A+U 519 13:12 URBAN INNOVATIONThis special issue features a comprehensive exploration of New York
City’s transformation over the past decade and the changes to its recent
landscape. Through several themes – energy, waterway and climate,
transportation and infrastructure, parks and public space, housing and
neighbourhood, education – the main issues facing the metropolis today
and in the future are addressed, presented in research and essays by
Fumihiko Maki (“Modernism on the Open Sea”), Jill N. Lerner (“New York
2013: Towards a More Liveable City”) and Toshiko Mori (“Innovation and
Cities”). Highlighted projects include Hudson Yards, the East Harlem
School and Campbell Sports Center. |