AUGUST 2020
the shape of things
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CONTENTS AUGUST 2020
VOLUME 91 NUMBER 9
ON THE COVER To serve Bildungscampus Heilbronn, a three-university, 10,000-student campus on a compact site in Germany, Auer Weber designed a 550-seat cafeteria, and then buried it under a pair of pitched walkable lawns. Photography: Roland Halbe.
features 82 FERTILE GROUND by Rebecca Dalzell
Auer Weber’s multiple structures on a German university campus teach lessons in innovation and resourcefulness. 92 FORCE OF NATURE by Jane Margolies
A rural Connecticut residence by Desai Chia infuses a serene and restorative setting with contemporary drama. 100 RAINBOW CONNECTION by Monica Khemsurov
In Stuttgart, Germany, the headquarters of industrial paint manufacturer Wörwag is awash in color courtesy of Ippolito Fleitz.
108 RATIONAL VALUES by Joseph Giovannini
The classical interiors of Felix Meritis, a landmarked Enlightenment building in Amsterdam, get a thoughtful update from i29. 118 A WHOLE NEW WORLD by Edie Cohen
JSA Architecture and Nomah transform a 19th-century Mexico City structure into the boutique Hotel Umbral. 126 ROOM TO BREATHE by Nicholas Tamarin
Wood-clad or lightfilled, rural or urban, these private residences share an invigorating architectural vision.
SIMON DEVITT/PHOTOFOYER
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CONTENTS AUGUST 2020
VOLUME 91 NUMBER 9
walk-through 37 LOVE-ALL by Colleen Curry
rising giants 45 FORGING AHEAD by Mike Zimmerman
departments 25 HEADLINERS 29 DESIGNWIRE by Annie Block 32 PINUPS by Wilson Barlow 61 MARKET by Rebecca Thienes, Georgina McWhirter, Jen Renzi, and Colleen Curry 77 CENTERFOLD Silver Lining by Colleen Curry
Atop an office building in Eastern India, a celestial outdoor canopy by Abin Design Studio encourages an upward perspective. 136 BOOKS by Stanley Abercrombie 138 CONTACTS
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143 INTERVENTION by Mairi Beautyman
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