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Ed Blakely is about to start rebuilding Sydney, Australia ?*one shopping mall at a time

this is a discussion within the NOLA Community Forum; Dr. Ed Blakely watchers know that former Mayor Ray Nagin's "recovery czar" declared mission accomplished on the rebuilding of New Orleans in 2009 and took his metaphorical "cranes in the sky" to Australia, where he now works with*the*University of Sydney's ...

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Old 09-12-2013, 11:30 AM   #1
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Ed Blakely is about to start rebuilding Sydney, Australia ?*one shopping mall at a time



Dr. Ed Blakely watchers know that former Mayor Ray Nagin's "recovery czar" declared mission accomplished on the rebuilding of New Orleans in 2009 and took his metaphorical "cranes in the sky" to Australia, where he now works with*the*University of Sydney's United States Study Centre (bless their hearts).

But now Blakely has a new challenge. He's teaming up with "urban designer" Ethan Kent to revitalize a shopping mall in the Sydney suburb of*Parramatta.

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That revitalization seems to center on restoring a fountain built in 1986 in the midst of the mall, a rather different task than rebuilding New Orleans.? [ Read more ]

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