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JL;DR SUMMARY Joshua Foer recounts the ambitious "Sukkah City" project, a design competition which he co-organized in Union Square, New York. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish TraditionNew York CityJewish ArtSukkotArchitectureSukkah CityPublic SpaceTransienceHalakhic DesignCommunal Celebration

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New York City, New York, United States
"Twelve winning firms each received $10,000 to construct their radically temporary kosher pavilions in the middle of one of New York Citys most trafficked parks."
California, United States
"I chose to sleep inside the sukkah that seemed most private, designed by California architects Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello."
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