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contents: print 12 14 20 26 editor’s note indust resources: design collaborations focus: this little light of mine Compact LED technology ﬁercely sets the stage for advancement in task lighting solutions 32 28 practice: global consensus An international group of interior designers and architects makes histo in New York with the ﬁrst global declaration deﬁning and promoting the importance of the interiors profession to the built environment 30 green: thinking inside the box Failed retail establishments give way to successful spaces to house educational facilities 32 poet lessons The Angel Island Immigration Station restoration uncovers voices from the past to tell the sto of a dark chapter in American histo 38 26 community asset With a sleek, sustainable design by Eskew+Dumez+Ripple, the newly constructed L.B. Land High School sets the tone for a revitalized school system in New Orleans 42 book light Noll + Tam Architects share the light with an eﬃcient design for Valley Hi-North Laguna Libra in Sacramento, Calif. 46 Leeser Architecture produces a digitally inspired, dramatic statement at Astoria’s new Museum of the Moving Image 50 reel genius 38 fresh start Driven by Bon Appetit Management’s progressive approach to food service, EDG Interior Architecture + Design revolutionizes the design of the dining spaces of several university campuses across the count 54 a tree saved in brooklyn WASA/Studio A designs an eco-friendly building as a new home for the Digital Arts department at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y. 60 62 70 72 designers rate: guest seating sources ad index perspectives: Steve Dumez, Eskew+Dumez+Ripple 60 cover: Angel Island Immigration Station restoration, designed by Architectural Resources Group and Tom Eliot Fisch. Photography by David Wakely. Page 32. CONTRACT, volume 52 issue 2 (USPS 307-970, ISSN 1530-6224, March 2011) is published in January/February, March, April, May, June, July/August, September, October, and November/December; issued by Nielsen Business Media Inc., 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003-9595. Editorial and advertising of ces: 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) go to www.omeda.com/ncon, 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 of ces. Printed in the USA. Postmaster: Please send address changes to Contract, P.O. Box 3601, Northbrook, IL 60065-3601. Canada Post Publications Mail Agreement No. 40031729. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses: To DHL Global Mail, 4960-2 Walker Road,Windsor, ON N9A 6J3. issue 2 volume 52 www.contractdesign.com http://www.omeda.com/ncon http://www.contractdesign.com

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

Contract - March 2011
Contents
Editor’s Note
Industry
Resources: Design Collaborations
Focus: This Little Light of Mine
Practice: Global Consensus
Green: Thinking Inside the Box
Poetry Lessons
Community Asset
Book Light
Reel Genius
Fresh Start
A Tree Saved in Brooklyn
Designers Rate: Guest Seating
Sources
Ad Index
Perspectives

Contract - March 2011