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A MASSIVE URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN NEW YORK CITY CALLS FOR HUMAN-SCALE TESTING. The proportion of the top felt a little bit too big, like it was kind of sticking out too far, and we weren’t sure about the proportions of the backrest to the seat, and the angle, and how you wanted to really feel in it. We printed out a life-size drawing of an elevational profile on many sheets of 11x17 and then got out this lawn chair to test out—Is this the most comfortable angle? I think it was adjustable so that we could pull up on the back and then reset it to the perfect angle.—SOPHIE MUSCHEL-HORTON Despite the dire news about empty office buildings, developers in New York City are doubling down on upgraded commercial space in the…

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Landscape Architecture (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2024

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