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      Street Wise: New Labs in 9 Cities to Focus on Improving Urban Life [Slide Show]

      The BMW Group and Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation introduce New York City as the first site of a six-year project to improve urban living

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      Street Wise: New Labs in 9 Cities to Focus on Improving Urban Life [Slide Show]
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      • CONFRONTING COMFORT A series of smaller wooden structures to be placed in close proximity to the main lab will provide space for a cafe. COURTESY OF ATELIER BOW-WOW
      • CLEARING THE AIR The space below the canopy is designed to host formal lectures, hands-on experiments, film screenings and other events. COURTESY OF ATELIER BOW-WOW
      • CARBON FIBER CANOPY This inaugural 230-square-meter lab will function like an open-air theater and be situated beneath a rectangular canopy made of carbon fiber and covered in semitransparent mesh. COURTESY OF ATELIER BOW-WOW
      • CURBSIDE CONVERSATION A view of the New York City BMW Guggenheim Lab from Houston Street depicting a workshop in session. The lab will be located at 33 East First Street, on the border of the city's Lower East Side and East Village neighborhoods... COURTESY OF ATELIER BOW-WOW
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