New Public Works
Subtitle: architecture, planning, and politics
By: edited by Mark Robbins ; with contributions by Rocco Landesman, Cathleen McGuigan, Rachel Somerstein
Edition: First edition.
Series: New city books
Publisher: Syracuse University School of Architecture and Princeton Architectural Press; Princeton Architectural Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781616891152
Subjects: Architecture and society; National Endowment for the Arts; History; National Endowment for the Arts. New Public Works; Architecture and state
Description: Between 1999 and 2002 the National Endowment for the Arts's New Public Works program sponsored design competitions in cities across the United States. The forward-thinking designs that emerged have influenced the physical form of major public works projects nationwide. New Public Works presents a history of the program, along with interviews with participants. Special attention is paid to the key role played by private, municipal, and other public funding sources. Case studies of three built projects by Allied Works Architecture, Koning Eizenberg, and Weiss/Manfredi Architecture describe the path of each from competition through construction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.