PHOTOGRAPHY: JONATHAN LEIJONHUFVUD (TWO THIS PAGE); ALL OTHERSPHOTOGRAPHY: COURTESY IIDA Entertainment Project Meteor Cinema Where Guangzhou, China Designer One Plus Partnership The natural phenomenon of meteor showers inspired the design of this cinema (cover of this issue). In the lobby, "meteors" appear as rectangular extrusions comprised of bronze- and gold-hued aluminum plates descending from the ceiling toward the gray stone floor. Animating the corridor leading to the cinema's four theaters is a gold-toned projection functioning as three-dimensional signage. Inside one theater, "shooting stars," in the form of horizontal light fixtures, skim the walls. In place of chairs, reclining "beds" allow guests to take in views of both the screen and the night sky effect devised by the theater's design. contract