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Metropolis
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JENNILEE MARIGOMEN
The Vancouver-based photographer is interested in investigating everyday phenomena, and
was named one of Photo District
Newss 30 New and Emerging
Photographers to Watch this year.
She is also the communications
coordinator for Gallery 295,
which provides facilities for
photographic production. Last
April, Marigomen flew out to
Orcas Island to photograph the
Pole Pass Cabin (p. 88). My
favorite parts were the blurred
lines between the indoors and
outdoors and how the design
made those lines beautiful and
efficient all at the same time,
she says. Turning the wheel
crank was fun, too!
REBECCA GREENWALD
Ive had Colombia in the back
of my mind for a while,
Greenwald says. For so long, all
I heard was a story of violence
and corruption, but all of a
sudden, it flipped to one of urban
innovation. Her trip last May
became the basis for her report
on Medelln (p. 116). As long as
mayoral administrations are
committed to strategic bottomup planning, the city will continue to be a positive force, she
says. The Austin-based writer
has managed cross-country road
trips for the design-and-travel
startup Mosey, and is a communications consultant for architects, designers, and planners.
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Often compared to the work
of Andy Warhol, Sister Mary
Corita Kents silkscreens are
bright, bold, and, most of all,
uplifting. Her message reverberated throughout the civil
rights protests and antiwar
rallies of the 1960s and 1970s,
when she made the cover
of Newsweek and the Saturday
Evening Post.
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is changing that. After stops at
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October 4. The show, which
originated at Torontos Bata
Shoe Museum, is the first to
chart the sneakers history, from
its origins in the 19th-century
commercialization of latex
rubber to its ubiquity today.
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not mean compromised aesthetics. At New Yorks ICFF in
May, Dornbracht showcased
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Whenever it seems like there
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with Volvo Car Groups new
concept, Lounge Console, which
sets a whole new bar for luxury vehicles. The design team
at the Sweden-based company
decided to remove the front
passenger seat to provide
chauffeur-driven business people with the ultimate executive
accessory: a comfortable place
to stretch out, watch television, work on the computer,
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Shards and Feathers
Mary Wallis first joined the team at Lindsey Adelman
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School for Design in New York. After she graduated,
Wallis decided to go it alone, opening her own studio. But
Adelman, impressed with Walliss talent, approached
her about a collaboration that resulted in the Empire
chandelier. The Edie chandelier, which was first released
in 2012, evolved from Empires design. It was an aha
moment, Wallis says of the realization that she could
break the rules and push the glass shards away from the
frame rather than using them as flat panels. The collection has grown since then, and two new versions
of Edieceiling mounted and black or white marble
were shown at ICFF in May. Wallis spoke to Metropolis
about experimentation, the play of light, and the tail
feathers of birds.
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EXPERT OPINION
Kirt Martin
The vice president of design and marketing
at Landscape Forms calls on the outdoor-furniture
industry to build the collaborations that will
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methods to make the case for the return on investment for well-designed outdoor spaces measured in terms of community, identity, well-being,
environment, and dollars spent. I am focused
on driving innovation with new types of scalable
solutions that go beyond the standard litter
bin, bike rack, and bench, to help people enjoy
great outdoor experiences. The outdoors starts
only a half-inch outside the door, so we need
new ideas for spaces adjacent to buildings. We
also need to integrate technology in public
spaces, but in ways that respect the special
qualities of the environment.
I am excited by the work and believe that,
in collaboration with landscape architects
and other design professionals, all of us in the
site-furniture industry can elevate awareness
and promote greater investment in outdoor
spaces that create memory and meaning. We can
make a real difference in the urban landscape
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Koolhaas
Talks Prada
When the Fondazione Prada opened its doors to a new permanent
home in Milan dedicated to contemporary culture, it not only
placed the Italian city firmly at the forefront of todays global art
world, but also introduced an ambitious new way of thinking
about the relationship between architecture and art.
The locationan original 1910 distillery in a distinctly gritty
part of the citycomprised seven spaces including warehouses and
three enormous brewing cisterns with a raw industrial quality
that the architects, Dutch firm OMA, retained while adding three
new buildings made of glass, white concrete, and aluminum foam.
One, the centrally located Podium, is intended for temporary
shows, while anotherstill under constructionis a nine-story
tower that will house the foundations archives, art installations,
and a restaurant. The third, a theater with a mirrored facade,
features folding walls that allow the building to open onto a courtyard. In total, the collection of buildings provides nearly
120,000 square feet of exhibition space, more than twice that
of the new Whitney Museum of American Art.
Metropolis correspondent Catherine Shaw visited the site
with Pritzker Prizewinning architect Rem Koolhaas to find out
more about the challenges of creating a new cultural paradigm.
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post-rationalizes on
functionalist grounds.
The building towers
above the rest of
the campuss open-air
spaces and warehouses, which all can
be taken in from
the Haunted Houses
balconies (left).
Architecture in the past 20 years has been focused far too much
on the expression of individual architects. The new Fondazione is
not a preservation project and not new architecture. It is about
respect for what was here.
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Retirement
Reboot
Designed by Studio
Joost Grootens,
Young-Old contains a
number of analytical
charts, illustrations, and
maps, as well as urban
texture studies by
students at Bergen
School of Architecture.
This one analyzes the
urban components
of Youngtown, Arizona,
which was founded in
1954 and became the
first age-segregated
retirement community.
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Residents of the
Villages in Florida use
golf carts as a solution
for urban mobility,
and a new form of transportation infrastructure has sprung up
around them: A peculiar
intermediate between
the logic of the automobile and the wheelchair, Simpson
says. Residents take
great pride in customizing their golf carts
these examples were
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Cloaked Cabin
Architect Tom
Kundig evokes
the spirit of the
San Juan Islands
in a mechanized
house that
literally invites
the outdoors in.
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The kind of
engineering
built into the
pulley system
affects a sort
of minor miracle
in the Pole Pass
Cabin, making
it effectively
a casual abode
for all seasons.
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The houses
owners can keep
the walls open
into the shoulder
seasons, Kundig
says. You can
sort of stretch
the summerstay
outdoors during the evenings
and mornings
when the weather
is good but still
a little cold.
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Worlds
Most
Livable
Cities
METROPOLIS EXPERTS
EUGENIE BIRCH
is a professor, city
planner, and codirector
of the Penn Institute
for Urban Research.
JAN GEHL
is founding partner of
Gehl Architects, and
former professor and
researcher at the Royal
Danish Academy of Fine
Arts, School of Architecture. He has published
several books, including
Life Between Buildings,
Cities for People, and
How to Study Public Life.
ROBERTA BRANDES
GRATZ
is a writer, urban
consultant, and former
member of the Landmarks
Preservation Commission in New York. Her
latest book, Were Still
Here Ya Bastards: How the
People of New Orleans
Rebuilt Their City, was
released in June.
GREG LINDSAY
is a writer, journalist,
and urban futurist.
A senior fellow at the
New Cities Foundation,
he is currently preparing his second book,
Engineering Serendipity,
for release.
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is the director of the
World Biennial
Foundation. He earned
his doctorate from
Londons Royal College
of Art with a thesis
focusing on the proliferation of the contemporary biennial.
CARLO RATTI
is director of the MIT
SENSEable City
Laboratory and principal
of Carlo Ratti Associati.
He is currently serving as
a member of the World
Economic Forum Global
Agenda Council for
Urban Management.
TALEB RIFAI
is secretary-general of
the Madrid-based World
Tourism Organization
(UNWTO), the United
Nations agency dedicated to the advancement of sustainable
and accessible tourism.
MAXWELL YOUNG
is vice president of
global communications
and marketing at the
Rockefeller Foundations
100 Resilient Cities,
an organization that
helps cities across the
globe become more
resilient to the physical, social, and economic challenges of the
21st century.
JESS ZIMBABWE
is a licensed architect
and certified city
planner and serves as
founding executive
director of the Daniel
Rose Center for
Public Leadership at
the National League
of Cities and the
Urban Land Institute.
The word livability gets tossed around a lot these days when it comes to the popular
discussion of cities. But what do we mean by the term, exactly? In our extensive
urban coverage throughout the year, we often look at a variety of facets that contribute to a citys overall quality of lifei.e., the sum of the housing, amenities,
connectivity, and, in a word, pleasures a city has to offer the people who live in it.
So, in addition to ranking our top three livable locales for 2015, we consulted
a variety of experts to identify cities that are excelling in key areas such as smart
infrastructure, walkability, and preservation. And we round out our selection
by spotlighting nine other rising cities to watch in the years to come.
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The last decade has seen
double-digit job growth
in the downtown core,
greatly eclipsing the same
figure for the citys suburbs.
POPULATION
Within the next 15
years, Torontos
population will
grow to more than
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In 2014, the city council
approved more than $20
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Ontarios Greenbelt,
a 1.8-million-acre swath
of protected farmland
and green space, has
encouraged high-density,
high-rise development
in the capital.
and Corktown Common. Its success, however, is that the waterfront is suddenly sexy.
The citys largest landlord, the Toronto
Community Housing Corporation, is
rebuilding Canadas largest social housing
complex, a low-rise Pruitt-Igoe called
Regent Park. The failed 1950s low-income
residential complex is being torn down
and replaced by a mixed-income neighborhood with cultural amenities and a stunning aquatic center. For the first time in
more than 60 years, a bank has moved into
the area. Oh, and Regent Park actually has
a park now.
One of the most innovative programs,
Tower Renewal, aims to find ways to
reconfigure the languishing 1,000-plus
residential slabs that comprise much of
Torontos inner-suburban landscape.
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PUBLIC SAFETY
Tokyo is the safest city
in the world, despite its
significant population.
TRANSPORTATION
Shinjuku Station, the
busiest train station on
earth, averages 3,640,000
passengers per day.
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Tokyos entire metropolitan
area is more affordable
than any other megacity
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HIGH DINING
The city has more
Michelin-starred
restaurants267 in total
than any other city.
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CLOCKWISE: COURTESY KENTA HASEGAWA; COURTESY DAICI ANO; COURTESY EDWARD CARURSO
TERMINAL 3
Prestige projects are
terribly expensive and
unimaginative for the
most part, typically
coming in only a handful
of formswith the airport being chief among
them. Terminal 3 at the
Narita International
Airport, however, expertly demonstrates that
great design neednt be
lavished upon. The budget, 15 billion (roughly
$122 million), is significantly reduced for a project of its size. (It services
upwards of 7.5 million
passengers a year.) The
design by Tokyo firm
Nikken Sekkei, designer
Ryohin Keikaku, and
SUNNYHILLS
Tokyos approach to development tends toward
impermanence and constantly new construction.
Such a ravenous building
cyclehomes depreciate
rapidly and only have a
lifespan of 30 years or so
can be chalked up to
economics. This mindset,
coupled with relatively
lax zoning laws, has always
given architects a license
for experimentation,
and not just in the domes-
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LIVABILITY
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Helsinki came in 2nd
place for the European
Commissions 2014
Access City Award.
CYCLING
There are 745 miles of wellmaintained bike paths.
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The citys population is
expected to increase by
40% over the next 35 years.
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Special uniformed teams
known as the Helsinki
Helpers advise tourists
during the summer.
KELLOHALLI
One of the main event
venues for Helinski
Design Week in 2014
was the former abattoir
a prime example of
Helsinkis adaptive reuse
movement and culinary
revival. Now named
Kellohalli, the historical
slaughterhouse was
renovated into a venue
that integrates local
food, pop-up eateries,
and urban gardens.
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WALKABILITY
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An estimated 39%
of Denmarks
total electricity
consumption
was powered by
wind in 2014.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Copenhagens first
pedestrian street, Strget,
was established in
1962 and remains the
worlds longest.
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BIKEABILITY
The city has a 242-mile
stretch of bicycle
lanes, tracks, and
separate routes.
OUTDOOR SPACE
96% of all Copenhageners
can access an open-air
recreational area within
15 minutes of walking.
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for urban life for the year 2015 in the manifesto A Metropolis for People, which included
the goal to increase the amount of pedestrian traffic by 20 percent. And with Copenhageners now walking an average of 15 minutes
per day, compared to 10 minutes in 2010,
Morten Kabell, the citys mayor of technical
and environmental affairs, thinks that
they have been successful in fulfilling that
vision. We have had the courage to continue taking space from cars and giving it to
people, he says. If you want people to walk
more, it must be safe and a nice experience.
The key to fostering walkability in
an urban space, Kabell says, is giving importance to sidewalks and designing
SUPERKILEN
that also acts as a giant outdoor exhibition, housing
a menagerie of found
objects from more than
50 different countries,
including a Thai boxing
ring and a Jamaican
sound system. As a
celebration of the citys
diversity, and fundamental to its dedication
to fostering community
interaction, Superkilen
features pedestrian
and bike paths, along
with playgrounds,
Ping-Pong tables, basketball courts, picnic
tables, chess boards,
and spaces to accommodate skating rinks
and impromptu markets.
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CULTURE
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Nearly 60,000 visitors
attended Hong Kongs
Art Basel in 2015.
LANGUAGE
Hong Kong means
Fragrant Harbor
in Chinese.
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The neighborhood of
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the highest population
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TRANSPORT
In 1888, the Peak Tram
became the first
cable funicular in Asia
and currently carries
up to four million
people per year.
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Indianapoliss
neoclassical European
grid was devised
by Alexander Ralston,
an apprentice
to Pierre LEnfant.
BUILDING BOOM
New downtown
development
will have reached
$1.36 billion by 2017.
REVITALIZATION
The Cultural Trail alone
has generated close
to $300 million in
development, with
more to come.
RECREATION
The last decade
has seen the creation
of 150 miles of
bike lanes and trails.
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The first Metrocable
was built for just
$24 million and covers
1.2 miles.
URBAN CHANGE
Improvements to the
citys fabric like the
Metrocable have curbed
violence by up to 66%
in intervention areas.
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30% of the citys annual
profits (about $450 million)
is directed toward social
investment projects.
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PUBLIC SPACE
The city has built 25
new parks and 11
new promenades in
the past 15 years.
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In 2004, Medelln initiated an Integral Urban
Projects (IUP) program,
investing most heavily
in design interventions
for those parts of the city
lowest on the quality
of life index. The IUPs
inaugural project was the
Metrocable, Medellns
highly prized and globally
lauded network of gondolas. Over a decade
after its introduction, the
system has fundamentally reconfigured the
populaces relationship with its city. The
Metrocable, which has
a negligible footprint
compared to other transit
systems, has eviscerated
commuting times and
bridged urban divides.
(Both Caracas and
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SMART
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The total area of
Melbournes parks,
gardens, and reserves
is 1.54 square miles.
DATA PLATFORM
The City of Melbourne now
publishes 74 open datasets
from heat maps to the
Urban Forest platform
for anyone to download
and adapt.
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The citys oldest building
is the Mitre Tavern,
which was built in 1837.
MULTICULTURALISM
An estimated 48% of
Melbourne residents were
born overseas.
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mean high rise, says Adams. Whole precincts, like Cremorne, have also become
sharing communities with fluid coworking
spaces to rent, while modular companies
such as Unitised Building fine-tune digital
technology to construct the city faster
using factory-built prefabricated designs.
While Melbourne consistently tops
livability rankings, residents are demanding
a bold vision and the government announced
last year it had doubled infrastructure
investment over the past decade. If we can
continue to repurpose, well become more
vibrant, says Adams. People will be
close to what they need, and we can foster
the sense of community. Annie Reid
STORM-WATER HARVESTING
Some of Melbournes
oldest open spaces are
working hard beneath
the surface, housing
major water-harvesting
infrastructure thanks
to the City of Melbourne
and Biofilta. Last February,
one of the largest systemstwo underground
tanks that hold a total
of 1.3 million gallons of
storm waterwas installed under the 167-yearold Fitzroy Gardens. It
produces up to 18 million
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The spirit of innovation
is intense. Richard
Piacentini, Phipps
Conservatory and
Botanical Gardens
RESTORATION
The local preservation
community prevented the
demolition of 64 historic
buildings in the core
downtown business area.
SUSTAINABILITY
Pittsburgh has the most
certified green
building square footage
in the United States.
INFRASTRUCTURE
The city has more vertical
feet of public stairways
than San Francisco,
Cincinnati, and Portland,
Oregon, combined.
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MARKET AT FIFTH
Market at Fifth is a
mixed-use development
of the Pittsburgh
History and Landmarks
Foundation. If you look
at the historic buildings
in cities, the majority
are often in areas where
there are economic
and educational challenges and needs, says
the foundations president, Arthur Ziegler, Jr.
We believe in restoring
buildings as a means
of restoring the quality
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About a third of
the citys 126-squaremile area is covered
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32,000 seagoing vessels
and 87,000 inland
vessels call at the Port of
Rotterdam each year.
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By the end of last year, an
estimated 1,722,000 square
feet of roof space in the
city had been planted.
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All coastal cities have a precarious relationship with nature, but Rotterdam is in an
especially tough spot. With the largest port
in Europestretching over 48 square
miles, the harbor is big enough to contain
the island of Manhattan with room to
sparethe city has an economy that depends upon the water, yet it must protect
itself from inundation. The Maeslantkering
storm surge barrier, completed in 1997
as part of a nationwide network of water
protection in the Netherlands, more than
proved its worth during a storm in 2007.
In 2013, Rotterdam moved some of its
harbor activities farther out to sea via the
Maasvlakte 2 port expansion project. This
CENTRAL STATION
Rotterdam Central
Station already handles
as many travelers per
day as Amsterdam
Airport Schiphol, and
that figure is expected
to triple by 2025.
Three architecture firms
Benthem Crouwel
Architects, MVSA
Architects, and West 8
joined forces as
Team CS to give the city
a new station that
can handle that kind of
traffic, in a sensitive
and sustainable way.
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The Housing &
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(HDB) has built
one million apartments
in 50 years.
CRISIS SQUASHED
Within a decade of its
founding, the HDB
had already licked
i.e., solvedthe
city-states housing crisis.
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The Pinnacle@Duxton is
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HOME OWNERSHIP
About 9 in 10
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Towering beside a busy
expressway, this
sprawling compound
reformulates the
Modernist equation that
high-density equals
high-rise. Architect Ole
Scheeren, who first
developed the design
during his tenure at
OMA and whose Bro Ole
Scheeren saw the project through its completion in 2013, avoided
the leftover, neglected
spaces resulting from
the towers-in-the-park
developments typical
of Singapore. At the
Interlace, he collapses
these towers on their
sides, arranging the
oblongs horizontally in
a hexagonal, Jenga-like
arrangement. The
development, which
packs 1,040 homes
into the complexs 31
six-story blocks, is shot
through with lush landscaping and generously
shaded and airy plazas.
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CITIES TO WATCH
VILA
CHRISTCHURCH DOHA
GOTHENBURG
LAGOS
RENO
SHENZHEN
TALLINN
VALPARASO
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COURTESY LUMINAIRE
Perspectives
PRODUCTSPHERE
Contract Crossovers
Blurred boundaries between contract,
residential, and hospitality design
the industry trend that we first identified
in our May 2014 issue (Hedging Their
Bets, p.118)were visible in full force
during Chicago Design Week and NeoCon
last month. Both residential heavyweights
like West Elm and emerging enterprises
like Tudelu announced their entry into the
office-interiors segment, offering solutions that bring the comfort and authenticity of home to the workplace.
Soft furnishings become especially
important in this scenarioLuminaire
displayed new collections from Kinnasand
and Kvadrat at its showroom, while
HBF Textiles continues to explore unconventional textures. Geiger looked to
both past and present, updating crossover
designs by Ward Bennett and unveiling the result of a collaboration with the
Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa.
Heres a selection of products that can
help designers strike the perfect
work-life balance. Avinash Rajagopal
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ARTOPIA
Inspired by Color Field art
of the 1950s, dry-brush
painting, and the work of
contemporary artists like
Christopher Wool, this
textile by Suzanne Tick
has a free-form pattern.
tekniontextiles.com
05 BRETFORD JUICE
POWER SYSTEM
This power system comes
with a magnetic connector (shown) that provides power to the Juice
Boxes, which offer
USB and AC slots. An
amber LED indicates
continuous power supply.
bretford.com
06 KINNASAND SOFT
FURNISHINGS
Available through
Luminaire, this collection
of Nordic designs was
created by Kinnasands
award-winning creative director Isa Glink,
and fuses modern and
nomadic influences.
luminaire.com
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COLLECTION
Graphic designer Giona
Maiarelli and interior
designer and illustrator
Marina Sagona have
expanded this collection
of laminates with
eight designs that draw
inspiration from
sources like astronomy,
meteorology, and
midcentury Modernism.
arborite.com
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SAIBA CHAIR
The first chair designed
by Naoto Fukasawa
for an American manufacturer, Saiba exemplifies the designers Super
Normal philosophy.
It has a mid or high
back with a tilt mechanism and comes
with glides or casters.
geiger.com
03 TUDELU OFFICE
COLLECTION
Customizable with
different colors and
materialsincluding
soundproofingTudelus
walls, room dividers,
and privacy partitions
can be retracted at the
touch of a button. They
are now available in
workplaces, to create
flexible spaces.
tudelu.com
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FELIX TABLES
These handcrafted tables
feature a distinctive
base with tops in wood or
Corian. The side tables
can have round or square
tops, and the bases
come in white and black
matte finishes.
martinbrattrud.com
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INDUSTRIAL FILING
CREDENZA
Inscape and West Elm
have collaborated on an
exclusive collection of
more than 75 pieces for
workplaces. This credenza, from the Industrial
collection, is made of
oak and a steel frame
that lets it fit in as
well in a modern office
as in a restored loft.
westelmworkspace.com
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Open-Air Elegance
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ZENHIT COLLECTION
Available through
DApostrophe, this
collection includes a low
cocktail table, a foot
rest, a three-seater bench,
a chair, a chaise longue
daybed (shown), and
various two-seater and
corner modules. The
frames are all made out
of teak wood.
dapostrophe.net
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RAMS SUNBED
Victor Carrascos
stackable sunbed has
an adjustable backrest,
and is available in a single
or double size. The seat
pad can be covered with
Paola Lentis signature
fabrics for exterior use.
paolalenti.it
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TABLE 07003
The top of this adjustable
white aluminum coffee
table can be raised or
lowered on two sides, so
it has a dual height.
usonahome.com
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BOUQUET COFFEE AND
END TABLES
These tables by Kenneth
Cobonpue are made
of resin and stainless
steel and come in
black or white versions.
designlush.com
08 NERI SYRMA
BOLLARDS AND
COLUMNS
These sleek bollards
have a unique illuminated
edge and come in various heights. They can be
used with the Lilium
street-furniture collection,
including a parking
deterrent, signposts, a
clock, and a bus shelter.
nerinorthamerica.com
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DOCKS FURNITURE
The elements of this
modular system by
Romero Vallejothe seat,
armrest, cushions,
and backrestscan form
sofas, a bed, and more
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2000 SERIES SHELTER
These made-to-order
shelters are great
as outdoor living spaces.
Sun and wind sensors,
motorized side panels,
and integrated LED
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ESTUDIO DO GOZO
This stone bench, made
for Ricardo Antelo,
invites users to explore
its sculptural surfaces.
The shaded nook in
the middle is perfect for
reading a book on
a sunny day, or as a refuge from rain.
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NIWA CHAIR
Part of Janus et Cies
expanding collection of
die-cast aluminium
designs, the Niwa chair
has a scooped seat and a
gently angled back,
making it a comfortable
choice indoors or out.
Easily portable thanks
to its slender frame,
the chair is available in
16 colors.
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11 UTOOPIC
NEIGHBIRDS NEST
Designed by Andreu
Carulla, this modular
birds-nest is a way to
encourage interaction
with nature in our urban
environment. It can be
hung from a tree branch
or a hook on a wall, and
comes with an optional
twig for birds to perch on.
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These outsize pebbles
are actually a modular
system of outdoor
furniture. They come in
three sizes for seating
and in six sizes as cushions, all upholstered
in Kvadrats biodegradable Jumper 2 fabric.
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HAUSER COLLECTION
Fernando Mastrangelo
fuses sculpture and
design and works with
hand-dyed cements and
aggregates to create
this indoor-outdoor collection of a chaise, side
tables, and planters.
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UMBROSA ECLIPSE
This dramatic shade can
rotate on both its
horizontal and vertical
axes, and its height
can be adjusted using
a pneumatic handle.
Eclipse is offered
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RINCON PEDESTRIAN
LIGHTING
This minimal light has a
precisely manufactured
4.5-inch-square profile
and incorporates 3000K
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ARI SOFA
Designer Vito Selma
creates furniture
under his namesake
brand based in Cebu,
Philippines. The striking
latticed frame of
the Ari sofa can be made
in Mahogany (shown
here), Pine, or Gemelina,
in a variety of finishes.
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REVIEW
Hotel Disco
Once a haunt for hedonists,
Pariss Les Bains gets the
boutique hotel treatment.
By Mikki Brammer
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Marshall speakers,
an ample supply of Le
Labo toiletries, and a
collection of books
curated by owner JeanPierre Maroisfrom
art, film, and photography tomes to the iconic
ditions Gallimard.
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Q&A
Creating
Communities
In New York alone, about
30,000 children are
homeless today. The task
of affordable housing
is a daunting one, and
one organization has tackled
it for the past 33 years
through public-private
partnerships. Katie Swenson,
vice president of national
design initiatives at
Enterprise Community
Partners, spoke to Metropolis
about the housing crisis,
healthy communities, and
the value of integrated design.
By Avinash Rajagopal
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combat homelessness?
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In Chicago, the
Rosa Parks Apartments
consists of more
than 60 units across
eight sites. The scattered infill strategy
helped evenly disperse
affordable housing
and reverse the
psychological effects
of neighborhood
deterioration by filling
vacant lots.
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CREATING COMMUNITIES
sort of push and unearth all the opportunities, to help these groups go through a meaningful community-engagement process. It
can really be a transformative process.
Weve been doing this for 15 years, and this
idea that design is embedded in the
development team hadnt really happened
before in affordable housing.
As our practices evolved, we also
understood how to work best with
landscape architects and other types of
designers in the development process. The
leadership institute really tries to cultivate
an awareness around the possibilities that
a rigorous and robust design process can
bring to every development project. Most
recently, we started saying, If 70 percent
of design decisions are being made in the
first ten percent of the design process, in
affordable housing, that early stage is
exactly the time when there is not enough
time, not enough money, and not enough
expertise. So we started making a targeted grant-support plan to fuel design at
those early stages.
AR How can affordable
housing design move beyond
solving the problem of homelessness to creating sustainable, healthy communities?
KS We recently announced the 2015
revision of our Enterprise Green
Communities criteria. In 2004, we started
what is essentially a green building
program for affordable housingonly it
was always called green community,
not green building, because that is
baked into Enterprises approach. You
have to look at good locations and
transportation issues and if the building
connects to jobs, health care, schools,
and fresh food, and if it is in a safe
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Special Report on
Education Design
Throughout 2015 to 2016,
Metropolis is engaging the
design community in a series of
talks sponsored by Bretford,
Dupont Surfaces, and Sunbrella
on the subject of Earth and
human-centered design in the
digital age. At our most
recent listening and learning
session on March 26, FGM
Architects invited their clients
and collaboratorstwo superintendents from two very
different Illinois schoolsto
discuss the current shifts
in educational design at their
Oak Brook, Illinois, office.
What follows is an edited version
of our program, prepared by
Zachary Edelson.
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SSS Youre not the type of architects who leave when the school
is completed. Can you talk about that?
KL We have a long-term relationship with our clients. Were
able to see how projects are used, and visit years down the road.
We build personal relationships, so whenever we start the
next project, were building on a foundation: We know each other.
We have a common language. Were immersed in our clIents
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Augie Battaglia, FAIA, REFP, Principal, Design Director | PK12 Education, FGM
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Dr. Paul Gordon, Superintendent of Schools, Glen Ellyn School District 41, Glen Ellyn,
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