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February 14, 2006

Forest City Ratner Begins to Push the Design Envelope

New York Construction
By Alex Padalka

When it first began its real estate development efforts two decades ago, Forest City Ratner Cos. made its name with standard, profitable projects - shopping malls, movie theaters, and office buildings that while functional and practical, did not break architectural ground.

That changed in 2001 when the developer joined forces with the New York Times Co. to design the newspaper's new headquarters building that would also house speculative office space for Forest City. They hired a world-famous architect - Italy's Renzo Piano - to design his first building in New York City

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Posted by lumi at February 14, 2006 1:00 PM