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contents: print 16 20 editorâ€™s note introduction What is the Future of Design? resources The Top 10 Commercial Interiors Products of the Past 50 Years: By Carl Magnusson perspectives Ten Iconic Design Practitioners Reflect on How They Have Seen the Industry Change and Evolve Over the Last Five Decades 22 28 75 43 essays from the past: 44 The Contract Design Dilemma (May 1962) 48 Space Planning Symposium (July 1963) 52 Changes in Workplaces Reflect Changes in Task Structure (June 1970) 56 Women Need Feminine Desks (June 1970) 60 Name â€œInterior Designerâ€ is a Misnomer Because of Broader Duties (August 1970) 62 Research Reveals Proper Height, Width, Depth of Furniture, From Office Chairs to Library Tables (September 1970) 66 Astounding Technology Portends Drastic Office Changes in the â€™80s (January 1980) 68 Is the Office Really Necessary? (January 1989) 72 If You Cut Your Fee, Do You Bleed? (June 1990) design: retrospective A Romp Through History, Contract style 128 75 102 essays on the future: 102 More Happiness, Less Stuff: By Ray C. Anderson 104 The Social Aspect of Social Responsibility: By John Cary 106 Leading in the Global Market: By Ross Donaldson 108 Technology Trends: By Cathryn Barrett 112 Inadmissible Evidence: By Michael Berens 124 practice Reading the Tea Leaves: By Jan Lakin 128 designers rate: Eight designers pick their favorite three commercial interiors products of the last 50 years 136 ad index 56 22 CONTRACT, volume 51 issue 2 (USPS 307-970, ISSN 1530-6224, March 2010) 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 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 2 volume 51 www.contractdesign.com http://www.contractdesign.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Contract - March 2010

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Contents
Editor’s Note
Introduction
Resources
Perspectives
Essays from the Past:
The Contract Design Dilemma (May 1962)
Space Planning Symposium (July 1963)
Changes in Workplaces Reflect Changes in Task Structure (June 1970)
Women Need Feminine Desks (June 1970)
Name “Interior Designer” Is a Misnomer Because of Broader Duties (August 1970)
Research Reveals Proper Height, Width, Depth of Furniture, from Office Chairs to Library Tables (September 1970)
Astounding Technology Portends Drastic Office Changes in the ’80s (January 1980)
Is the Office Really Necessary? (January 1989)
If You Cut Your Fee, Do You Bleed? (June 1990)
Design: Retrospective
Essays on the Future:
More Happiness, Less Stuff: By Ray C. Anderson
The Social Aspect of Social Responsibility: By John Cary
Leading in the Global Market: By Ross Donaldson
Technology Trends: By Cathryn Barrett
Inadmissible Evidence: By Michael Berens
Practice
Designers Rate: Eight Designers Pick Their Favorite Three Commercial Interiors Products of the Last 50 Years
Ad Index

Contract - March 2010