It doesn't matter if the firms that respond are the largest or the most best-known around the world. We are looking for excitement, creativity, energy.

In addition to the world watching, the world is participating.

I'm really anxious to know what resonates with the public.

There's no question that the LMDC has been deeply wounded. We need to call upon the governor and the mayor to reaffirm their commitment to this institution, to reaffirm its role in the planning process and to assure us in a meaningful way that the efforts of that planning will not be wasted and will be respected.

They're really good, and they did things that are so different from one another that it's astounding.

There's no question that the LMDC has been deeply wounded here,