Metropolis Magazine - Metropolis Magazine February 2005
The Chill Room
To mark its accession to the United Nations, the Swiss government bestowed the organization with a new interior for its famous headquarters.
Eternal Optimist
Architect William McDonough has witnessed China’s rapid modernization and sees hope for sustainable development.
Surface Area
A range of eclectically detailed and high performance materials for interior surfaces.
The Toothpaste Aisle
In the toothpaste aisle in Duane Reade, the future looks dizzy with too many options.
Foreign Growth
Why should we care what happens to Chinese cities? Because the Chinese care what we think.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
At the University of Cincinnati, top architects get a strong request from the students. Will the twenty-first-century campus give us what Aretha Franklin asked for?
Domestic Progress
The competitors and winner of this year’s Electrolux Design Laboratory.
Endless Possibilities
Provenza’s large-format tiles are not just for the bathroom floor.
Rules of the Road
New materials and innovative design are making folding bicycles an urban reality. But can American car-culture change enough to make them safe to ride?
