Public Spaces, Public Good: Building the Livable City
The Urban Dialogues Lecture Series

Wednesday, October 10, 2012
5:30 p.m. Panel Discussion | 7 p.m. Reception
The Museum of Arts and Design | 2 Columbus Circle | New York City

Join us in a discussion about creating public spaces that support New York City's flourishing public realm and make it a bastion of American street life. The city's streets, squares, parks,infrastructure, and public buildings are what make New York a great metropolis. How can we sustain and create public spaces that are accessible, comfortable, and serve as a stage for our public lives?

Panel Discussion:
Hugh Hardy – Founding Partner, H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture
Janette Sadik-Khan – Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation
Michael Sorkin – Professor of Architecture and Director of the Graduate Program in Urban Design at the City College of New York

Moderated by:
Kenneth T. Jackson – Director of the Herbert H. Lehman Center for American History and the Jacques Barzun Professor of History and Social Sciences at Columbia University

RSVP required.

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