Ban Ki-moon is the Secretary General of the UN.
Martti Ahtisaari is the former president of Finland, and a
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
Carter Wiseman is a writer and editor at Associated Press and
Newsweek, and former architecture critic for New York
Magazine. He teaches at the Yale School of Architecture, and
is past president of the MacDowell Colony.
"Bright, glossy color before-and-after exterior and interior photos
and numerous black-and-white historical shots fill [The United
Nations at 70]. Photos of the UN's design are a particular delight
elements such as inlaid-wood door motifs and wallpaper designs . .
. Architects and preservationists will appreciate the details of
the renovation process, and general readers interested in
mid-century architecture will enjoy poring over the many
photos."
-LIBRARY JOURNAL REVIEWS "[The United Nations at 70: Restoration
and Renewal] offers an insider's guided tour during and after
renovations of what Mr. Wiseman writes is one building that 'can
claim its place on the list of international landmarks as a symbol
of the world's most enduring aspiration: peace.'"
-THE NEW YORK TIMES
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