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2012<br />
VOLUME TWO<br />
ISSUE FIVE<br />
editor in chief<br />
kevin frank chicago<br />
associate editors<br />
bryan finnegan chicago<br />
dominick gallegos chicago<br />
breeze glazer new york<br />
alexi karavokiris los angeles<br />
jenny pelc norwich<br />
contributing editor<br />
hannah ambrose new orleans<br />
guest editor<br />
ben dennis shangh<strong>ai</strong><br />
want to contribute?<br />
contact@archilepsymagazine.com<br />
EDITORIAL<br />
NEW BEGINNINGS<br />
Adjust your black<br />
rimmed specs and<br />
back up a page.<br />
2<br />
SAVVY<br />
DESIGNERS<br />
ZAHA HADID<br />
ARCHITECTS<br />
Our BRICworks series<br />
continues in China,<br />
starting with <strong>the</strong><br />
sensuous Guangzhou<br />
Opera House.<br />
OMA<br />
The Koolhaas crew<br />
has created a p<strong>ai</strong>r of<br />
modern icons in <strong>the</strong><br />
46<br />
heart of Beijing.<br />
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!<br />
THE NATIONAL ARQUIRER 6<br />
TOP 10 SIGNS THE RECESSION STILL ISN'T OVER 8<br />
IN YOUR typeFACE! 20<br />
BOOK REVIEW: STEVE JOBS BIOGRAPHY 22<br />
GUEST EDITORIAL: BEN DENNIS 24<br />
WANG SHU WINS PRITZKER PRIZE 28<br />
THIS IS WHO WE ARE 116<br />
this is what's inside<br />
THERE'S MORE<br />
TO LIFE THAN<br />
BUILDINGS<br />
TIE THE KNOT<br />
From radical rings to nifty<br />
neckwear, we showcase two<br />
awesome collections: Frank<br />
Gehry's signature line at<br />
Tiffany & Co., and Detroit's<br />
own CyberOptix Tie Lab.<br />
30<br />
RAD ARTIST<br />
AI WEIWEI<br />
Backed by <strong>the</strong><br />
international art<br />
community, a<br />
masterful Chinese<br />
artist and outspoken<br />
political activist sows<br />
seeds of dissent.<br />
88<br />
106<br />
WE BUILT THIS CITY<br />
MODERN METROPOLITAN CHINA<br />
Around <strong>the</strong> world in eighty<br />
sentences...an overview of <strong>the</strong><br />
fastest growing cities on Earth.<br />
IN PRACTICE<br />
THE WATERCUBE<br />
Broken glass, crumbling terrazzo,<br />
mildewed water st<strong>ai</strong>ns, ripped<br />
plastic...<strong>the</strong> technological marvel<br />
of <strong>the</strong> '08 Summer Olympics has<br />
fallen from grace.<br />
12<br />
CLICK<br />
on an<br />
ARTICLE<br />
TO FLIP<br />
RIGHT<br />
TO IT!<br />
THE SHIT LIST<br />
LIBESKIND'S SHARD<br />
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