Architectural Free For All On N.Y. East River

Five architect teams are competing to create a master plan for Queens West in New York.

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March 6, 2001, 9:00 AM PST

"First came the announcement that Arquitectonica, the Miami-based firm, had been hired to design a set of residential high-rises for Queens West, the mixed-use waterfront development across the East River from the United Nations headquarters. Then came the news that five teams of architects would be competing to create a master plan for the development of the nine-acre Con Edison site, just south of the United Nations.This opens up an intriguing prospect: two private developers, facing off across the water, competing not just for profits but for architectural distinction. Would anyone else like to join the fray? Let's see who can build not only taller or faster but who can build best."

Thanks to Congress for the New Urbanism

FULL STORY: Fireworks or Fallbacks for Two Developments on the East River?

Monday, March 5, 2001 in The New York Times

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