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Metropolis Musings

Feeling nostalgic about the publication’s 25th anniversary, the man behind Metropolis talks about its inception as well as its future. 
Louis Sullivan-designed bank in Cedar Rapids.
Architecture Landmarks in Iowa Flooded

Buildings by Sullivan, Wright, Gehry, and Holl impacted. 
AS IT WAS
The Rudoplph building in its heyday.
Preservation or Parking?

There may yet be hope for Paul Rudolph’s modern masterpiece despite a recent vote against it 
Panelists in Friday’s Idea Studio weigh in on the hot topic of sustainability as it pertains to Portland’s future development. From left: Scott Lewis, Greg Baldwin, Mark Edlen, Susan Anderson, Randy Gragg, Tom Manley and Susan Szenasy.
To the Class of ‘08
In the season of the commencement speech, Metropolis’ Susan S. Szenasy has advice for new grads: learn what it really means to connect. 
Puerto Rican artist Luis Berríos-Negrón’s 2007 exhibition Nonspheres IV, composed of a digitally-generated tetrahedral lattice in wire that mimics the structure of carbon.
Get with the Program

An innovative project space in Berlin pushes the boundaries between architecture and art. 
Jaime Lerner
Learning from Lerner

The former mayor of Curitiba, Brazil is carrying his message of sustainability to the world’s burgeoning cities. Lesson one: Get rid of your car. 
Stanley Tigerman
Tigerman Sees Red (and Topaz)

Topaz Medallion winner Stanley Tigerman calls it like he sees it. 
Willowlamp’s Protea (named after South Africa’s national flower) is comprised of old fashioned tiers layered with raw brass chain.
Design Indaba 11, Cape Town 2008

An annual exposition and conference shows off the best of South African design. 
Reima and Raili Pietilä.
Breaking the Modernist Mold

Raili Pietilä reflects on a life of design with her husband, Reima, and the new exhibition that examines the Pietilä legacy. 
The inaugural Great Indoors event doled out five €10,000 prizes and the winners represented the highest of high design. Jurors, who included Vitra CEO Rolf Fehlbaum and designer Renny Ramakers, praised Thomas Heatherwick’s East Beach Cafe, pictured above, for treating interior and exterior as a whole.
Postcard from Maastricht

Beyond Milan and Eindhoven, the author discovers an emerging design center in Europe. 
Tishman Speyer Properties and Morgan Stanley
Architect: Helmut Jahn 
Landscape Architect: Peter Walker
Follow the Money

With the winning bid for the Hudson Rail Yards announced, the author takes a critical look at the flawed selection process. 
Garth Roberts
The Trajectory of a Young Designer

Globe-trotting Garth Roberts talks about commissioned projects and the importance of materials and place. 
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