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Features personal artworks of several architects and designers. Watercolor painting by Jordan Mozer; Pencil sketch by Kitty Hawks; Collage with gouache by Calvin Tsao and Zack McKown.

The article describes the New York duplex of Ellen Lipschitz and Christine LaSala, a retired accountant and an insurance executive, respectively. At 320 square feet, the new kitchen comprises the original kitchen, the butter's pantry, and the maid's quarters. Between the kitchen and the dining room, architect Joerg Schwartz installed folding doors with rice paper sandwiched between laminated-glass panels.

The article presents interior design of Ginza Sicilia, a restaurant, in Japan by Shigeru Ban Architects.

The article offers information on the trip of William Lim, the head of CL3 Architects, to the Netherlands and London, England that fed his dueling proclivities for invention and observation. He joined the first contingent of Chinese designers participating in Dutch Design Week at the Designhuis in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. With wife, father and two siblings in tow, Lim toasted "Drifting Pavilion," an installation in which Hong Kong graphic artist Freeman Lau's furniture was surrounded by Lim's wood-framed paper envelope panels.

The article focuses on a SoHo loft and the one two floors renovation located in, New York owned by an art scholar, curator and collector Laura Mattioli and renovated by Verona Carpenter Architects.

The author discusses the lifelong fascination the fashion and furniture designer Todd Oldham has had with the work of the architect and designer Alexander Girard. A broad overview of Girard's career is presented. It is noted that Oldham has written a book about Girard, titled "Alexander Girard," published by AMMO Books.

Features architects and designers' design highlights from the 27th Kips Bay Decorator Showhouse in New York City. Includes Peter Vaughn/Albrizzi Design; Alexa Hampton/Mark Hampton, Inc.; Dakota Jackson; James Rixner.

An interview with architect Stanley Felderman is presented. Felderman discusses the use of artwork as part of the designs and interiors of buildings. He comments on his museum shows at the Whitney art museum in New York City and the Newport Harbor Art Museum. Selling his own artwork and photographs in galleries in Los Angeles, California and New York is also discussed.

The article reports on the interest of Sciskew Collaborative in architecture. Current projects include an eco-friendly residence in Singapore, Hamilton House Brasserie in Shanghai, China and a master plan for the Central Atelier complex of artist workshops in Songjiang, China. Sciskew redefined function areas with the help of an angular walnut built-in that meanders through the otherwise open space--and references the Cultural Revolution.

The article presents an update on events relevant to the interior design field from January to February 2006. Architect Yutaka Sone will be erecting several pine trees in the gallery of the Renaissance Society of the University of Chicago in Illinois. An exhibition by photographer Catherine Opie will take place at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut. The collection of the Rockefeller family is on display at the Asia Society and Museum in New York.

Presents news briefs on interior decoration in the U.S. as of September 4, 2004. Information on the exhibition "Isamu Nogachi: Master Sculptor," organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Hirschborn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.; Launch of Mentoring: Beyond IDP for architects by the Emerging New York Architects Committee; Background on the BowHaus benefit auction of the nonprofit organization Puppies Behind Bars.

An interview with computational architect Marc Fornes is presented. Discussed is the site-specific artistic installation at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Also mentioned is the carbon-fiber installation for the Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama pop-up canopy at Selfridges in London, England.

The article reports that architect Santiago Calatrava says that his firm sketches throughout a project, in discussions with colleagues, collaborators and clients.

The article focuses on architects David Lake and Ted Flato who founded the architectural firm Lake/Flato Architects. It states that adaptive reuse covers most part of the firm's green-minded portfolio. In addition, it mentions several projects of the firm including barns in Texas, Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange, Texas, and Pearl Brewery in San Antonio, Texas.

The article features the work of architects Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu. It mentions a task for which the husband-wife architects are uniquely suited, citing their roots as natives of the Philippines and Taiwan, respectively, who met as students at the University of California, Berkeley, then worked for Interior Design Hall of Fame member Michael Graves. Their business is called Neri & Hu Design and Research Office.

The article presents corrections to the articles "Pure as a Mountain Stream" that was published in the June 2008 issue and "Closeup" that was published in the August 2008 issue.

The article presents news briefs on architecture and design including the 2011-2012 art exhibitions "Gustav Klimt/Josef Hoffmann: Pioneers of Modernism" at the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna, Austria and "The Abstract Forms of Pablo Picasso & Wendell Castle" at the Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fashion Institute of Technology student Denize Sofia Maaloe won a rug design competition run by Warp & Weft. Also presented are quotes from architects and designers offering advice.

An interview with designer and entrepreneur Mark Zeff, who owns architectural firm Markzeff, is presented. Topics discussed include the Black Barn restaurant he designed in New York, the people who will buy his book "Blackbarn" are those who love architecture, and he collaborated with chef John Doherty in developing a restaurant extension of Blackbarn.

The article discusses the expansion and redesign of the Musée International de la Parfumerie in the French town of Grasse by architect Frederic Jung, owner of Jung Architectures. Jung was assigned to double the museum's size and incorporate new galleries, auditorium, a children's play area, workshops, curators' offices, and an archive. He was also asked to add an 18th-century mansion and its stables, along with the cellar of a 17th-century house. Details of the work made by Jung for the project are offered.

The article features the John Varvatos boutique in New York designed by interior designer Brady Wilcox and architect Loffredo Brooks. With only 16 weeks to transform the abandoned club into a functioning retail outlet, the team relied on instinct. Wilcox tracked down oak flooring from an upstate New York source that salvages barns and prepares the old timbers for new construction; then he developed a five-stain process that would give the new floor a dark, aged look. After that, the most important design decision was to leave well enough alone.

The article reports on the consolidation of several advertising agencies in Detroit, Michigan as Team Detroit. This change-management project was carried out under the direction of Gensler principals Jim Meredith and Todd Baisch, working with the head of WPP Group's real estate in the Americas. About 90 percent of the office areas are given over to dense, 120-degree workstations. Gensler ensured that the six merged entities could retain their personae in spite of the corporate clustering of WPP.

Illustrates the renovation done on a Manhattan, New York City couple's master bedroom and bathroom, by architect Louise Braverman. Features of the bedroom; Treatment of Braverman on the couple's guest bath.

Focuses on the remodeling of a warehouse into a home office designed by architect René Gonzalez for event promoter Karla Dascal in Miami, Florida. Description of the warehouse prior to the renovation; Concept of the office's interior design; Furniture displayed in the office.

Features the house of architect Bret Thoeny in Los Angeles, California. Statement from Thoeny; Information on the furniture in the dining area, kitchen and den; Reason Thoeny got interested in contemporary art.

Profiles several interior designers and architects. Projects completed by David Piscuskas of 1100 Architect; Design inspiration of Alexander Fehr of Fehr + Wahls Architekten; Projects completed by Michael Gabellini of Gabellini Associates.

Focuses on the design of a residential home near Indianapolis, Indiana by architect Brad Lynch of Brininstool + Lynch, influenced by 17th-century Japanese screens. Clients of Lynch; Features of the residence; Award won by Lynch.

Focuses on the interior decoration of the EMR Systems Communication offices in New York, New York. Architects employed for the project; Initial concerns for the renovations; Brief history of company; Use of polycarbonate in the design.

Focuses on the architectural design of the office of Suissa Miller advertising agency by architect Brian Murphy in Los Angeles, California. Effect of client's business growth on the pace and location of the project; Utilization of available industrial elements to supplement the focal items; Description of the elevator lobby.

An interview with the architect John Cetra and the interior designer Nancy Ruddy is presented. The husband-and-wife team discuss several of their projects, including the adaptive reuse of various historic buildings in New York City which they have converted into apartment buildings. Also briefly discussed is their design for the Lincoln Square Synagogue, also in New York City.

The article discusses how architect Randy Brown transformed the studio of the late artist Kent Bellows into a teaching-mentoring workshop for high school students. It tells that Brown has commissioned students from the University of Nebraska, Kansas State University and Iowa State University as interns for twelve weeks, given the meager fund raised by the Kent Bellows Studio & Center for Visual Arts Foundation. The article also mentions that the second storey and basement of the studio were untouched while the rear apartment was preserved museum-like.

The article discusses how architect Tonkin Liu designed the Future Flower, a wind-powered metal flower in Great Britain. It is considered the towering symbol of the Widnes Waterfront Economic Development Zone. According to Liu, the relationship to the wind was secondary in the project although they had worked with weather-influenced structures before. Future Flower provides a positive change and promises over 1,000 new jobs.

The article focuses on the project of architect Robin Elmslie Osler for La Boutique, a photography retouching studio in New York with clients including Chanel and Vogue Italia, where an absence of light is actually required. Osler was charged with retaining the 2,300-square-foot space's industrial chic, a look quite unlike the futuristic interior at La Boutique's Parisian parent company, B'Pong. Her minimalist envelope relies solely on neutrals: a floor of ground and polished concrete, white walls, and an exposed ceiling.

The article focuses on the design developed by architect Suzanne Greischel for the building of Montgomery & Co., an investment bank in San Francisco, California. Her intention for this project was to "flood everything in light." "We're showing Montgomery on top of their industry, above the clouds," explains Greischel, a principal at BraytonHughes Design Studios. Along with building a cantilevered structural support to minimize noise and vibrations from the mechanicals room on the roof, she had to design a staircase and insert a one-story elevator shaft.

Features architect Edward A. Feiner. Role in the U.S. General Services Administration's Design Excellence Program; Career background; Inclusion of security measures in his designs.

The article reports on the efforts of architects and designers around the world to reinvent first-response transitional shelters and the philosophy behind them. Montana-based Architecture for Humanity has provided critical support after the 2003 earthquake in Barn, Iran, the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, and Katrina and Rita in 2006, among other disasters. Within a week of seeing Katrina victims on TV, architect Carib Daniel Martin had translated his fascination with small Living spaces into a design for the HELP house (Housing Every Last Person).

Interviews interior architect Shamir Shah about his work. His feeling toward the large-scale projects he has done; New York buildings he has converted into housing; Factor that appeals to him about residential architecture.

Interviews architect Cameron Sinclair on his non-profit organization Architecture for Humanity. Background on the establishment of the organization; Sources of its funding; Reason for the willingness of designers to forgo immediate profits.

Photographs are presented showing ecological nautical things, including photographs of a temporary pavilion designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, a canoe made of reinforced fiberglass composite by Merrimack Canoe Company, and an abandoned marina converted into a restaurant in New York.