Learning From Lower Manhattan

Participants in an AIA-sponsored conference report on the lessons learned from the efforts to rebuild lower Manhattan.

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October 26, 2004, 9:00 AM PDT

Lance Jay Brown, FAIA, andKite Singleton, FAIA report on the lessons learned from AIA's "Learning from Lower Manhattan" conference, held September 17-19 at many locations in the heart of New York's downtown.

The authors summarize 13 lessons learned in the rebuilding process, including: Rebuild commercial vitality; Link airport to Ground Zero; Stimulate waterfront development; and Use scant parking to reinforce public transit.

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Sunday, October 24, 2004 in The American Institute of Architects

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