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Frank Gehry Mellows Out With Wood-Paneled Theater Design

The notoriously metallic starchitect goes back to his roots with a cheap, plywood design for the Signature Theater Company. Don't worry--it still looks wild.READ»

How Not to Market a Big Public Works Project

Starchitect Santiago Calatrava has unveiled a new bridge for Calgary--and the project's naysayers are screaming bloody murder.READ»

Steven Holl's Chinese Masterpiece

"Linked Hybrid," Holl's apartment complex on Beijing's outskirts, wins the title of Asia's Best Tall Building.READ»

How to Find a Design Consiglieri

The toll of the bad economy is far greater than its direct economic impact. It affects virtually all elements of management, including the psyche of the personalities involved. Design, the less familiar and less established of ...READ»

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Design, Luxury, and Greed

Three weeks ago I watched a movie, The International, with Clive Owen and Naomi Watts. It's a boys' flick about bankers, terrorists and ex-Stassi agents. Besides the glorious violence at the Guggenheim, what caught my eye was the ...READ»