The Rockefeller FoundationNew York The Rockefeller Foundation is a knowledge-based global foundation with a commitment to enrich and sustain the lives and livelihoods of poor and excluded people throughout the world. The foundation emphasises the importance of generating new, and harnessing existing knowledge to addressing the complex and difficult challenges faced by poor people. Its various areas of work are based on science, technology, research and analysis.
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The Brookings Institution, Metropolitan Policy ProgramNew York The Brookings Institution' Metropolitan Policy Program was launched in 1996 to provide decision-makers cutting-edge research and policy analysis on the shifting realities of cities and metropolitan areas. The program reflects our belief that the United States is undergoing a profound period of change. Change that is reshaping both the roles of cities, suburbs, and metropolitan areas and the challenges they confront. For that reason, a new generation of public policies must be developed that answers to these new circumstances. We are redefining the challenges facing metropolitan America and promoting innovative solutions to help communities grow in more inclusive, competitive, and sustainable ways.
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Deutsche Bank Americas FoundationNew York The Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation administers the philanthropic activities of Deutsche Bank within the United States, Latin America and Canada. Together, the Bank's Community Development Group and Foundation carry out the firm's corporate citizenship commitments through a program of loans, investments and grants. The Foundation supports non-profit organisations, that concentrate on community development, education, and the arts, to provide distressed communities and disadvantaged individuals with opportunities for safe and affordable housing and economic advancement. The Foundation also seeks to enrich these communities by providing access to the arts, supporting local leaders, and strengthening local organisations.
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Minerva LSE Research GroupLondon The Minerva LSE Research Group is a ground-breaking joint venture between Minerva and the LSE Cities Programme, which undertakes original research initiatives into key factors impacting on urban development with the intention of influencing public policy. In 2004 the group published – Density and Urban Neighbourhoods in London. Minerva is one of the UK's largest property investment and development companies with gross assets of over £1 billion. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.
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The Museum of Modern ArtNew York The world's first curatorial department devoted to architecture and design was established in 1932 at The Museum of Modern Art. From its inception, the collection has been built on the recognition that architecture and design are allied and interdependent arts, so that synthesis has been a founding premise of the collection. The collection provides an extensive overview of modernism. Starting with the reform ideology established by the Arts and Crafts movement, the collection covers major movements of the twentieth century and contemporary issues. The architecture collection documents buildings through models, drawings, and photographs, and includes the Mies van der Rohe Archive. The design collection comprises more than 3,000 objects, ranging from appliances, furniture, and tableware to tools, textiles, sports cars—even a helicopter. The graphic design collection includes over 4,000 examples of typography, posters, and other combinations of text and image. |
