David Fixler contextualizes and responds to the usual criticisms the City Hall Plaza by describing it as a public parkspace plaza, a paved urban space intentionally conveying certain grandeur. He also points out the changes that Kallmann McKinnell & Knowles made to the original IM Pei design to better connect the space to the city.
David Fixler talks about the City Hall's history beginning with the competition held in 1961, which Kallmann McKinnell & Wood won, and about the origins of Brutalism and its crude, unapologetic architectural language.
Christina Lanzl discusses the creation of Mayor Kevin Hagan White Park in Boston.
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About CultureNOW - A celebration of NYC culture and community.
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CultureNOW dedicates itself to the promotion of diversity in New York through arts education and cultural tourism. The purpose of the organization is to promote awareness of New York City's culturally…
vast environment by providing the most current information on cultural and civic organizations and artistic and historic resources. It does this in the form of maps, guides and websites tailored to the specific context of a community. CultureNOW began in 2002 from work done by New York/New Visions, the pro bono coalition of design professionals formed in response to the tragic events of September 11th. Podcasts in .mp3 format are avaliable for free from both our website (culturenow.org) and the iTunes store.