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.
For more information, contact the Office of Special Events at (212) 636-6574 or rsvp@fordham.edu.
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