Dr. Gray Brechin October 21, 2008

Dr. Gray Brechin, co-founder of the ‘Living New Deal Project,’ is the first speaker of this year’s Farajollah & Maryam Badie AARFA lecture series in architecture.

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) were monumental New Deal programs that put millions of Americans to work during the Great Depression leaving us a legacy of major public buildings and enduring art projects.
Dr. Gray Brechin's presentation Another World Was Possible: The Indispensible New Deal Today.

Dr. Gray Brechin will address the important engineering and architectural achievements of the Works of the WPA and CCC and their relevance today.
Under the aegis of the WPA, such public buildings and roads as Laguardia Airport, Camp David and the Golden Gate Bridge were built. Founded in 2003, the ‘Living New Deal Project’ is a collaborative effort attempting to document the engineering and architectural achievements of Depression-relief agencies.

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