Connecting with Nina Cooke John - Ja-born architect transforms Manhattan’s Flatiron district for the holidays wins design competition to create engaging urban space

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Connecting with Nina Cooke John - Ja-born architect transforms Manhattan’s Flatiron district for the holidays wins design competition to create engaging urban space

Manhattan’s usually busy Flatiron district will come alive with a different energy this holiday, as visitors and residents alike interact with its latest exhibition designed by Jamaica-born architect, Nina Cooke John. Her work – ‘Point of Action’–...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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