Power of Place
By Paul Makovsky and Martin C. Pedersen
With a new public-school library in Queens, the Robin Hood Foundation
and Weiss/Manfredi prove that design can transform a community in need.
The Rebirth of Classic
By Kristi Cameron
Modern designs live again at this year's International Contemporary
Furniture Fair.
The IDEO Cureby Christopher Hawthorne
When ailing health-care providers turned to design's best-known
consultants, the fix they got was more informational than architectural.
Rapt in Plastic
By Alec Appelbaum
When big retail chains are pushing contemporary design, what's an
avant-garde manufacturer to do? Milan's Kartell aims to make its move
onto the U.S. stage.
Remember the Towers
By Paul Makovsky
A new book chronicles the life of the World Trade Center as captured by
Contact Press Images photographers.
One Year After
By Ken Shulman
Two former tenants at the World Trade Center make brave and painful
transitions to new homes.
Turn, Turn, Turnby Lawrence Weschler
Robert Irwin's spectacular Getty Garden--reviled by Richard Meier but
embraced by the public--is an anomaly in forever young L.A.: it changes
with the seasons.
Departments
Notes from Metropolis Are architects up to the task of engaging in
a public debate about urban form?
The Metropolis Observed The anti-stock book; fast times at architecture
high; egress and the WTC; Alex Garvin's tough job; off-the-wall paper; Case
Study Cleveland; a living library; more Noguchi, for less; amazing Grace
Center.
Perspective: Little Italy
By Matt Steinglass
Tuscan architectural styles fulfill South Africa's need for fantasy
while fostering its nascent democracy.
Enterprise: Pay It Forwardby Jade Chang
When a large corporation like Toyota goes green, it can carry a whole
industry with it.
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