The Castle of Pertinacity: A Contemporary Morality Play Set in Brooklyn

This paper sportively adapts the genre of a morality play to present an actual case study of two building professionals who played significant roles in Brooklyn development over the last quarter century. The proceedings are set court, with the New York Department of Buildings (DOB) as Plaintiff. The defendants, Supersizer and Fixer, adamantly profess an ethical stance based upon using their expertise to assist cli­ents in optimizing properties – namely, to build more square footage in less time. Chutes and Ladders, the title of this paper session, is a fitting analogue to navigating the building permitting system in Brooklyn.

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Jasmine Benyamin, Kyle Reynolds, Mo Zell, Nikole Bouchard & Whitney Moon

ISBN
978-1-944214-28-9