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Coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the signing of the United
Nations charter, this visually driven book tells the story of the
special relationship between the UN and New York City through the
interrelated lenses of architecture, real estate, and urban
planning. It is fully illustrated with rare archival photographs
and architectural drawings, as well as newly commissioned
photographs. The book also includes written contributions from
UN-affiliated individuals of note, including current and former UN
secretaries-general, ambassadors to the UN, mayors, governors,
historians, architecture critics, and other luminaries. The book
begins by chronicling how New York came to be the permanent home of
the UN, including the individuals, institutions, and other forces
that helped the city secure the headquarters of the UN - among them
the Rockefeller family, William Zeckendorf, and Robert Moses. The
book then presents the architectural and urban design journey to
create the iconic UN campus by a global team of architectural
giants such as Wallace K. Harrison, Le Corbusier, and Oscar
Niemeyer, with archival photos and architectural drawings and
renderings. It also charts how the real estate needs of the UN
evolved over time, leading to the creation of the United Nations
Development Corporation (UNDC) and its commissioning of three
architecturally significant buildings at UN Plaza that have helped
keep the UN in New York City. Also included are sections on the $2
billion renovation and restoration of the UN campus and proposals
past and present for additional architectural commissions.
Additional sections document how New York City and the UN have
helped shape each other over the years; and how both continue to
change and evolve. Unique for its architectural and urbanistic
focus, A Home to the World: The United Nations and New York City
celebrates this important global organisation's many
accomplishments past, present, and future.
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