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Polshek Partnership, Cooper Carry, Stanley Love-Stanley Design

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Posted by: Doug Shipman
Thursday, March 05, 2009

The Polsheck Partnership, Cooper Carry, Stanley Love Stanley team presented their design concept.  Here are two pictures illustrating the concept.  The CCHR team looks forward to comments posted about this concept under this post.  Please also see the other 4 finalists' concepts in other blog entries and provide comments on each respective design.
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By jerry gonzalez on
Thursday, March 05, 2009
This is interesting design as well. I like it and it seems also inviting.
By Gregg Rice on
Thursday, March 05, 2009
I like the gathering space in the front for speeches, concerts, and an apparent large screen for movies or live- "jumbotron" closeups. The vertical walls apparently will be able to have laser spotlights for messages or perhaps banners for exhibits. There appears to be greenspace beyond too, but would be too hot unless shade trees were added. Glass walls are usually inviting. I wish they used a green roof. Overall, I like this one a lot.
By T. Scott on
Thursday, March 05, 2009
The integration of the architecture and the landscape was well done. The amphitheater space provides a great opportunity for movie screenings in the summer.
By Kelly on
Thursday, March 05, 2009
I really like this design. I especially love the marble planks which jut out from the ground - they're so bold. I love the way they seem to reach to the sky. Also, the edges of the structure seem a lot softer than the other design concepts. This is definitely my favorite.
By Kelly on
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Correction.. the planks are to be made of granite. I believe the presenter said that they intend to extract it from a local quarry.
By M. Stewart on
Friday, March 06, 2009
Polshek Partnership Team - Their presentation was very good. The diagrams and renderings were crisp. The logic of the design and its sustainable implications are very easily read and understood. I have noticed though that the major form and mass of the building is very much like the President Clinton Library that this firm also designed. This should be noticed as we do not and should not want a copy of anything else. The building should be a response to what it is enclosing and the story of the Civil and Human Rights.<br> Also, in the Polshek Partnership design the choice of materials seems very much in line with the already existing GA Aquarium and World of Coca Cola. I am worried that the form will seem like a copy of the style of these two existing buildings.... Also, the sighting and monolithic "Call To Action" have elements that resonate in the local buildings as well. They are just gonna seem to similar if one can read this easily.
By Simon on
Friday, March 06, 2009
This truly is a thought provoking building design! Easily my favorite of the bunch!
By JConn on
Friday, March 06, 2009
My personal favorite, this concept incorporates the perfect blend of practical space and innovative design. The first picture clearly illustrates the ability to cater to a large audience in a comfortable community gathering. The building itself appears to have several distinct sections which will surely mold well with CCHR’s multifaceted purposes and objectives. The design not only captures the eye with intriguing angles but also invites closer observation, drawing would-be “passer-bys” closer. While it maintains presence, the easily identified entrance is not intimidating. The fact that it will fit in with the existing Word of Coke and GA Aquarium does not suggest copying but incorporation. Very nice!
By Akennas on
Friday, March 06, 2009
The only rival to DSR's entry, and given the fact that the leading black-owned architectural firm in Atlanta is part of the team, a lock-cinch to win. At least I can live with this one - it has some nice things going on, good modulation of forms, although they better make sure the twin monoliths don't get value-engineered out or it becomes a campus instead of a center. My only point is while this design elevates, the one by DSR soars, and I fear we will miss a once-in-a-lifetime chance for a landmark architectural masterpiece to be built in Atlanta.
By Matthew Wamboldt on
Friday, March 06, 2009
Not much is seriously wrong with this one, although adjacent to the World of Coca-Cola and Georgia Aquarium it would simply blend in rather than stand out.
By M. Tengin on
Friday, March 06, 2009
The whole setup is pleasing to the eye. I particularly like the courtyard gathering area. The grounds make it look like a very inviting place. It is my personal favorite out of all of the entries.
By Miranda Schmetzer on
Friday, March 06, 2009
This is a wonderful design. I especially like that the architects used a lot of glass to represent the idea of democracy and therewith the importance of civil rights. <br>A place I like to be.
By R. Ford on
Friday, March 06, 2009
Of all the designs, this one looks most like it belongs. Atlantans would be proud to have such a landmark as this.
By aldo on
Saturday, March 07, 2009
no soul.
By Melinda on
Saturday, March 07, 2009
This is a creative use of space and by far the most memorable one!
By Norms on
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Excellent concept and design. I especially love the large gathering space that could someday hold many from all walks of life...a thoughtful nod to civil rights!
By Julia on
Sunday, March 08, 2009
The exterior space is so inviting. This is a statement-making structure and is my favorite of the competition!
By Jonathan Sporn on
Sunday, March 08, 2009
this is my favorite of the entries. It is hard to forget once you have seen it.
By Howard L on
Monday, March 09, 2009
I really like this design - it's my favorite of the five. I think the outdoor civic space is a great idea to encourage discourse and openness, which I think ties into the Center's core values. <br><br>The landscaping and green roof are all great features promoting good values looking forward.<br><br>And, of course, as others have mentioned, the symbolic monument in the front is really profound.
By Roy Jenssen on
Monday, March 09, 2009
Amazing, awesome and compeling...!!! By far the best design of them all...
By DW Shimoda on
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
They should have posted more than just two images of these concepts. It's really hard to tell based on the few here. Cooper Carry has more images of this concept on their website.
By Leslie Thomas on
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
This scheme beautifully illustrates the underlying strength of the civil rights movement while using large expanses of glazing and open space to signify the inclusive nature of this work. It is by far the most appropriate for the intended content and will create a beacon for the city and the global community while providing specific functional solutions. Urbanistically it adds a great deal to the surrounding area and will become an immediate, timeless, and powerful landmark.
By Mark Rizzolo on
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
This is a design that would attract people because the structure is so intriguing. The structure alone would attract people to a civil rights museum they may otherwise ignore. Very inspiring.
By Peter Aliberti on
Thursday, March 12, 2009
This is a great design that is both inviting and inspiring. The two proud and soaring granite moniliths, in being parallel to each other, are a symbol of equality that can be a signiture for the museum. Assuming , based on the reputation of the architectural firms involved, that the building has functionality the design has form which will make it a structure of architectural significance for Atlanta. It works with the surrounding structures but has a strength and integrity of its own.
By anonymous on
Thursday, March 12, 2009
a confusing scheme - oddly muscular and uncertain if it wants to be heroic in scale - more museum-like than a place of dialogue and study.
By Chris Campbell on
Friday, March 13, 2009
I really love the design and think it would be a great addition to Atlanta.
By Mildred on
Friday, March 13, 2009
The power of this proposal is that it envisions a place for people to commune with each other, without barriers, in harmony. It exists well with the landscape and surroundings. It appears as if the primary purpose of this scheme is to provide Atlanta with a civic place, a place to gather. It is inspiring, yet approachable. Definitely my choice.<br>
By Gisela V. on
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Architecturally this could be a very handsome building for Atlanta, world-class and several steps above the built surroundings. Even more the building appears to reach out to the world in a seamless integration between itself and the landscape, externally visible to all and an important message in the civil rights movement.
By Dick Truitt on
Monday, March 16, 2009
Very exciting and very appropriate, I think. It's open and electrifying. The most inclusive of the group, I think.
By Edward E. on
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
This is my favorite scheme for the following reasons:<br>It is poetic, engaging, welcoming and provokes thoughts.<br>The architects have a wonderful sense of design. They have created a public space rather than just a building. This becomes evident by how they seemed to have linked the building to the landscape and the landscape back to the building. The two tall vertical blades are reaching to the sky. A beautiful and grand gesture of hope and unity. I couldn't think of a better design that highlights the importance, issues and problems of Civil and Human Rights while giving a sense of hope and belonging that we are all created equal.
By Edward E. on
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
This is my favorite scheme for the following reasons:<br>It is poetic, engaging, welcoming and provokes thoughts.<br>The architects have a wonderful sense of design. They have created a public space rather than just a building. This becomes evident by how they seemed to have linked the building to the landscape and the landscape back to the building. The two tall vertical blades are reaching to the sky. A beautiful and grand gesture of hope and unity. I couldn't think of a better design that highlights the importance, issues and problems of Civil and Human Rights while giving a sense of hope and belonging that we are all created equal.
By J.H.H. on
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Very nice scheme but, you've GOT to have trees (or something) for shade. You can't take shortcuts here. Short of the building itself (and with all that glass, I don't know....) I don't see anywhere a body can go to keep from baking their brains out in the Atlanta summer heat!
By Janet Mindes on
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
This design is my favorite, for several reasons. First, the building forms and extensive glass facade are the most open and soaring. Their masses seem well-balanced, not cold or institutional, rather, letting a lot of light through. This effect is accentuated by the symbolic vertical element, which echoes the nearby Atlanta skyline, and adds to the uplifting, aspirational feeling of the entire site. Second, the approach to the site and building seems well integrated, with the gathering place relating very well to the buildings and other landscaping (but I agree with JHH above - more trees!). The gathering place is inviting, draws one in, looks very proportional to the building facade, and is at a good grade relative to the other elements. Of the five designs, with this one I can most easily imagine people coming together at this site to participate in an event, whether quietly or actively. Finally, the electronic projection skin on the facade facing the place of gathering is perfect for the internet age. Of all the designs, I think one might best imagine with this one that many important events addressing civil and human rights will be held here, with the images of people gathered, and those displayed on the facade, being flashed around the world. I think the building and the vertical element -perhaps intended to suggest action, as well as hope, unity, equality... - plus the varying images projected on the facade that can be photographed, all together might become familiar and iconic images representing what this organization wants to stand for in the world. This organization presumably wants to have global impact, and draw in a regional, US and global community. In addition to other ways it will do so, the possibility to share its basic message so well on the internet should help it realize these goals. The Center for Civil and Human Rights Partnership should, IMHO, go with the Polshek design.

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