Almost a dozen major architecture contests are underway. By calling in the pros, city and federal officials are casting a wide net for fixes.
“We don’t have all the good ideas, and I don’t care who does have them,” Mayor Bloomberg said recently.
— New York Daily News
New York City and the feds are turning to design luminaries from the city and around the globe to help the five boroughs rebuild. But are the designers up to the task of saving the city from the next disaster? And will anyone actually follow their advice?
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If this is New York's main issue they will not solve by destroying their neighborhoods and continuing the policies that lead to the widening gap between rich and poor.
"New York City and the feds are turning to design luminaries from the city and around the globe"
Run as fast as you can. If you don't, you will be living in a rendering!
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