City for City presents examples of the work of The City College Architectural Center over the past fifteen years. The projects selected are grouped under the categories of exhibitions, visioning exercises, planning and urban design studies, and also include a few examples of assignments for implementation. The work was developed at the request of the affected communities and undertaken with their full participation. The projects were financed in various ways, from pro-bono studies to grant-supported efforts. These grants and the special support from state and municipal entities enable the center to develop the projects in greater depth. City for City illustrates the value of cooperative community-based work in which both sides learn and share in the experience. Such interactions offer valuable insights for both students and faculty not normally found in traditional architectural practices. A collaboration between The City College of New York. Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture and Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers

• Introduction by Achva Benzinberg Stein
• Text by Achva Benzinberg Stein
• Preface by Lance Jay Brown

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Contributors Biographies

Achva Benzinberg Stein, FASLA, is a professor and practicing professional who has taught and worked in the US, Europe, Israel, India, and China. Her projects with neighborhood groups, public agencies, and non-profit organizations concentrate on meeting social needs while seeking to heal the damage of poorly managed urban development. Her landscape designs, which have won numerous awards from the American Society of Landscape Architects include designs for school grounds, large-scale housing projects, parks, playgrounds, hotels, community gardens, and private residences. She has won many awards, including the 1994 Chrysler Award for Innovation in Design, and has twice been the recipient of Fulbright grants.

Lance Jay Brown was educated at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and holds two Masters degrees from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He is an ACSA Distinguished Professor at he Spitzer School of Architecture at The City College of New York and a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and the Institute for Urban Design. He was 2005 Chair of the AIA National Regional and Urban Design Committee. From 1979 to 1983 he served as Design Excellence Director of the Design Arts Program of the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington. In 2007 he was awarded the highest honor given for an architectural educator in the United States, the AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion. He was the Professional Advisor of the NHNY Ideas Competition and founding member of the New Housing New York Steering Committee. His recently co-authored book, Urban Design For An Urban Century, was released in 2009.