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Publicolor, a nonprofit organization headed by designer Ruth Lande Shuman, is responsible for putting the bright colors that can be seen on 13 neglected public-school buildings in New York City, NY. The group, which started the campaign in 1994, receives much of its funding from private and corporate donations but has also been receiving support from the Board of Education since 1996. Publicolor was instrumental in replacing the gray and beige look of the city's institutional buildings with the bright colors of the rainbow.
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The Manhattan Village Academy (MVA) is an alternative public high school in Manhattan, New York, NY. Established in 1993 by the Center for collaborative Education, MVA's facility features long sight lines and few corridors to minimize discipline problems. It also has ample circulation paths that are spacious enough to accommodate small groupings of students. It also incorporated built-in furnishings designed to optimize floor space.
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The forty most promising architects and designer under 40 years old are presented. Included are the illustrations of their winning project and a brief background about the artists. A feature common among all the works are their simplicity, strength of the vernacular architecture and the suitability the designs to the climate. Many of the designs also utilized recycled materials, but still exuded elegance and beauty.
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