Fringe Cities: Legacies of Renewal in the Small American City — Center for Architecture
Fringe Cities: Legacies of Renewal in the Small American City, an exhibition on the aftermath of federal urban-renewal programs in small American cities, ran at the Center for Architecture in New York City from October 2019 through January 2020, curated and designed by MASS Design Group with graphic design by Beurskens Projects.
| Venue | Center for Architecture |
|---|---|
| Project type | Temporary Exhibition |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2019 |
| Technologies | environmental graphic design |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MASS Design Group | Exhibit Design | Curation, research, and exhibition design |
| beurskens-projects | Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding | Graphic design |
Description
The exhibition examined "Fringe Cities" — small, independently governed municipalities severely affected by mid-20th-century federal urban renewal programs — through case studies including Poughkeepsie, New York. Developed in partnership with the Center for Architecture (operated by AIA New York), it was on view October 2, 2019 through January 18, 2020.
Sources
- https://modelofarchitecture.org/projects/fringe-cities-exhibition
- https://www.centerforarchitecture.org/press-releases/fringe-cities-legacies-of-renewal-in-the-small-american-city-to-open-at-the-center-for-architecture-in-nyc-october-2-2019-january-18-2020/
- https://www.archpaper.com/2019/10/fringe-cities-urban-renewal-and-aftermath/