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Architects B. K. Boley and Tamara Roy discuss the MassArt Residence Hall's architecture. The building is seen as a rebirth of the College of Art and Design.

Architect Shauna Gillies-Smith discusses the landscape surrounding the Massachusetts College of Art and Design Residence Hall. Students at MassArt helped with the landscape and building decision making process. They wanted a landscape that expressed their school, and they wanted places to sit. Those elements became the design charge.

Architect Shauna Gillies-Smith discusses the materials and constructions of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design Residence Hall, and the landscape that surrounds it.

Edwin Marshall, from the NY Department of City Planning (Manhattan), discusses Harlem, the focus of his work, 125th Street, and the changes that have happened over time.

The artist Ming Fay talks about the Staten Island Ferry Terminal and the process behind his contest-winning public art piece, a set of benches. They recall the historic benches in the old ferry terminal, which was destroyed in a fire.

Madeleine Segall-Marx, sculptor, discusses her work on the memorial to the Head of the Math Department at Stuyvesant High School, Dr. Richard Rothenberg.

Jean Parker Phifer, NYC architect and author of Public Art New York, reads a selection about Ice Falls, a 3-story sloped water sculpture located in the lobby of the Hearst Building.

A description of Audubon Ballroom, most notable for the site Malcolm X's assassination.

The artist REZIN discusses the process of creating his mural, "Kids Come in All Sizes," located in Inglewood, California.

The artist talks about the design process for the Forum Benches in Inglewood.

The Architect talks about the decision to site the building on the formerly industrial waterfront, the integration of the roof into the landscape, the program and the collaboration with the Norwegian artists to integrate their works into the building.

Steven Rieman talks in depth about his installation piece for the Pasadena Public Art Program titled, Sol Ray.

Alisa Orduna talks about the mission of Callie Rose Literary Cafe', her long held dream of creating an urban respite place where people can take a time-out from the daily stressors of inner-city life and play.

St Paul's was designed by Victor Lundy in two phases: first the Sanctuary with its innovative tensile wood roof followed a decade later by the Fellowship Hall.

Designed early in his career, IM Pei took advantage of the climate of South Florida to create a series of two story dorm pavilions connected by overhanging roofs.

The Project Principal shares the history of Memorial Hall and the process of the renovation.

The artist talks about the concept behind his triptych of three sculptures in North Vancouver which try to inhabit the scene between the urban and the wild character of the area.

The artist describes the history and inspiration behind the piece

The artist shares the inspiration behind the sculpture.

Architect Toshiko Mori describes the design of the Project