Who was responsible for shaping New York as we know it? Who has the power?
We are presented here with two New York icons. One is famous for his cutthroat matter for making projects happen. One is famous for taking a stand and for bringing to light the qualities of a city that were overlooked. We can agree that both have had an impact on the built environment, and not simply in New York. The power, the message, of the icon has made its way into many modern United States cities.
So here we address several questions: What is our role in creating place? Who indeed has the power to dictate the built environment? How do we work together to create better cities? And how to we battle against the forces of bad decisionmaking and poor design?
