Muhammad Ali Center Pedestrian Bridge

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Muhammad Ali Center Model

Since we are on the topic of architectural models today, we dug out these photos of the Muhammad Ali Center model. (If you haven’t seen it in person, it’s located in the Museum’s lobby. Go see it.) There is also an interesting article in this month’s American Institute of Architect’s Central Kentucky Architect Newsletter about the Ali Center fountain written by glass artist Ken von Roenn, Jr. And no, the fountain is still not turned on yet. (It was scheduled to operate until October, so who thinks we will see it turned on for good this year?). Back to the model. See that pedestrian bridge connecting the Ali Center Plaza with the Belvedere to the East? Yeah, we really would like to see that happen.

Last we heard, funding was tied to the Museum Plaza fund for public infrastructure improvements, but that means we will have to wait, and wait, and wait… Build the bridge now! The 6th Street Pedestrian Bridge!

Oh, and just so we don’t leave anything out while we’re on topic, Jarfi’s Lobby Cafe is open (complete with a sign on the sidewalk to people actually know it’s there), and a Ryder Cup Kick-Off Celebration will be held for free on September 17 at 6:30 p.m. Here’s the scoop:

With the award-winning Ali Center as a backdrop, Louisville native Muhammad Ali, along with Mayor Jerry Abramson and other dignitaries, welcome the national and international visitors to our community with a variety of musical entertainment and much fanfare. This event is sponsored by Yum! Brands, Inc. and Ernst & Young.

Muhammad Ali Center Model
Muhammad Ali Center Model. (Branden Klayko / Broken Sidewalk)

Going for Platinum: Gallery NuLu’s Green Building

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Gallery NuLu Green Building

The Consuming Louisville blog just pointed out the imminent opening of Louisville’s first LEED Platinum Registered commercial building: the Gallery NuLu Green Building on East Market Street. The 110-year-old, former dry goods store has been re-envisioned as a hub for the arts by owners Augusta and Gill Holland.

The 15,000 square foot mixed use facility will house a street facing cafe and event space on the ground floor, office studios on the upper two floors and an indoor-outdoor courtyard at the rear…The gallery can, in off-hours show video-projected indie films. The Green Building of Nulu has over eighty solar panels providing almost 15,000 watts of electricity, not to mention the geothermal heating and cooling.

The Gallery NuLu Green Building serves as the centerpiece to the ultra creative and quickly changing area around East Market Street, and will soon be joined by additional projects proposed by Gill Holland including redevelopment of the former Wayside Block into an arts center and Disney Tire Company into a year round indoor farmer’s market.

Architecture for the Gallery NuLu Green Building was provided by (fer) studio of Inglewood, California.

Museum Plaza Still Captivates Archi-nerds Everywhere

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Museum Plaza Model Being Built

Maybe you’ve seen them… Those immaculately detailed models of Museum Plaza that have been on display for years since the project was first proposed? Well, it turns out they were built by one of the world’s most preeminent model builders, Vincent de Rijk, from Rotterdam (the same location as Rem Koolhaas’ OMA HQ before REX went out on its own).

Archinect sat down with de Rijk to chat about his model making background, and what do you know, a photo of the Museum Plaza model under construction popped up. The interview is a really quite fascinating glimpse into the world of architectural model-making. Here’s an excerpt from Vincent de Rijk himself:

For me, it’s important to find the simplicity in the project and to find what the main characteristic or feature is…something that you can take away from it. Rem is also able to do that in his descriptions. If he talks about a building, he can make a really simple description about it…and that’s what a model should do. Knowing too much background information makes it confusing. It should be an object. That’s what I always try to make. Of course it’s a representation of a building, but it’s also a representation of an idea.

Check out the entire interview here.

Museum Plaza Models
Museum Plaza Models. (Branden Klayko / Broken Sidewalk)

Suburban Sprawl Growing on Farms

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Sprawl Farm

This is an installation by artist Matthew Moore covering 35 acres in Arizona. Using wheat and sorghum, Moore created a “crop map” that “attempts to reconcile the urban with the rural while reflecting on the American Dream and its effect on society.”

As Louisville continues to struggle with its burgeoning borders (we seem to hear of five or more developments in the for reaching exurbs for everyone in the city), Moore’s art reminds us where our suburban homes come from.

Spalding University Opens New Building

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New Building at Spalding University
New Building at Spalding University
New Building at Spalding University. (Branden Klayko / Broken Sidewalk)

Spalding University in the SoBro neighborhood opened a new classroom building this school year housing their College of Health & Natural Sciences. The new state-of-the-art 45,000 square foot, two-story facility is on the corner of Breckinridge Street and 3rd Street. The property is actually a renovation of a quite old building that had fallen into disrepair and cast a dark glare onto the sidewalk.

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    Architects’ Home Tour This Weekend

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    Fleur-de-Lis on Main, Rendering by Potter & Associates.
    Fleur-de-Lis on Main, Rendering by Potter & Associates.

    The American Institute of Architects will be opening up seven of Louisville’s finest new architect-designed residences this weekend, including two multi-family developments in downtown Louisville: the Fleur-de-Lis on Main and the Bycks Condominiums on 4th Street. The event begins at 1:00 PM and runs through 6:00 PM on Sunday, September 7, 2008.

    Tickets good for admission into all seven projects cost $10 and will be for sale at each location. Proceeds from the event will benefit Habitat for Humanity. On the tour you will have a chance to talk with the architects responsible for each design as well as experience the state of residential architecture in the River City. Here’s more from the AIA-CKC:

    The purpose of the Tour is to highlight the importance of design and the unique value that a professional architect brings to such projects; and to raise funds in support of Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville. The AIA displays a diverse variety of projects to showcase on the tour to include modern and traditional, new construction and renovation, single family and multi family dwellings.

    Time : 1:00–6:00 p.m.
    Date: September 7, 2008

    Seven Houses will be featured in this year’s AIA House Tour to Benefit Habitat for Humanity.

    1. Fleur De Lis on Main, 324 East Main St—Architect: Potter & Associates Architects
    2. Kremer Residence, 1606 Rosewood Avenue—Architect: Gary Watrous
    3. Abbas Residence, 2223 Dorothy Drive—Architect: Steve Gravatte
    4. The Bycks Condominiums, 532 S. 4th St.—Architect: Joseph & Joseph Architects
    5. O’Bryan Residence, 1614 Sylvan Road—Architect: Anne Del Prince
    6. Gates Residence, 218 S. Peterson Avenue—Architect: Mary Jackson
    7. Buss Residence, 1285 Eastern Parkway—Architect: Sarah Mascarich

    Arena Financing Done

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    Louisville Arena from River Road

    The arena bond sale has successfully taken place. After seemingly endless negotiations, market ups and downs, and potholes everywhere in the road, the Louisville Arena Authority finally has the money secured to begin construction on the the downtown facility.

    The deal was announced at 3:00 p.m. today after arena chairman Jim Host called an emergency meeting. The new budget for the mega-project dropped some $25 million to $227 million, and the deal struck today has raised $334 million to cover all construction costs for the facility.

    New Trolley on the Block

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    Miller Transportation Trolley-Bus
    Miller Transportation Trolley-Bus
    Miller Transportation Trolley-Bus. (Branden Klayko / Broken Sidewalk)

    Miller Transportation is getting into the trolley-bus game and they want one of the biggest seats at the table: the East Market Street and Frankfort Avenue Trolley Hops. Miller has filed a Federal complaint against TARC which could have far reaching implications for transit in Louisville.

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