Metropolis Magazine - Metropolis Magazine February 2005
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?
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.
