Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Metropolis (December 2009)

The latest issue of Metropolis is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Contents:

FEATURES
  • BUILDING WITH LIGHT Speirs and Major's architectural approach to lighting goes beyond fixtures and foot candles / by Jonathan Glancey
  • CROSBY: GOOD NEIGHBOR A new hotel in SoHo exudes a homey British feel while paying proper deference to the often contentious surrounding community / by Kate Bolick
  • THE OH! FACTOR How James Dyson transforms everyday objects - the vacuum cleaner, the hand dryer, and how the desk fan - into objects of wonder / by Suzanne LaBarre
  • A SYMBOL OF PROGRESS Detroit's striking new transit center takes on even greater significance as the city suffers its most serious economic blow / by Kristin Palm
  • TAKING TO THE STREETS With auspicious timing, Landscape Forms launches its first transit-oriented furniture collection / by David Sokol

DEPARTMENTS

  • METROPOLISMAG.COM New and exclusive on the Web
  • NOTES FROM METROPOLIS Waves of new energy radiate from Washington as designers are called on, now more than ever, to collaborate.
  • DIALOGUE A reader's letter and a correction
  • OBSERVED: A Stadium Comeback The debate over restoring one of Miami's most iconic venues heats up. -- Good Chemistry/Curve Appeal One set of lighting fixtures inspired by scientific flasks, another by its ocean environs -- Military Chic Claesson Koivisto Rune fashion stylish hotel rooms in a couple of historic barracks.
  • AMERICA The curious route of the Las Vegas Monorail is the product of an equally bizarre planning and development process / Karrie Jacobs
  • LEARNING CURVE A new industrial-design program immerses students in the realities of corporate culture.
  • IN PRODUCTION Defne Koz's latest offering suggests two stones set aglow.
  • PRODUCTSPHERE With an emphasis on innovation and affordability, Spain is establishing itself as a major power in lighting design.
  • REFERENCE More information on people, places, and products covered in this issue of Metropolis
  • BEN KATCHOR Over the Shoulder

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