Research
Beverly Willis founded the Architecture Research Institute, a "think/act tank", in 1995. The Institute develops and advocates urban policies to make large global cities more livable. After the collapse of the World Trade Center on 9/11, the Institute founded R.Dot, Rebuild Downtown Our Town. R.Dot mobilized hundreds of designers, professionals and people from all walks of life to create a coordinated response that helped guide the rebuilding effort and established a planning framework for the city of New York.
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