Views of Manhattan Prior to European Settlement

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May 30

As reported by John Hills on May 28, 2009, at his Daily Dose of Architecture blog (http://archidose.blogspot.com/), the Museum of the City of New York is presenting an exhibit called Mannahattan/Manhattan: A Natural History of New York City. The exhibit, prepared in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Society, features simulated views of New York City as it would have appeared just prior to the arrival of the first European settlers in 1609.

The dates for the exhibit are from May 20 to October 12, 2009. The Museum of the City of New York is located at 1220 5th Avenue at 103rd St., New York, NY 10029 -- www.mcny.org . For more information about the Mannahatta Project, visit www.wcs.org/mannahatta .

ENVIRO - 2009-05-20 - Mannahatta Project

H. Pike Oliver

H. Pike Oliver focuses on master-planned communities. He is co-author of Transforming the Irvine Ranch: Joan Irvine, William Pereira, Ray Watson, and THE BIG PLAN, published by Routledge in 2022.

Early in his career, Pike worked for public agencies, including the California Governor's Office of Planning and Research, where he was a principal contributor to An Urban Strategy for California. For the next three decades, he was involved in master-planned development on the Irvine Ranch in Southern California, as well as other properties in western North America and abroad.

Beginning in 2009, Pike taught real estate development at Cornell University and directed the undergraduate program in Urban and Regional Studies. He relocated to Seattle in 2013 and, from 2016 to 2020, served as a lecturer in the Runstad Department of Real Estate at the University of Washington, where he also served as its chair.

Pike graduated from San Francisco State University's urban studies and planning program and received a master's degree in urban planning from UCLA. He is a member of the American Planning Association and the Urban Land Institute and a founder and emeritus member of the California Planning Roundtable.

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Views of Manhattan Prior to European Settlement

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