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Improving the Quality of Life in Urban Parks

Ratio Architects contribution to the Urban Parks Institute at Project for Public Spaces

New York, NY (December 19, 2001) - The Urban Parks Institute at Project for Public Spaces, America's leading public spaces nonprofit, has received a holiday donation from the architectural and landscape architectural firm, Ratio Architects, Inc.

Ratio chose the Urban Parks Institute (UPI) because of the high quality ofUPI's work.

"We believe the Institute's focus upon local participation and control, highly active programming and unrelenting maintenance is a very appropriate message to be sending to park stakeholders across the nation, and we wish to thank them for their substantial contribution" says Kenneth Boyee, Principal-in-Charge of Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture at Ratio.

For details about the Urban Parks Institute visit www.urbanparks.pps.org or phone 212-620-5660.

Books, 'Public Parks, Private Partners' and 'How to Turn a Place Around' can be ordered online, http://www.pps.org/Products/products_publications.html

For further details about Ratio Architects visit: http://www.ratioarchitects.com/about.htm

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