Architectural Newsletter from Lane Architecture + Design January 2009) kd Larry Lane, Architect Vol 3, Issue 1 Lane Architecture + Design is an architectural firm in Manhattan that specializes in Corporate Interiors, Site Feasibility Studies, and High End Residential Design. Our office is pleased to offer our clients and associates with a newsletter that includes comments from Larry Lane and other experts. This newsletter covers up-to-date news of architecture that can be applied to every day life. Our goal is to share our passion of architecture with others, Peer Deere PRC an ec World-Wide Notoriety Sydney Biddle Barrows is a business expert who consults companies all around. the nation about how they can choreograph their business to create an experience for their clients. She sharpened her skills at choreographing other people's “experiences” in her previous life She became one of the most famous and talked about madams that ever graced the front pages of the New York ‘abloids under the nickname, "Mayflower Madam.” Later, she has been a guest on (Continued on page 2) Changes Coming to a City Near You We are in for "Big Changes" after the upcoming Presidential inauguration on January 20th. Only 12 days before being swom in, Obama said, "Only government can break the Vicious cycles that are crippling our economy...” This is the exact opposite of President Ronald Reagan's view of government during the 1980's. In fact, Republican President Ronald Reagan once quipped that. (Continued on page 3) page 1 Inaugural ES aos Change Tou ore Eee cr See the Special Invitation for this coming Monday on page 2 !Rate Tm air ice) Pee eek eee Larry Lane hosts ea ee ec : Cr Monday at 5:30 pm EST. The list Doe ne eet ee eeu oe Se ets een ney eerste psec resources eer) ‘Go Where the Money Is - Marketing Your Downtown to the ree Caer ee ee Revitalization, Seneca ee re kr rarer Various interviews with builders, furniture dealers, flooring contractors, interior designers, TV personalities, expediters Ce oe ne ea Lane Architecture Receives World-Wide Notoriety (continued from page 1) «various talk shows including Larry King and has written a bestselling book that Fortune magazine named as one of the Top “Ten Best Business Books of the Year. Her books have also been ‘on the required reading list for courses at Harvard, When Ms, Barrows learned about my Experience Architecture journal and our office's experience based design concepts, she ‘contacted me and ask that I be a contributing editor of her new book, "Uncensored Sales Strategies.” So, go to Barnes and Noble, Borders, Amazon.com or any other major book seller world-wide and get your copy of this new book, "Uncensored Sales Strategies." On pages 99-100, you will find out how experiences are created in architecture by Lane Architecture + Design, PC. Sce article to the right to learn more about getting your copy of Renew Your Life Create a place to have experiences that will be remembered for a lifetime, Experience Architecture, ‘One of our clients had the experience of having their hhome used as a set for a major motion picture. The rock star, Madonna, wanted to buy one of our projects from ‘our client before the construction was completed, ‘On various occasions, we will have clients that purchased apartments on Sth Avenue in Manhattan and ‘want us to help redesign their home so they ean better enjoy the panoramic views of Central Park across the Avenue. ‘What type of home do you need? | have developed a personal journal that I want to send to you. Its a certified and tested way to rejuvenate your lifestyle by ereating a new home that will give you peace ‘of mind and become a stage for family experiences for ‘years to come, ‘This journal is appropriately titled, “Experience Architecture." It will lead you through the entire design ‘and construction process in just 7 easy to follow steps I have shared this journal with several exclusively’ selected in Manhattan, They might still have an extra ‘copy that they can give to you. Normally, you would have to pay an architect at least 82000 to meet with you and to gather information that will be already generated from this "Experience Architecture” journal, Instead, you ean get a free copy by simply emailing a request for your copy at LaneArchitecture@aol.com. This offer cannot be free for much longer, so ask for your copy before our free offer is discontinued Visit our new blog at www.LaneArchitecture.blogspot.com Page 2Changes in the City... (Continued from page 1) the most “terrifying words" in the English language were: "Tm from the government, and I'm here to help." Democrat President Bill Clinton proclaimed in a State of the Union speech 13 years ago that "the era of big government is ‘Obama's plans are lofty and he admits that they will be very costly. Nearly $800 billion is promised to be spent during his presidency that will include tax breaks for the middle class, billions of dollars for updated bridges, roads and tunnels, and provisions to double the production of alternative energy in three years. “Cities enable the concentrated exchange of ideas and resources that generates the nation’s innovation and entrepreneurship. Particularly in the knowledge economy, we cannot afford to waste any of the human capital, real estate and business assets of cities... Today, government programs aimed at strengthening metropolitan areas are ‘spread across the federal government..with insufficient coordination or strategy, Obama and Biden will create a White House Office of Urban Policy to develop a strategy for metropolitan America and to ensure that all federal dollars targeted to urban areas are effectively spent on the highestimpact programs." -Barack Obama ‘One of the new government intervention groups that Obama ‘will create is the Office of Urban Policy. Currently, urban design solutions are viewed marginally and treated as décor ~ to be added after the substantial planning, program, and policy decisions were made by representatives from Housing, and Urban Development, the Department of Transportation, ‘and the Environmental Protection Agency. Hopefully adding, ‘another governmental office will bridge the gaps between policy, design, and infrastructure issues. Democrat John Norquist, president of the Congress for New Urbanism and the 1900-2004 mayor of Milwaukee derides the proposal as yet another "czar" position. "You're given this overall authority, but you're not in charge of anything,” he says. He believes that the new administration should be populated with leaders who understand and value cities. Can "Big Government" make intelligent decisions with more ‘economical and expeditious methods than the private sector? Can it produce cohesive designs that answer specific needs ‘of each individual urban issue and location? Observing how Ground Zero remains at a standstill (See page one of our Nov/Dec 2008 LadSkeichPad), I have my doubts. Page 3 Firat Bank Place. MN Larry Lane hae been able to sharo hie experience of ‘working with LM. Pot and various international high profile projects with hie own cents. Some projects thal Larry worked on while wth LM. Pet and Parners include: Office buildings. museums. and inition in Bilbao. Spain: Jakarta Indonesia: Washington D.C. Bothorda Maryland: Minnoapolis. ole Bareclona, Spain: Lixemburg and Saudi Arabia, He wat algo the projet architec! for the Nikelown, NY and Job eaplin of the Reutr's Three Timos Square office Inuing. Lane Architecture + Dasign we commissioned to design the George W Bush Presidential Library. Meis van der Rohe's Seagram Building Turns 50 Years Old This building was almost built like a wedding cake. Go to our podcast dated January 5, 2009 at www_BlogTalkRadio.com/LaneArchitecture to find out who insisted that the building become a forerunner of privately owned public places. While there, sign up as a "friend and leave your comments,