by: Jessica Sheridan Assoc. AIA LEED AP
The Architectural League of NY has announced that New New York: Fast Forward, the recent exhibition on new development in NYC, has been reborn as a website and portfolio-sized traveling show. On the website, videos of 30 architects featured in the exhibition discussing topics ranging from the current state of NYC urban development to Jane Jacobs vs. Robert Moses are available. Interviews include: Sara Caples, AIA; Stephen Cassell, AIA; David Childs, FAIA; Bruce Fowle, FAIA, LEED AP; Hugh Hardy, FAIA; Gordon Kipping, AIA; Richard Meier, FAIA; Gregg Pasquarelli; Ronnette Riley, FAIA; Frederic Schwartz, FAIA; Michael Sorkin; Robert A.M. Stern, FAIA; and Billie Tsien, AIA.
The travel version of the exhibition, available by appointment at the League office, includes DVDs of all interviews, a portable DVD player, and notebooks exploring nearly 600 new projects. Offices and schools may request an on-site presentation. For more information, or to make an appointment, e-mail exhibition curator Gregory Wessner.