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Collected by: Columbia University Libraries

Archived since: Jan, 2010

Description:

A collection of websites chosen by subject specialists from the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University. Areas of thematic focus include historic preservation and urban planning, often relating to New York City.

Subject:   Arts & Humanities Architecture Historic preservation City planning

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Title: Worldview : perspectives on architecture and urbanism from around the globe

URL: http://www.worldviewcities.org/

Description: A web-based project of the Architectural League of New York that looks at the world’s cities through the eyes of young architects who live and work in them. Project includes in-depth reports on: Caracas (2002), Dhaka (2004), Oslo (2004), Beirut (2005), Tijuana (2005)

Captured  on Aug 27, 2010

Videos: 2 Videos Captured

Subject:   Architecture City planning

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Title: World Monuments Fund

URL: http://www.wmf.org/

Description: Independent organization working to preserve important architectural and cultural heritage sites around the globe.

Captured 4 times between May 16, 2011 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 22 Videos Captured

Subject:   Monuments--Conservation and restoration Historic sites--Conservation and restoration Architecture--Conservation and restoration

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Title: Urban re/inventors

URL: http://www.urbanreinventors.net/

Description: "The Urban Reinventors Online Urban Journal is conceived as a collection of writings, commentaries, reportages, photographic galleries, films and videos on urban topics. Each thematic issue is meant to lead the reader into a fascinating journey around the bright and dark sides of our contemporary urban condition."

Captured  on Aug 27, 2010

Subject:   Urban renewal--Periodicals City planning--Periodicals

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Title: Urban omnibus

URL: http://urbanomnibus.net/

Description: "Urban Omnibus is an online project of the Architectural League to create a new kind of conversation about design and New York City ... The Omnibus features multi-media content to showcase design innovation, critical analysis and local expertise across a broad range of topics and locales, creating bridges between various communities of interest."

Captured 6 times between Aug 27, 2010 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 695 Videos Captured

Subject:   City planning Design Public spaces

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Title: UNITY : Understanding, Imagining and Transforming the Yards

URL: http://www.unityplan.org/

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Subject:   Atlantic Yards (Project) Land use City planning

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Title: U.S. Green Building Council

URL: http://www.usgbc.org/

Description: The Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a 501 c3 non-profit organization committed to a prosperous and sustainable future for our nation through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings.

Captured 4 times between Dec 17, 2010 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 27 Videos Captured

Subject:   Sustainable architecture Sustainable buildings

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Title: Times Ratner report

URL: http://timesratnerreport.blogspot.com/

Description: Blog by journalist Norman Oder on the Atlantic Yards development project in Brooklyn, New York, and its developer Forest Ratner Companies and the coverage of the project in the New York Times. Succeeded by the author's newer blog, Atlantic Yards report.

Captured 2 times between Feb 06, 2012 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 12 Videos Captured

Subject:   Atlantic Yards (Project) Forest City Ratner Companies City planning Economic development projects New York times Basketball arenas

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Title: The New York Landmarks Conservancy

URL: http://www.nylandmarks.org/

Description: "The New York Landmarks Conservancy is dedicated to preserving, revitalizing, and reusing New York's architecturally significant buildings."

Captured 5 times between Feb 21, 2011 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 43 Videos Captured

Subject:   Historic preservation Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration Architecture--Conservation and restoration

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Title: The Lowline

URL: http://thelowline.org/

Description: The Lowline aims to convert a historic trolley terminal beneath Delancey Street into an extraordinary subterranean public park.

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Subject:   Parks City planning

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Title: Save Venice Inc

URL: http://www.savevenice.org/

Description: Save Venice Inc., based in New York with an office in Venice, raises money to restore works of art and architecture in Venice.

Captured 2 times between Nov 15, 2011 and Jul 05, 2012

Subject:   Architecture--Conservation and restoration Art--Conservation and restoration

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Title: Riverside Park Fund

URL: http://www.riversideparkfund.org/

Description: Riverside Park Fund is the non-profit support organization for Riverside Park in New York City.

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Subject:   Riverside Park (New York, N.Y.) Parks

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Title: Regional Plan Association

URL: http://www.rpa.org/

Description: The Regional Plan Association website offers information and resources on community design, open space preservation, transportation, the economy, and housing in the tri-state-region (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut), as well as on the Civic Alliance to Rebuild Downtown New York.

Captured 7 times between Aug 02, 2010 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 41 Videos Captured

Subject:   Regional planning

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Title: Prospect Park Alliance

URL: http://www.prospectpark.org/

Description: "In partnership with the City of New York and the community, the Prospect Park Alliance restores, develops, and operates Prospect Park for the enjoyment of all by caring for the natural environment, preserving historic design, and serving the public through facilities and programs."

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Subject:   Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.) Parks

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Title: Project for Public Spaces

URL: http://www.pps.org/

Description: "Project for Public Spaces (PPS) is a nonprofit planning, design and educational organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public spaces that build stronger communities."

Captured 4 times between Mar 07, 2011 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 170 Videos Captured

Subject:   City planning Public spaces

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Title: Preservation notes

URL: http://www.splia.org/newsletter/

Description: Newsletter for the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities.

Captured 3 times between May 16, 2011 and Jul 05, 2012

Subject:   Historic buildings Historic preservation

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Title: Preservation League of Staten Island

URL: http://www.preservestatenisland.org/

Description: "Organized in 1977, the PLSI's mission is to enrich Staten Island's sense of community by promoting and advocating the conservation of its diverse and significant historic built environment and cultural landscapes."

Captured 2 times between Feb 16, 2012 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 8 Videos Captured

Subject:   Historic preservation Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration

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Title: Preservation League of New York State

URL: http://www.preservenys.org/

Description: "The Preservation League of New York State is dedicated to the protection of New York’s diverse and rich heritage of historic buildings, districts, and landscapes."

Captured 2 times between Feb 16, 2012 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 20 Videos Captured

Subject:   Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration Historic districts--Conservation and restoration Historic sites--Conservation and restoration Historic preservation

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Title: Place Matters

URL: http://www.placematters.net/

Description: "Places connect us to the past, host community and cultural traditions, and keep local environments distinctive. City Lore and the Municipal Art Society founded the Place Matters project in 1998 to identify, promote, and protect such places in New York City."

Captured 2 times between Feb 06, 2012 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 13 Videos Captured

Subject:   Historic sites--Conservation and restoration Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration

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Title: Our streets -- our stories

URL: http://deanstreet11217.wordpress.com/

Description: The Dean Street Block Association (DSBA), between 6th and Vanderbilt Avenues, is an association of residents, businesses and institutions dedicated to the improvement of our community in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.

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Subject:   Atlantic Yards (Project) Barclays Center (New York, N.Y.) City planning Land use Prospect Heights (New York, N.Y.)

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Title: New York in Plain Sight

URL: http://www.newyorkinplainsight.com/

Description: Large-scale photographic survey of everyday life on Manhattan's great public commons--its streets and sidewalks--from Whitehall and South Street at the foot of the island on up to where Broadway recrosses Ninth Avenue at its very top, and from the FDR Drive on the East River to the West Side Highway on the Hudson. Includes over 11,000 digital images.

Captured 7 times between Aug 02, 2010 and Jul 05, 2012

Subject:   Photography, Artistic Sidewalks Streets

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Title: New York Preservation Archive Project

URL: http://www.nypap.org/

Description: The mission of the New York Preservation Archive Project is to protect the endangered narratives of historic preservation in New York.

Captured 7 times between Oct 14, 2010 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 6 Videos Captured

Subject:   Historic preservation Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration Monuments--Conservation and restoration

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Title: New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission

URL: http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/

Description: The Landmarks Preservation Commission is the New York City agency that is responsible for identifying and designating the City's landmarks and the buildings in the City's historic districts. The Commission also regulates changes to designated buildings. Some landmark designation reports are available at this site--many others are available at the Neighborhood Preservation Center site.

Captured 9 times between Mar 02, 2010 and Jul 05, 2012

Subject:   New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Historic buildings Historic preservation

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Title: Neighborhood Preservation Center. NYC Landmark Designation Reports

URL: http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/

Description: This database will soon house printable PDF files of the entire collection of NYC Landmark Designation Reports. Reports are entered based on the year a property was designated as a Landmark and the earliest reports are now available. NOTE: Archived reports accessible only through "view all" link.

Captured 7 times between Aug 02, 2010 and Jul 05, 2012

Subject:   Historic buildings Historic preservation

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Title: National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

URL: http://www.ncarb.org/

Description: The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) is a non-profit federation of 55 state and territory architectural registration boards in the United States.

Captured 4 times between Dec 17, 2010 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 10 Videos Captured

Subject:   Architects--Certification Architects--Licenses Architects--Legal status, laws, etc.

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Title: Municipal Art Society of New York

URL: http://mas.org/

Description: The Municipal Art Society of New York is a private, non-profit membership organization that champions excellence in urban design and planning and the preservation of the best of New York's past.

Captured 5 times between Sep 17, 2010 and Jan 05, 2012

Videos: 182 Videos Captured

Subject:   Historic preservation City planning Art, Municipal

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Title: Moynihan Station Development Corporation

URL: http://www.empire.state.ny.us/Subsidiaries_Projects/MSDC/MSGPP.html

Captured 2 times between Feb 06, 2012 and Jul 05, 2012

Subject:   Moynihan Station (New York, N.Y.) James A. Farley Building (New York, N.Y.) Transportation buildings Post office buildings

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Title: Metropolitan Chapter of the Victorian Society in America

URL: http://vicsocny.org/

Description: New York City chapter of the Victorian Society in America, dedicated to appreciation and preservation of our nineteenth-century architectural heritage.

Captured 3 times between Feb 06, 2012 and Jul 05, 2012

Subject:   Architecture--History--19th century Architecture--Conservation and restoration Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration

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Title: Landmark West!

URL: http://www.landmarkwest.org/

Description: Maps and describes landmark preservation activity on behalf of this Manhattan neighborhood located between 59th and 110th Streets, between the Hudson River and Central Park.

Captured 2 times between Feb 06, 2012 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 101 Videos Captured

Subject:   Upper West Side (New York, N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Architecture--Conservation and restoration Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration

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Title: Historic Districts Council

URL: http://hdc.org/

Description: New York City historic preservation organization that advises community groups seeking historic designation for their neighborhoods.

Captured 2 times between Feb 06, 2012 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 94 Videos Captured

Subject:   Historic districts--Conservation and restoration Historic preservation

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Title: High Line

URL: http://www.thehighline.org/

Description: Official website of the High Line, a public park in New York City located on Manhattan's West Side. The park and its website are administered by Friends of the High Line, a non-profit, private partner to the New York City Department of Parks \& Recreation.

Captured 4 times between Mar 07, 2011 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 464 Videos Captured

Subject:   Public spaces Parks High Line (New York, N.Y.)

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Title: Guastavino.net

URL: http://www.guastavino.net/

Description: Documentation of the works, both extant and demolished, of the Guastavino Company in the Boston area.

Captured 2 times between Sep 17, 2010 and Oct 14, 2010

Videos: 3 Videos Captured

Subject:   Architecture--History--19th century Architecture--History--20th century R. Guastavino Company Guastavino, Rafael, 1872-1950 Guastavino, Rafael, 1842-1908

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Title: Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation

URL: http://www.gvshp.org/_gvshp/

Description: "The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation was founded in 1980 to preserve the architectural heritage and cultural history of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo. GVSHP is a leader in protecting the sense of place and human scale that define the Village's unique community."

Captured 3 times between Feb 06, 2012 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 58 Videos Captured

Subject:   Architecture Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration Historic districts

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Title: Greater Portland Landmarks

URL: http://portlandlandmarks.org/

Description: Greater Portland Landmarks publishes the Landmarks Observer, a quarterly newspaper offering information on upcoming events, local preservation issues, and profiles of historic buildings, landscapes and public art.

Captured  on Mar 07, 2011

Subject:   Historic buildings Historic preservation

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Title: Global Heritage Fund

URL: http://globalheritagefund.org/

Description: "Global Heritage Fund (GHF) is a non-profit International Conservancy established in 2002 in Palo Alto, California, with the mission to save the earth's most significant and endangered cultural heritage sites in developing countries through scientific excellence and community involvement."

Captured 5 times between Feb 21, 2011 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 56 Videos Captured

Subject:   Historic preservation Cultural property--Protection World Heritage areas

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Title: Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts

URL: http://www.friends-ues.org/

Description: Organization dedicated to preserving the architectural legacy, livability, and sense of place of the Upper East Side in New York, New York.

Captured 2 times between Feb 06, 2012 and Jul 05, 2012

Subject:   Historic districts--Conservation and restoration Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration Historic preservation

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Title: Friends of Moynihan Station

URL: http://www.moynihanstation.org/

Description: Friends of Moynihan Station is coalition of leading civic organizations, business groups and elected officials advocating the construction of a grand new train hall in the Farely Post Office building to expand and improve Penn Station.

Captured 2 times between Feb 06, 2012 and Jul 05, 2012

Subject:   Moynihan Station (New York, N.Y.) Railroad stations City planning Pennsylvania Station (New York, N.Y.) James A. Farley Building (New York, N.Y.)

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Title: Fort Greene Association

URL: http://historicfortgreene.org/

Description: Community organization for the Fort Greene historic district in Brooklyn, New York.

Captured 2 times between Feb 06, 2012 and Jul 05, 2012

Subject:   Historic districts--Conservation and restoration City planning

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Title: Endangered Cast-Iron Buildings in NYC

URL: http://www.castironnyc.org/

Description: Database of cast-iron front buildings in New York City not yet designated as landmarks. Project of the Metropolitan Chapter of the Victorian Society in America.

Captured 2 times between Feb 06, 2012 and Jul 05, 2012

Subject:   Cast-iron fronts (Architecture) Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration

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Title: Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn

URL: http://dddb.net/

Description: Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn is a coalition of community organizations opposed to the Atlantic Yards development project in Brooklyn, New York proposed by Forest City Ratner Companies.

Captured 2 times between Feb 06, 2012 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 794 Videos Captured

Subject:   Atlantic Yards (Project) City planning Land use

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Title: Design Trust for Public Space

URL: http://www.designtrust.org/

Description: "The Design Trust for Public Space is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization committed to improving New York City's parks, plazas, streets, and public buildings."

Captured 6 times between Aug 27, 2010 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 48 Videos Captured

Subject:   City planning Public spaces

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Title: Citizens Emergency Committee to Preserve Preservation

URL: http://savelpc.org/

Description: The CECPP is a watchdog group monitoring the work of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Captured 2 times between Feb 06, 2012 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 16 Videos Captured

Subject:   Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration New York (N.Y.). Landmarks Preservation Commission

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Title: Cities Alliance

URL: http://www.citiesalliance.org/

Description: "The Cities Alliance is a global coalition of cities and their development partners committed to scaling up successful approaches to poverty reduction."

Captured 5 times between Feb 21, 2011 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 9 Videos Captured

Subject:   Sustainable development City planning Cities and towns--Forecasting

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Title: Center for an Urban Future

URL: http://www.nycfuture.org/

Description: "The Center for an Urban Future is a public policy organization dedicated to improving the overall health of New York City and serving its long-term interests by targeting problems facing low-income and working-class neighborhoods in all five boroughs."

Captured 4 times between May 16, 2011 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 20 Videos Captured

Subject:   Community development City planning Planning Quality of life Community organization

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Title: Castle Coalition

URL: http://www.castlecoalition.org/

Description: "The Castle Coalition is the Institute for Justice's nationwide grassroots property rights activism project."

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Subject:   Eminent domain Right of property Land use

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Title: BrooklynSpeaks

URL: http://www.brooklynspeaks.net/

Description: "BrooklynSpeaks is an initiative of civic associations, community-based organizations, and advocacy groups concerned about the future of development at the Atlantic Yards site."

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Subject:   Atlantic Yards (Project) Barclays Center (New York, N.Y.) City planning Land use

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Title: Brooklyn views : ideas about the proposed Atlantic Yards project in Prospect Heights

URL: http://brooklynviews.blogspot.com/

Description: Blog active from 2005-2007 discussing the plans for the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, New York.

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Subject:   Atlantic Yards (Project) Land use City planning

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Title: Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy

URL: http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/

Description: "The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy has worked for twenty years to support the creation of Brooklyn Bridge Park."

Captured 5 times between Feb 21, 2011 and Jul 05, 2012

Subject:   Brooklyn Bridge Park (New York, N.Y.) Parks Urban parks

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Title: Atlantic Yards report

URL: http://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/

Description: "This watchdog blog, written by journalist Norman Oder, offers analysis, commentary, and reportage about Forest City Ratner's planned $4.9 billion Atlantic Yards project, to build the Barclays Center basketball arena and 16 high-rise buildings at a crucial site in Brooklyn." Succeeds the author's previous blog on this topic called Times Ratner report.

Captured 2 times between Feb 06, 2012 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 2972 Videos Captured

Subject:   Atlantic Yards (Project) Economic development projects City planning Land use Basketball arenas Forest City Ratner Companies

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Title: Atlantic Yards

URL: http://www.atlanticyards.com/

Description: Official Atlantic Yards site from developer Forest City Ratner Companies.

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Subject:   Atlantic Yards (Project) Barclays Center (New York, N.Y.)

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Title: Art Deco Society of New York

URL: http://artdeco.org/

Description: Society to foster public appreciation and understanding and support the preservation of Art Deco works in New York City.

Captured 2 times between Mar 27, 2012 and Jul 05, 2012

Subject:   Art deco (Architecture) Historic preservation Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration

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Title: ArchNewsNow

URL: http://www.archnewsnow.com/

Description: "Original ANN feature articles on the home page and archives offer the first look at international projects by established and up-and-coming architects and designers. In addition, an interesting mix of observations, opinions, and musings on a range of subjects written by industry leaders are presented as INSIGHT."

Captured 6 times between Aug 27, 2010 and Jul 05, 2012

Subject:   Architecture Architects

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Title: Architectural League of New York

URL: http://archleague.org/

Description: "The mission of the Architectural League is to advance the art of architecture. The League carries out its mission by promoting excellence and innovation, and by fostering community and discussion in an independent forum for creative and intellectual work in architecture, urbanism, and related disciplines."

Captured 7 times between Aug 27, 2010 and Jul 05, 2012

Videos: 505 Videos Captured

Subject:   Architecture City planning

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URL: http://www.thebattery.org/

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URL: http://www.atlanticyardswatch.net/

Description: "Atlantic Yards Watch is a community-based initiative to protect the health and livability of neighborhoods impacted by Atlantic Yards and the Barclays Center."

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Subject:   Atlantic Yards (Project) Barclays Center (New York, N.Y.) City planning Land use

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URL: http://www.batteryparkcity.org/

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URL: http://www.bpcparks.org/

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URL: http://www.centralparknyc.org/

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