Not exact matches
In a special
issue of The Nation that includes over 20 stories about New York City under Mayor Bloomberg, a picture is painted
of a two - tiered
urbanism.
The exhibition, which traces the trajectory
of 2015 AIA Gold Medal Recipient Moshe Safdie's life and work over the course
of his more than 50 - year career, has been specifically updated for the National Academy presentation and features a new focus on projects devoted to
issues of dense
urbanism, together with an expanded section exploring the firm's recent and ongoing work across Asia.
Led by international, interdisciplinary teams
of emerging talents in the areas
of urbanism, architecture, art, design, science, technology, education, and sustainability, the Lab addresses
issues of contemporary urban life through programs and public discourse.
The core
of the argument is a disagreement over the
issue of private car traffic in the city's streets, with the city hesitant to reduce road space for cars in favor
of public transport solutions on the surface, while proponents
of surface transit point out that less car traffic in the city center would create better
urbanism.