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Heads Up! It's a Kite Contest
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Jen Carlson
Published Apr 15, 2009
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The FlyNY troupe is looking to briefly change up the city skyline this May, with their first kite-flying competition! The contest is open to all architects, artists, engineers, urban designers, product and industrial designers and folks just looking to have fun. This isn't as easy as it sounds, though, they note that "designing and building a kite involves an understanding of structure, proportion, craft, and function. Form and function are inextricably intertwined and constructability is paramount." (Hopefully the Nerd Herd will get in on this.) You have until May 9th to get your kite up and running, when the big event goes down on Pier I at 73rd Street. Get more details here (the flyer is after the jump), and let's hope the wind is blowin' that day!
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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