The Art of Modern Transit Station Design [Dispatches]

With arguments about responsibility, funding, access, and security unresolved, the surface-to-air missile bunkers there sit empty, slowly deteriorating.Hummel's narrative also provided an intriguing glimpse into the secretive workings of the U.S. military, custodian of so much of this country's open land. An Ongoing Program"Senses of Place: Urban Narratives as Public Secrets" was organized by Robert Chapman of PIERS.In addition to sponsoring conferences, PIERS offers a visiting scholars program.3 The Institute, at Pace's lower Manhattan campus, defi nes its mission as "to provide leadership in the study of the complex interrelationships between human culture and nature with special emphasis on the Hudson River bioregion and its diverse ecological, social and cultural values."