Municipal Art Society of New York

 

Municipal Art Society of New York
http://www.mas.org
Location: New York, NY
Initiative: NYC Opportunities Fund
Geographic Focus: New York City
TERM of the Grant: 3/1/2010 – 2/28/2011
Amount: $409,600

in support of coordinating the fourth award competition for the Rockefeller Foundation-sponsored Jane Jacobs Medal, which honors Jacobs' groundbreaking work in urban design, and of organizing other public programs related to the principles embodied in her work

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