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contents: online web-exclusive: Interview with Thinc Design Principal Tom Hennes, Designer of the Exhibits at the National September 11 Memorial Museum Hennes tells Contract about the design process and issues confronted in the exhibition design of the National September 11 Memorial Museum. The museum is being constructed now and will open in September 2012. www.contractdesign.com/tomhennesprofile design: Liverpool Polanco, Mexico City, by FRCH Design Worldwide A clean monochromatic backdrop is anything but dull at the Liverpool Polanco flagship in Mexico City. www.contractdesign.com/liverpoolpolanco designing for health: Are Best Healthcare Design Practices Transferable to the Middle East? Perkins+Will leaders discuss the cultural challenges involved with designing state-of-the-art facilities in this rapidly growing region. www.contractdesign.com/transferablehealthcare profile: Hospitality Designer Tony Chi The founder and principal of tonychi and associates speaks at the Hospitality Design Boutique show on the evolving market and creating design “experiences.” www.contractdesign.com/tonychiprofile profile: Perkins+Will’s Eileen Jones The Perkins+Will Branded Environments principal and national discipline leader shares how designers can adopt a more holistic view of sustainability to create lasting impact. www.contractdesign.com/eileenjonesprofile news: Architect Jeanne Gang Named Among 2011 MacArthur Fellows The principal and founder of Chicago-based Studio Gang Architects will receive the $500,000 award over the next five years. www.contractdesign.com/jeannegangfellow news: Avon Opens Sustainable United States Headquarters The beauty-product company toasts to its new, sustainable office in New York, designed by HOK. www.contractdesign.com/avonheadquarters panel design shown: burle™ ©modularArts Inc made is the USA blog: Eyes on an “Empty Sky” The Frederic Schwartz Architecture-designed memorial in Liberty State Park commemorates the 10th anniversary of September 11. www.contractdesign.com/emptysky OUR LIGHTWEIGHT AND DURABLE CAST ROCK MODULES ALLOW SEAMLESS SURFACES OF ANY SIZE WITH INTERLOCKING EDGES THAT GUARANTEE PRECISE ALIGNMENT AND SUPERFAST INSTALLATION AND TIME PROVEN STEADFAST JOINTS, HOWEVER AND NOT WITHSTANDING THE SEARING THOUGHT AND ANGST IT’S TAKEN TO CREATE THESE INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS, IT’S REALLY OUR DESIGNS THAT SPEAK THE FINAL WORD WITH ELEGANT NATURAL CURVES & CONTOURS THAT GRAZE SOFT LIGHT AND BITE DEEP INTO SHADOW blog: Herman Miller’s Design Experiment The manufacturer collaborates with Washington, D.C.’s SiTEL medical simulation program to enhance emergency room staff training through design. www.contractdesign.com/hermanmillerexperiment AND BLEED OUT SCREAMING WHISPERS OF RICH CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL REFERENCES ALL OVER WHAT MAY OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN JUST ANOTHER voice less room. modulararts.com | 206.788.4210 CON_11-10.indd 1 Select No. 156 at ContractDesign.com/readerservice 9/9/11 2:43 PM www.contractdesign.com http://www.contractdesign.com/tomhennesprofile http://www.contractdesign.com/liverpoolpolanco http://www.contractdesign.com/transferablehealthcare http://www.contractdesign.com/tonychiprofile http://www.contractdesign.com/eileenjonesprofile http://www.contractdesign.com/jeannegangfellow http://www.contractdesign.com/avonheadquarters http://www.contractdesign.com/emptysky http://www.contractdesign.com/hermanmillerexperiment http://www.modulararts.com http://www.modulararts.com http://www.contractdesign.com http://www.ContractDesign.com/readerservice

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Contract - October 2011

Contract - October 2011
Contents
Editorial
Industry news
Product briefs: healthcare
Product focus: caregivers need care, too
Product focus: above + below
Product focus: glass for health
Advancements made in evidence-based healthcare design
The power of design
Less clinical, more hospitable
Beautifully lean
Raising the bar
New life
Urban sanctuary
The 2011 healthcare environment awards
Designers select: healthcare products
Ad index
Perspectives

Contract - October 2011