Philanthropic tyranny at the NYPL.

The article discusses the controversy surrounding plans to renovate and remodel the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building of the New York Public Library (NYPL) in New York City. The author argues that the architectural design conceived by the British architect Norman Foster would eradicate one of the count...

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Published in:New Criterion Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 4 - 9
Main Author: Lewis, Michael J.
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Published: New Criterion Dec2013
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        Library remodeling
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        Foster, Norman, 1935-
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