capital of Culture to reinvent itself.

Marc Kristal,

Marseille, France’s oldest city – and one of its poorest – uses its year in the spotlight to reinvent itself.

The Living Office—The Action Office for the Digital Age?

Almost 50 years after the Action Office, the furniture company embarks on the next big rethinking of the workplace.

Marc Kristal,

Almost 50 years after the Action Office, Herman Miller embarks on the next big rethinking of the workplace: the Living Office. It is the ultimate twenty-first-century work-in-progress.

Engineering Experiences

Marc Kristal,

Scott Amron’s function-driven approach to everyday rituals results in simple, almost poetic solutions.

Long Road to Simple

Marc Kristal,

A new line of school furniture capitalizes on extensive research into the changing dynamics of the classroom.

Starck’s Material World

Marc Kristal,

More than ten years in the making, the designer’s new chair pushes Emeco—a manufacturer long famous for its iconic aluminum furniture—in a whole new direction.

Happy Discovery

Marc Kristal,

In its new wing, the Queens Central Library finds delightful ways to encourage kids to learn.

Vishaan Chakrabarti: Bringing Real Estate Into the Urban Fold

Chakrabarti is reshaping architecture education by teaching real estate development with a combination of pragmatism and lofty ideals.

Marc Kristal,

He is reshaping architecture education by teaching real estate development with a combination of pragmatism and lofty ideals.

John Edelman: No to Knockoffs, Yes to Talent

John Edelman has revived Design Within Reach by reaching out to a new generation of American designers.

Marc Kristal,

He has revived DWR by reaching out to a new generation of American design.

Mia Birk: Transportation Reformer, Bicycle Advocate

Birk has transformed our urban streets by organizing bike-sharing programs across the country.

Marc Kristal,

She has transformed our urban streets by organizing bike-sharing programs across the country.

An Outsize Influence

Marc Kristal,

The expansion of the Cranbrook Art Museum will immerse students and visitors in its extraordinary history.

Just Getting Started

Marc Kristal,

Pumped by early success, the architect Jun Aizaki contemplates the future and sees possibilities everywhere.

Nothing to Prove

Marc Kristal,

Ian Schrager teams up with Marriott on a global line of defiantly unhip boutique hotels.

From the Ground Up

Marc Kristal,

An award-winning planning study for Lower Manhattan may act as a model for future development.

Hidden Potential

Marc Kristal,

Specht Harpman celebrates the uninspired architecture of a 1960s dormitory.

Moorish Accents

Marc Kristal,

A renovation inflected with traditional details returns Morocco’s La Mamounia hotel to its roots.

Foreign Import

Marc Kristal,

Inspired by a trip to Brazil, two Danish architects bring Oscar Niemeyer’s bold thinking home to Aarhus.

Act of Alchemy

Marc Kristal,

For a hotel in Mexico City, Yabu Pushelberg spins the familiar into gold.

By developing their own projects, Jared Della Valle and Andrew Bernheimer have succeeded in New York without going through the “right” schools or firms. Now, just as the economy collapses around them, they are completing their first two buildings in Manhattan.

Marc Kristal

Professional Introvert Susan Cain Rethinks The Open-Plan Office

Teaming up with a best-selling author, Steelcase creates work spaces for those seeking refuge from the constant din of the open-plan office.

The Veteran Fabrication Company Combining High-Tech With Craft

In the hands of NRI, a leading fabrication service, 3-D printing is a finely honed craft.

A Surge in Cultural Capital Is Remaking France’s Oldest City

Marseille—France's second city and among its poorest—is using its year in the spotlight as European Capital of Culture to reinvent itself.

The Living Office—The Action Office for the Digital Age?

Almost 50 years after the Action Office, the furniture company embarks on the next big rethinking of the workplace.

Engineering Experiences

Long Road to Simple

Starck’s Material World

Happy Discovery

Vishaan Chakrabarti: Bringing Real Estate Into the Urban Fold

Chakrabarti is reshaping architecture education by teaching real estate development with a combination of pragmatism and lofty ideals.

John Edelman: No to Knockoffs, Yes to Talent

John Edelman has revived Design Within Reach by reaching out to a new generation of American designers.

Mia Birk: Transportation Reformer, Bicycle Advocate

Birk has transformed our urban streets by organizing bike-sharing programs across the country.

An Outsize Influence

Just Getting Started

Nothing to Prove

From the Ground Up

Hidden Potential

Moorish Accents

Foreign Import

Act of Alchemy

Making It Happen

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