DEPARTMENTS
September 2008
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74 America
by Karrie Jacobs
While the rest of the world builds high-speed
railroads, we contemplate floating trains. #
12 Off the Book
New and exclusive on the Web
24 Contributors
82 Far Corner
by Philip Nobel
The primal power of Tadao Ando derives
from his sublime use of one material and
one move. T
26 Notes from Metropolis
Let us celebrate a unique place where design,
the environment, and humanism are firmly
rooted in culture and history.
90 Portfolio
A young photographer explores the view
from the hospital bed. T
28 Dialogue
Readers’ letters
94 Learning Curve
In a battered New Orleans, the CityBuild
consortium creates a process for community-based projects.
33 Observed
34 A Brooklyn architect builds an unorthodox
chapel in his native Philippines. T
40 The Bronx Zoo’s landmarked Lion House
gets a green renovation. T
42 Thomas J. Campanella on China’s
explosive urbanization
50 A futuristic baby scale/Pop naturalism for
the hospital bed/An electronic reminder
for forgetful patients
52 Bordeaux balks at a Corian-clad hotel. T#
56 Fallingwater-inspired paint T/
Reviving a Gio Ponti rug design/
Teco pottery becomes affordable (again).
58 Art in the Age of Steam in Kansas City
66 Radiohead’s all-LED stage lighting T#
68 A contemporary housing complex
for Lebanese fishermen #
70 LEDs go organic.
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98 In Production
A difficult form becomes a reality,
thanks to persistence and lots and lots
of computer models.
100 Materials
A home-improvement project by Greg Lynn
evolves into the Blobwall, a modular wall
system produced by Panelite. T
142 Productsphere
Soothing new designs are putting the
hospitality back into hospitals.
144 Bookshelf
New and notable books on architecture,
culture, and design
102 Perspective
Forget the film festival—the gaudiest
display of power and money at Cannes
involves real estate. #
146 Up & Coming
Cold War Modern at the Victoria
and Albert Museum
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168 Text Message
Murray Moss answers a few questions
on design retail, life, and inspiration—
using his thumbs. #
170 Reference
More information on people, places, and
products covered in this issue of Metropolis
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172 Ben Katchor
The Providential Twine Center
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