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Building Brooklyn Bridge Park: An Interview with Matthew UrbanskiOn Places, landscape designer Brian Davis interviews Matthew Urbanski, principal of Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, about Brooklyn Bridge Park, a major new public park in New York City.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Brian Davis has worked for urban design practices in New York City and Buenos Aires; he writes the landscape architecture blog FASLANYC.More Bio >>
Julienne Schaer, formerly a forensic photographer for the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, specializes in editorial photojournalism.More Bio >>
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