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Martin C. Pedersen

New Orleans
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What Mandami’s Knicks Speech Teaches Us About Civic Engagement

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By Martin C. Pedersen
| Common Edge
Why do some of us love sports? Why do we invest far too much emotional energy into an activity that is essentially, regardless of how loud we cheer, a passive one?
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Blair Kamin on the Obama Presidential Center: “A Huge Improvement to the Public Realm”

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By Martin C. Pedersen
| Common Edge
MCP: Martin C. Pedersen BK: Blair Kamin MCP: You were still architecture critic for the Chicago Tribune when this was initially rolled out in 2017. What was your reaction to those early renderings? BK: My initial reaction was summarized in the Tribune’s print-edition headline: “Promising, Populist, Not Yet Persuasive.” I applauded the center’s campus arrangement, the idea of breaking it into human-scaled pieces rather than it consisting of a single, overwhelming structure.
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The Obama Presidential Center: “It’s a Canvas. People Are Leaving Their Imprint on It”

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By Martin C. Pedersen
| Common Edge
MCP: Martin C. Pedersen LB: Lee Bey MCP: I’ve read at least a dozen reviews of the Obama Center and they’ve all been mixed or negative, except yours and Ed Keegan’s, two local critics. I know you have a history with this building and, as a South Side resident, probably knew Obama as a community organizer. You’ve watched this project through all of its gestations. What do you make of the critical reaction?
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