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There are many reasons to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s arrival at New York Harbor — not least because it inspired a project by Pentagram Architect’s James Biber and the architect and historian James Sanders to create a system of elements offering improved access to the Hudson River. [JL]