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> April 2002

Coming Up:

Our ANNUAL BENEFIT is fast approaching. Join us May 7 for cocktails at the Sky Club, at the top of the MetLife Building at 200 Park Avenue, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

Our three distinguished honorees are architect Hugh Hardy, author David Macaulay and Real Estate Diretor for the Port Authority Cherrie Nanninga. College scholarships will also be awarded to four students that evening.

Tickets are $150. Please contact Lorraine Whitman or Nellie Goddard at (212) 650-5497, or email thecenter@salvadori.org for more information.

Read more in our events section: Our Work > Events > 2002 Benefit

Our annual CHARRETTE is also coming up. It will be held in June at City College. Keep checking in or more information about the date and location.
Read about past Charrettes at: Our Work > Events > Charrette

New!

This year’s Mario’s Kids Scholarships are sponsored by the Young Men’s and Women’s Real Estate Association. Read about how this exciting professional partnership has benefited both organizations, and most importantly, kids!
Community > Feature Stories > YMWREA

The Center has an after school program in Harlem. Read about it in, “Getting Into The Swing of Things,” in our News section.
Community > Feature Stories > Harlem: Past, Present and Future

Updates:

We’re expanding our community section to include forums, Frequently Asked Questions and other avenues for people to share ideas and concerns. Ideas for how we can use the web to stay in touch? Email emily@salvadori.org

We’ve updated and expanded our links page. Now it’s an even more comprehensive resource for students, teachers, parents or just curious people. We’ve carefully selected exciting sites that will teach and amaze you.
Check them out!
Community > Links

Matthys Levy wrote a new chapter for the 2002 edition of Why Buildings Fall Down. “Terror From the Sky” describes the devastating effects of terrorist attacks on buildings. Profiled are the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the 1993 and September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.
Webstore > Product Detail > Why Buildings Fall Down

Have you explored KidBridges lately?

KidBridges contains two units of in-depth resources for teachers and students. KidBridges homepage is: Our Work > Curriculum > KidBridges

“ A Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge” is a middle-school multi-media math curriculum focused on the Brooklyn Bridge. Learn how this landmark became a math and science teaching tool for Walt Whitman Middle School students in Brooklyn, New York, and how you can explore this or similar structures in your classroom, or on your own.
www.salvadori.org/kidbridges

“The Art of Bridge Construction” contains lesson plans, resources and assessment suggestions for hands-on teaching and learning about the science, math and architecture of bridges. This unit, implemented at International High School in Queens, New York, culminated in the student design and construction of bridge models.
www.salvadori.org/aobc