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contents 62 focus Building Bridges Herman Miller once again joins forces with Studio 7.5 to make a chair for “everywhere else” 56 First Class Dining Bentel & Bentel’s design for Plane Food, Gordon Ramsay’s venue in Heathrow’s Terminal 5, offers up a sophisticated respite from the harried pace of modern day air travel 68 Teen Spirit Incorporating natural light, bright colors, and a range of amenities, WWCOT gives teenagers in Indio, Calif., a community space to call their own 86 practice You Are Not What You Were What’s wrong with how design firms are set up? 92 Bright Side Carnegie chooses an upbeat theme for its new textile collection 58 How Sweet It Is Rockwell Group and Desiron collaborated on a new indoor/outdoor seating collection called Candy 60 Star Quality A public/private development effort and an artful restoration by Architectural Resources Group breathes new life to an historic theater in Alameda, Calif. 74 design At Home Abroad Concrete Architectural Associates establishes luxury on a budget for new Dutch hotel brand CitizenM 62 Collective Conscience Driven by a resolute multicultural mission and dedication to its diverse student population, the University of California Santa Barbara celebrates the new Student Resource Building designed by Sasaki Associates 78 A Perfect Fit Mark Cavagnero Associates and Paulett Taggart Architects rebuilt San Francisco’s Charlie Sava Pool, leaving it properly armed to battle the elements as well as get along with its neighbors 82 58 departments 18 20 36 90 94 96 editorial industry exhibition: Best of NeoCon® 2009 designers rate: stacking chairs ad index perspectives 60 cover: CitizenM Amsterdam City Centre designed by Concrete Architectural Associates. Photography by Jan Bitter © www.vitra.com. Page 62. CONTRACT, volume 50, issue 6, (USPS 307-970, ISSN 1530-6224, June 2009) is published 12 times per year, monthly, issued by Nielsen Business Media, Inc., 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003-9595. Editorial and advertising offices: Nielsen Business Media, Inc., 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003-9595; 646-654-4500; fax: 646-654-7370. Customer Service: For address changes (provide old mailing label and new address including zip or postal code and allow four to six weeks), single copy sales ($10 payable in advance), and subscription inquiries ($89/year U.S., $94/year Canada, $175/year all other foreign), call 800-697-8859, fax 847-291-4816 or write to ncon@omeda.com, or Contract Magazine, P.O. Box 3601, Northbrook, IL. 60065-3601. Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY, and additional mailing offices. Printed in the USA. Postmaster: Please send address changes to Contract, P.O. Box 1056, Skokie, IL 60076-8056. Canada Post Publications Mail Agreement No. 40031729. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses: To DHL Global Mail, 4960-2 Walker Road, Windsor, ON N9A 6J3. issue 6 volume 50 www.contractmagazine.com http://www.vitra.com http://www.contractmagazine.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Contract - June 2009

Contract - June 2009
Contents
Editorial
Industry
Exhibition: Best of NeoCon 2009
Building Bridges
Bright Side
How Sweet It Is
At Home Abroad
First Class Dining
Star Quality
Collective Conscience
A Perfect Fit
Teen Spirit
Designers Rate: Stacking Chairs
You Are Not What You Were
Ad Index
Perspectives

Contract - June 2009