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ON THE COVER In Liberec, Czech Republic, the renovation of a 1914 Roman Catholic rectory into the public IGI Library by Atakarchitekti encompasses a contemporary plywooddetailed addition for community activities. Photography: Tomáš Souček.
features 104 COMING AROUND AGAIN by Laura Fisher Kaiser
For the London workplace of law firm and repeat client Milbank, LSM’s sinuous, sustainable, and sunlight-filled interiors make an openand-shut case for a return to the office. 112 HUMAN RESOURCES by Rebecca Dalzell
Analog connection with students, faculty, and the city drove the concept for the very digital Boston University Center for Computing & Data Sciences by KPMB Architects. 120 FANTASY LAND by Giovanna Dunmall
Rapunzel World by HaasCookZemmrich Studio2050 at the headquarters of German organic food producer Rapunzel Naturkost may not be a theme park yet it’s utterly magical.
128 BANKING ON IT by Lauren Gallow
JPMorgan Chase & Co. invests in its future at the firm’s regional headquarters in Washington by Studios Architecture.
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136 INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE by Wilson Barlow and Georgina McWhirter
From an historic arts academy in Rome and a school outside New Delhi to a public library in New York, seven cultural projects shine with creative skills and smarts. 152 VIDEO GAMES by Joseph Giovannini
The pixelated world of Minecraft inspired the playful cubic structures that dominate software developer Pricefx’s Prague office addition by CollColl.
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walk-through 57 SOLE SISTERS by Edie Cohen 61 BACK TO THE OFFICE by Edie Cohen
With the possible permanent disruption of the commercial landscape, these workplaces showcase—and underscore the importance of—flexibility, collaboration, and inclusion.
departments 23 HEADLINERS 27 DESIGNWIRE by Annie Block 34 BLIPS by Lisa Di Venuta 38 SHOPTALK 44 PINUPS by Lisa Di Venuta 49 CREATIVE VOICES Fresh Air by Peter Webster
Architect Alda Ly and her minority-owned, majoritywomen firm bring their effervescent, human-centric vision to furniture showroom design for the first time. 77 MARKET edited by Rebecca Thienes text by Georgina McWhirter and Stephen Treffinger 99 CENTERFOLD Taking Root by Athena Waligore
In a Canadian park, an installation by Polymetis integrates not only natural materials but also vines that will eventually climb the towering structure.
199 CONTACTS 203 INTERVENTION by Wilson Barlow 57
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198 BOOKS by Stanley Abercrombie
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leading the way… I sometimes wonder about the mysterious knack for self-inflicting pain that we often experience at the most inappropriate times. Let me explain. Smack in the middle of trade show season, when the entire design scene is intent on bouncing around from Milan (Salone del Mobile) to Chicago (NeoCon), with a major New York stopover to boot with ICFF—and don’t forget our big NYCxDESIGN Awards—we at Interior Design saw fit to add the tonnage of a major issue to the general zaniness. I mean, seriously?! But no regrets: We are battle-hardened pros, after all. This month’s content is densely populated with innovative workplace solutions, which we need to deliver none too soon to anyone who plies their trade in this patch. Trends have settled down into the current reality: In most big cities, the office space inventory has the word “glut” somewhere in the assessment, sorry to say. The most immediate interpretation of that suggests only the best will do! Which means only the most competitive, nimblest, and, above all, talented will prosper in the field. For getting folks back to the office, it’s brass-tacks time. But fret not, we are here to help! LSM inspires a London law firm with a whole lot of light…and art. CollColl gets jiggy in Prague with a massive pixelated structure—and a sculptural slide—for a software developer. And Studios Architecture helps the nation’s largest bank invest in its future at a historic building in D.C. Plus, we round out a very commercial issue with a roundup of cultural work (think library, school, art academy, etc.) that brings everyone together. Thanks, all, for designing the way forward. Keep on keepin’ on—and see you all soon at NeoCon! xoxo
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