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November 23, 2008
Public Good: Architect clubhouse introduces everyday citizens to good design
NY Daily News
JASON SHEFTELL
If you want your kid to become an architect rather than an astronaut, or you just want to know more about your physical surroundings, the Center for Architecture should be a constant on your to-do list.
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Daniel Libeskind, architect for the Freedom Tower downtown, lectured at the center last month. So did Forest City Ratner’s MaryAnne Gilmartin. Current exhibits in the 15,000-square-foot, green-design LaGuardia Place home include a series on “hybrid” or mixed-use buildings, such as the Beekman Tower, by Forest City Ratner and architect Frank Gehry, and Harlem’s Renaissance Theatre.
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Posted by amy at November 23, 2008 11:06 AM