News

25 Bergdoll offers glimpse of MoMA tenure
26 Remembering Hugh Stubbins

Departments

17 Editorial: Five Distinct Dramas
20 Letters*
41 Archrecord2*: For the emerging architect
45 Exhibitions: The Green House by Andrea Oppenheimer Dean
49 Books: Green Design
53 Product View: 180 Walls by Rita Catinella Orrell
55 Snapshot: Bamboo Bridge by Beth Broome
203 Dates & Events*
228 Backpage: 1949 MIT Solar Test House by Russell Fortmeyer

Features

60 Big Ideas for a Little Planet by Russell Fortmeyer
record talks with leading voices about sustainability’s future.

Projects

73 Introduction by Russell Fortmeyer*
74 Hearst Tower, New York City by Sarah Amelar*
Foster and Partners
A faceted glass-and-steel tower erupts from a landmarked low-rise.
82 Federal Environmental Agency, Germany by Suzanne Stephens*
Sauerbruch Hutton Architects
Sustainability is achieved with unusual verve in Dessau.
90 The National Library, Singapore by Clifford A. Pearson*
T.R. Hamzah & Yeang
Marking a new era for Singapore, a civic icon rises.
100 National Assembly for Wales, Wales by Catherine Slessor*
Richard Rogers Partnership
A design synthesizes transparency and ecological responsibility.

Building Types Study 860

107 Introduction: Performing Arts by James S. Russell, AIA
108 Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis by James S. Russell, AIA*
Ateliers Jean Nouvel
118 Luxembourg Philharmonie, Luxembourg by Joseph Giovannini*
Christian de Portzamparc Studio
124 Holland Performing Arts, Nebraska by Russell Fortmeyer*
A collaboration between HDR and Polshek Partnership Architects
For additional Performing Arts projects, go to Building Types
Study at www.archrecord.com.

Architectural Technology

135 Rooftops Slowly, but Steadily, Start To Sprout
by Joann Gonchar, AIA*
Technology takes root at new heights as research and policies encourage implementation.

Lighting

161 Introduction by William Weathersby, Jr.
162 B&B Italia Showroom by William Weathersby, Jr.*
Flos
170 Diva Lounge by William Weathersby, Jr.
Studio Luz
174 Mixed Greens by Leanne French
Tillotson Design Associates
179 Lighting Products by Rita Catinella Orrell

Products

187 Green Options by Rita Catinella Orrell
191 NeoCon Review by Rita Catinella Orrell
199 Product Literature by Amanda Webb
208 Reader Service*
211 AIA/CES Self-Report Form*