Parks & Recreation manages 29,000 acres (14% of NYC), including nearly 4,000 properties ranging from Washington Square and East River Parks to community gardens and Greenstreets. Custodian of 2.5 million trees, Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe has emerged as a design catalyst in the Bloomberg Administration. Come hear him speak about parks for people.

Tuesday, October 6, 9-11am, Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, NYC, Free
http://cfa.aiany.org/index.php?section=calendar&evtid=940

Commissioner Adrian Benepe is the 2009 recipient of the Center for Architecture Award. This program is organized by the Center for Architecture and is presented free of charge a part of Architecture Week 2009. For a complete list of Architecture Week events including exhibition openings and the AIA’s annual Heritage Ball, please visit: http://www.aiany.org/architectureweek.

Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY