Michael Arad designed a rooftop garden for the Earth School in Manhattan; a major new development in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood includes gardens by Thomas Balsley’s firm; SFMOMA announced that it will close for three years, beginning in June 2013, to make way for an expansion by Craig Dykers’ Snøhetta (pictured at left); the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, led by John Palmieri, approved two projects that could anchor new medical and arts districts in Atlantic City; Board Member Claire Weisz worked closely with Charles McKinney to design new water fountains for New York City parks, with the first one installed in Greenpoint’s Transmitter Park.
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