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Fall/Winter 1994 Volume V Issue I $2.50 eSI• a ama THE PUBLIC FORUM FOR DESIGN IN ALABAMA Design Alabama, Inc. Sheila Wright, Director Board of Directors: Officers Chairman Kenneth M. Penuel Southern Company Services Birmingham Vice Chairman Joseph H. Donofro Donotro & Associates Dothan Secretary Sue M. Parker University 01 Alabama Tuscaloosa Treasurer Lloyd Phitpo't Philpo't Design Decalur Members Hobert Allen, P .C., Attorney Robert H. Allen Mobile Faye DeMassimo Feoeral Highway Administration Montgomery Nancy Mims Hartsfield Auburn University Visual Communications Auburn Maior Holland Major Holland Archilecture Tuskegee Carl M. Hunt The Pinnacle Group, Inc. Birmingham Henry Hughes Internationat Paper Selma Sam W. Kates Wiregrass Museum 01 Art Dothan Marl< C. McDonald Mobile Historic Development Commission Mobile Tom Mason Mason Communications Mobile Chartes W. Haine David Jones Jr. & Associates, Inc. Birmingham Michaet Tillman, AlA. IBD K/P/S Group, Inc. Birmingham George H. "Rip" Weaver Jr. Sherlock, Smith & Adams, tnc. Birmingham Anne G. Wright Mobile Tree Commission Mobile Publications Chair and General Advisor Philip A. Morris, Emeritus Southern Progress Corporation Birmingham VDlume V, Issue I Cover: Birmingham Museum of Art. A great box window with a Pilkington-system of glass-on-glass supports makes a visual and physical connection between the new wing and the expanded sculpture garden. I From the Director: I've been to many places since coming to Alabama and I've gotten to know people that I would not have otherwise had the opportunity to meet- people like Sheri Schumacher featured in this issue or Jenni Zorn of the Garrison Barrett Group. I see the work of individual designers in this state as substantive, intellectual and soulful. These contributions help preserve a unique cultural quality and offer a speCial blend of artistry, design and rich tradition. The people I meet and the places I go continue to convince me that supporters of design are many and diverse in Alabama. I'm glad to know that I've settled in a place where design can be a priority and where partnerships among policymakers, artists, educators and others are the norm. So to all the silent and "peaceful warriors" out there, thank you and enjoy this issue. Sheila Wright Editor: Sheila Wright Associate Editors: Tomie D. Dugas, Kathy Holland Art Director: Nancy Hartslield Associate Art Director: Ross Heck Electronic Illustrations: John Morgan Contributing Writers: Tomie D. Dugas, Kalhy Holland, Mary Johnson Huff. Philip MorriS, Sheri Schumacher, Sheila Wright, Jenni Zorn Photograghy: John O'Hagan, Jonathan Hillyer, M. Lewis Kennedy, Gary Knight, William Robinson For more information contact: Design Alabama, Inc. Alabama State Council on the Arts One Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL 36130 (205) 242-4076 FAX: (205) 240-3269 - Missing Issues Members are asked to contact us immediately if they lail to receive a copy. A Special Thanks to Philip MorriS, editor-inchiel 01 Southern Progress CorpOra/ion, lor his on-going assistance and advice with this publicalion; members and staff 01 the Alabama State Council on the Arts; laculty members at Auburn University and to al/ others who diligently support Design Alabama and helpeo with this issue. We appreciate your support' Additional Thanks to Our Recent Contributors: Wolfgang Braun Myrtle Brown Cater. Hays. Staub, Inc. Mary Clem Ellen E1sas Roberta Gambte Victor S. Grimes Sr. Hillhouse & Associates (James Hillhouse) Neil Letson Robinson iron Corporation Kennedy Studios (Lewis Kennedy) Lori West Stephens Larry Simpson Paut Sumners John Tisdale This publication is made possible through funding by the National Endowment for the Arts, a lederal agency, and the Alabama State Council on the Arts. a state agency. DesignAlabama also receives (or has in the past received) lunding Irom the following corporations: Blount Foundation Alabama Power Company Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs star ~ ,LU5\BAMA IIilI!ia. on your trip to the New York world; s fair Travel and Tourism: Graphic images and advertising campaigns of Alabama's past and present p,22 Desi nAlabama CONTENTS The Endangered Ten: The challenges of preserving Alabama's past and its most endangered properties, p. 8 FEATURE "DESIGN AND CULTURE" Inside and Out: The transformation of the BMA and the evolution of a process. p 12 BEHIND THE FACADE: A NEW BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM OF ART Behind the scenes looks at the BMA design process and the collaborative venture needed to implement success. 12 A JOURNEY OF LIFE AND ART: THE VELO TABLE A designer travels to Nepal and the Annapurna Region and returns to make furniture designs from her observations and experiences. 1 7 ARTICLES "STARRING ALABAMA" A TRAVEL THROUGH TIME A closer look at Alabama's Travel and Tourism campaigns and their graphic images past and present. 22 AAA BUILDING: RIGHT ON TARGET WITH A TEAM APPROACH, The Garrison Barrett Group of Birmingham reconceptualizes AM's 24 history into Modern terms using a collaborative design process DEPARTMENTS Project. News Work of statewide significance Historical~Perspectives Alabama's most endangered historic places, Design_Makes A Difference Planning a design comeback for downtown Andalusia, Details+Of Interest Noteworthy observations, DesignA!abama is a publication of Design Alabama. Inc. We welcome your comments and encourage submission oj articies. ideas for future issues and especially items lor our departments. 4 8 7 26 Passage: How nomadic herdsmen define space and other observations that influence furniture design. p 17 Project .... News Project News is a regular feature of lJesignAlabama and provides an opportunity to keep up-la-date on design projects that have an impact on our communities. PRATT CITY LIBRARY PIIA TT CITY LIBRARY DesignAlabama 4 STUDIO ARTS BUILDING, BIRMINGHAM ARC HIT E C T U R E Located at Five Points South, the recently completed Studio Arts Building has the same name and site as a Birmingham landmark that was destroyed by fire years ago. In designing the new building, Craig Rogers of Designform, Inc. chose to maintain the piewedge footprint, curved facade and glazed masomy of the original. This interpretation was taken a step further by integrating a common face brick and limestone trim into the facade to blend with neighboring facades and accentuating the horizontal lines playing against the deeply recessed, monumental window openings. The building is designed to house restaurant and entertainment tenants with 11,000 square feet on two floors. Lane Bishop York Delahay, Structural Engineers, consulted on the project Taylor & Miree Construction Co. was the contractor. Sherlock Smith & Adams, Inc. and Barganier Davis Sims have been selected to design a residence hall for Huntingdon College in Montgomery. The form and character of the building is consistent with the gothic style of the existing buildings on the 140-year -old campus. The four-story, lO,OOO-square foot building is comprised of multiple bedroom, apartment- type dwelling units that are designed to accommodate up to 286 residents. Construction is scheduled for completion in August of 1995. PRATT CITY LIBRARY The new Huntsville Museum 01 Art takes its place easily among the city's historic structures. Architect Robert McAlpine conceived of the overall design and collaborated with museum specialists. Besides galleries, educational and administrative areas, there will be a Children's interactive gallery. The museum's opening is planned for the spring of 1996. Additions of 145,000 square feet and a total renovation of 100,000 occurred at the VA Hospital in Montgomery with no interruption at services. The complex project which preserved and modernized the 1940s building took five years to complete. Design and engineering were by Sherlock Smith & Adams, Inc. of Montgomery Davis, Speake & Associates' Sun Valley Elementary School and Pratt City library revisions will be highlighted in our tuture issue on education and children's play areas. Both projects were completed before 1994 at a total of $650,000 for the iibrary and $3,500,000 tor Sun Valley. The 8,200-square foot library has at its most prominent intersection, wings containing the book stacks enclosed by a rectangular brick section. The bulk of the library's collection is in this section. The entrances of the library are tail narrow passages Ihat slice diagonally through a large box-like torm of 50 square feet. This is enclosed in glass and rises above the adjoining U.S. AIR FORCE NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS ACADEMY, OPEN CORRIDORS AND NATURAL LIGHT U.S. AIR FORCE NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS ACADEMY, AUDITORIUM U.S, AIR FORCE NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS ACADEMY, MAIN ENTRANCE service and book-stacks wings. The library has a 75-seat meeting room designed to allow for the area to be used during times when the library is closed to the public. Speake's Sun Valley Elementary School project is designed to use daylighting extensively to reduce both energy use and disorientation commonly associated with finding one's way through a large facility. Bright, cheerful colors enliven the interior and a recurring theme of natural wood provides a sense of security throughout the interior. Special attention was paid to the media center and art room which occupies the center portion of the facility. Again, the maximum use of daylighting was used. This element coupled with the hierarchical spatial arrangement reinforced the design's commitment to the arts and other academic subjects for students and their parents. CORNER ENTRY REFLECTS THE GOTHIC STYLE OF OTHER CAMPUS BUILDINGS SHERLOCK SMiTH & ADAMS PRESIDENT ROUND VAUGHAN AND HUNTINGDON COLLEGE PRESIDENT DR. WANDA BIGHAM AT THE JUNE GROUNIlBREAKING U.S. AIR FORCE NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS ACADEMY, BREAK ROOM INTERIOR DESIGN Interiors designed for the U.S. Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy have been nominated for the Air Force Design Awards program The overall design won an earlier award for Seay, Seay & Litchfield Architects, a Montgomery firm. The academy is a large educational complex located at the Gunter Annex of lVIaxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery. Interior design was by Lehayne Livingston and Durand Seay. EVENTS PAVILION, ZINN PARK, ANNISTON LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE The City of Anniston Parks and Recreation Department has contracted with Hale Building Company, Inc. to construct first phase improvements in Zinn Park located in the historic heart of downtown Anniston. Construction documents were prepared by the team of Cecil Jones & Associates, Inc. and Julian Jenkins Architect & Associates. The park features an events pavilion set in a two-level plaza designed to reflect the history of the park and its surrounding buildings. The paviHon is also designed to accommodate a number of events such as concerts. art shows. festivals and family reunions. This structure is on a central axis walkway linking the historic Women's Civic Club to the north and a proposed municipal complex \0 the south. A natural amphitheater will be developed on the wooded hillside located on the northem section of Zinn Park. A pathway will be constructed along the route of a former carriage path which once serviced the Anniston Inn formerly overlooking the park Brick entrance columns with park signage. decorative lighting and landscaping will be installed to create a gateway into the park along Fourteenth Street. The park's existing trees, many of which were planted with World War I lVIemoriallVlarkers, will be retained and clusters of flowering and deciduous trees will be planted throughout the park. URBAN DESIGN r wo major Dothan buildings are "evolving," according to George Berger, executive director of The Downtown GrouP. a city revitalization organization. The former Houston Hotel. now the Troy State University • Scarlett Woods (WTVY) Building renovation is wei! underway, with three floors left to be completed. Also in Dothan. Dothan Opera House renovations are underway to provide dressing iDom improvements to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and more effiCient lighting and heating. Two publications by the National Trust should be of interest to citizens. planners and elected officials who are responsible for deciding development issues. How Superstore Sprawl Can Harm Communities and Preparing a Preservation Plan are both practical guides for local action. Copies of the "Superstore" booklet are available to Trust members for $12 ($13 for non-members) plus $3 postage Send a check to the National Trust. Public Policy Department. 1785 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20036. For information. call (202) 673-4031. To order the pianning bookiet, call (202) 673-4255. HOUSTON HOTEL, DOTHAN EVENTS PAVILION, ZINN PARK, ANNISTON VAMC, MONTGOMERY VAIVIC, MONTGOMERY DETAIL, HOUSTON HOTEL, DOTHAN LEE COIVIER, DAVIIl STODDARD & PROFESSOR TIN MAN LAU INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Auburn University's Industrial Design department is currently working with NASA's Microgravity Laboratory in the design and development of a special materials/experimentation workstation "glove box," to be installed on Space Station Freedom. This studio is being supervised by Assistant Professor Randy Bartlett. Bartlett and his class traveled to Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville to a briefing on this technology. One of the most significant challenges of this project is the accommodation for zero-gravity environment on the space station. Seniors Lee Comer and David Stoddard are developing a full-scale operational prototype for a man-powered commuter vehicle. This fully enclosed. street legal vehicle is designed to accommodate urban transportation needs through an environmentally sensitive means. It is anticipated that speeds in excess of 30 mph can be attained while the driver is completeiy protected from wind. rain and dust The commuter is equipped to accommodate a variety of day and night driving conditions. Comer and Stoddard have been working under the direction of Associate Professor Tin Man Lau in preliminary and final development of this prototype. SUN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 5 Volume V. No. I GRAPHIC ARTS A new character appeared on Alabama Public Television (APT)and on the cover of the Viewer Guide this summer. He's KAZOO, the official 6.~-......... , representative of children's programming on APT, and he's the creation of Davis/Denny Advertising & Related Services, Inc., of Birmingham, Davis/Denny is a full-service advertising, graphic design, marketing and event management agency known for its hands-on approach to solving marketing problems "A partnership with Alabama Public Television just seemed perfect to us," says Tim Denny vice president and creative director. "As an agency. we believe strongly in doing family things," Davis/Denny was asked to create the new identity for APT's award-winning children's programming and, after developing the 'KAZOO' character. worked with APT to create elements of the television animation and a 'kids club" package including a KAZOO magazine. The Birmingham Festival of the Arts. in its 45th year. is the oldest festival of its kind in the country. Annually. the Festival selects one country and salutes its industry. culture. arts and people This year's salute to Holland. chaired by Fox deFuniak of AmSouth and Jera Stribling of Alabama Power Foundation selected Davis/Denny Advertising & Related Services, Inc, to develop the logotype. The logo includes a typical Dutch design and incorporates a tulip in the double ''I's.'' '1994 is the 400th anniversary of the tulip. so the tulip was a natural emblem to embrace." says David Davis. president of Davis/Denny Iris Gross. executive director of the Birmingham Festival stated that 'This logotype will be used in every aspect of the festival and will become visible worldwide. The festival is one of the top 20 tourism events in the Southeast and is made possible in part by a grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts." FASHION DESIGN ." :'::~.::::-. '." . ,,~,,:,,; , Southern Alternative y,...I' '?;7.~.'-' - is about to bloomi Three Q' r.r.".", non-belles from the South compelled to design dresses without changing "=- their lifestyles Michelle ;'. Estes. Melissa McElroy and Alexandra Keeling have traveled extensively to inspire their collection. Each partner became interested in fashion trends stemming from bigger cities and have begun to offer an alternative to designer labels by providing dresses of comparable quality at lower prices The Spring 1995 dress collection will debut at the Miami. Dallas. Atlanta. Los Angeles and New York markets. President Melissa McElroy says that she feels "inspired to create flowing. feel-good dresses for the young at heart." Vice President of Design Michelle Estes has spent much of her life abroad and attended design school in PariS. While influenced by the European attitude towards fashions. she's very aware of her deep Southern roots. "Europeans have such a classic look because they wear basic clothing." Estes said. "I want to incorporate this into our line by putting the basic dress back into the forefront of fashion." Alexandra Keeling. vice president of marketing. states that Southern Alternative designs will "incorporate all of the latest styles." Indeed. larger companies are struggling to relate to the younger generation. The Southern Alternative team believes that they "may just have what it takes to lead the fashion industry into a new realm." We wish them well. Hd'T~nd THE 45TH BIRMINGHAM FESTIVAL OF ARTS Submission Information DesignAlabama encourages submissions from its readers. Please submit manuscripts along with illustrations to our One Dexter Avenue address. Color transparencies. black-and-white prints and line drawings are acceptable. The current call for entries includes projects. stories. etc. addressing the issue of environmental design. education and play areas. Please indicate whether your article is being submitted for either the environmental issue or education and play areas. Examples of work from all disciplines are needed. This includes architecture. landscape architecture. fashion design, interior design. urban planning. industrial design and graphic design. Articles related to historic preservation are also welcome. Entries for Project News and Details of Interest require only a one-paragraph summary detailing the nature of the project; the design firm, principals and associates involved and any other details that may be of interest to readers such as unusual or special design features; completion or estimated completion date; approximate total cost for the project. square footage. etc. A!so include the name. address and phone number of the client and an individual with the firm that we may contact for further information. For additional details concerning the current call for entries or for more information on Project News or Details of Interest. please contact our office at 205-242-4076 or by FAX at 205-240- 3269 (TDDNoice 205242.4075) • Articles published in DesignAlabama will be reviewed by at least three individuals and may differ slightly from that originally submitted. All items selected for actual publication will be made by a committee and final editorial decisions are at the discretion of the editor. • Address changes and mailing list correspondence may be directed to the One Dexter Avenue office. • No subscription required. Copies available on a first-come. first-served basis free of charge. • Membership is requested to ensure receipt of future issues. SOUTHERN ALTERNATIVE SCARLETT WOODS, WTVY BUILDING, DDTHAN SOUTHERN ALTERNATIVE DOTHAN OPERA HOUSE, DOTHAN SCARLETT WOODS, WTVY BUILDING, DOTHAN DesignAtabama 6 Design_Makes A Difference Pia · gA DesieComeback . fOFDowntown <?"BUR.DlNG -L.-"'--' CWOI NBeR.I CSIKD EBWAANUO<S l,:~~~~~~~I.ANI)SCAPEO ISLANI) f South Cotton Street, Elevation/Plan - PI.anting Concept Philip Monis is editor-aI-large for Southern Living and Southern Accents, He is Han. AlA, Han. ASlA and a memher C!f the board of regents of the T '' ',', h~ t(rwn"bf,Alldalusia is goihg,t{),}~e(jts::, . ·····.~:~::~:~~~:~:~:~:~1~~~3~;l~~~n~ry 1992 and is the centerpiece'of a Downtown Andalusia Revitalizati6n Plan subsequently prepared by Cecil Jones &'Assbciates of Birn1ingFlaI11., Alabama I)epartment of EconomiC & COlnn1l1nity Development (AT)ECA) has approved a $600,000 Community D~vcJopment Block Grant to proceed with the r~nov~tionof the squarean<:Lfacing stre~t frontages: A locaimlUch brings the tota!project COst to $1.2 million.:'In line \\'ith the recommen'dations hf the plari, this will include'replacement of OlJtd.:'1ted "rater and sewer lines. new'street surfaces atid other improvements in the"affected area. Site of the original Covington CotIniy Courthouse, the square "vas mad~,a green park when the PJ\~sent Beaux Arts style cm~hhouse was built, 'a,cross the street in 1915. Then in 1946 a street was curthrough the square and the rest paved for parking. \XiJut should have been a civic landmark at the heart of downtovvn became a utilitarian eyesore. The downto;;vn revitalization plan prepared by Cecil Jones & Associates (Planner Gary Cooper, APA. and Landscape Architect Dale Fritz. ASLA) embraces 105 acres and many phases. But the crucial first phase concentrates on using a renovated square to imprO'le the image of downto\vn and provide a civic amenity for workers and visitors. Though the retail role of do\\rntown Andalusia has declined, as in many towns, the courthouse and Anwrican Architecture Foundation. other public facilities, plus the often-related business and professional services nearby, give the area continued purpose. From the Do\vntown Andalusia Revitalization Plan report, here is a description of the design: "The proposed Courthouse Square design is oriented to\\'ard the courthouse. reinforcing its place as the dominant focal point in the area, Lawn would slope up to a pavilion, which reflects the architectural quality of the cOUlthouse by repeating its columns and rooflinc. An open area of decorative paving faces the cOUlthouse, funher strengthening the visual relationship betyveen square and building. Viev.rs along Church Street and East Three I\~otch Street are maintained, framed by evergreen trees at the corners of the square. Park benches are provided in these shaded areas, along \vith trash receptacles and historic style light fixtures." To help offset the loss of parking. the first phase plan for the square renovation specifies angled parking around its edges, Combined with existing Andalusia Byl'hllipMorris parking along streets frontipg the square and increased on-street I~arking" on two l\earby streets. the overall, plan keepsthe 'total parking availability virtually the same. (The larger downtown. plan specifies other cOOl'dinatecl, pal;king ',improvements both public and private.) The overall plan, adopted by the Andalusia City Council, includes inventories of existing conditions, both positiVe and negative. and phased steps to build qri-the area's resources., These include public improVClnentsj ,: z6nil1g' ,(l.'rid)and, use"rhanges" ,l)uildigg fehabilit~Hbri',' ft'affic ,'an(1 pal'ku1g 'improvenlents, and needed'iltilitie:s woilt, 1n',:an introduction to the repon, Cecil Jones & Associ .. ites makes note of.several studies On the area condUCted since the 19605. Onejn 1968 called fOr the kind of concrete canopies no\'': being demolished in many tbwns. I\. 1975 Atlbtl:ni l;niv:ersity'Design Project focused 'on designs for' his:toric buildings which resulted in aJew renovation pl'oJects. The 1992 Alabama Community Design Program Volunteer Team fielded by Design Alabama helped stimulate and focus Andalusia's current efforts. The ACDP team inciuded: Architect Gray PlasseI' Jr.. FAIA. KPS/Group, Birmingham; Architect Nicholas H. Holmes III. AlA. Holmes & Holmes. Mobile; Landscape Architect Cathryn Campbell. then faculty member at Auburn; l\,lark C. J'.kDonald, executive director of the ?\Jobile Historic Development Commission; Tom Canuthers, MBA, Birmingham: and then-students \Villard Barnes and Christopher Engel of Auburn and Toure~ Muhammad of Alabama A&?\'J. II South Side of Square. Existing South Side of Square. Revised 7 Volume V, No. I Historical~Perspectives One of several significant early structures forming part of what may be Alabama's most complete surviving plantation complex is this antebellum smokehouse The complex also includes the collapsed remains of the state's last plantation gin house. on• by Mary Johnson Huff Mary Johnson Huff is a native Alabamian and the author of 16 books on quilting and other aspects of material culture. Her most recent published works are Star Quilts, 1992, and the text for The American Quilt: A History of Cloth and Comfort, 1750-1950, both from Clarkson N. Potter, a division of Random House. The American Quilt was listed as one of 1993's Notable Books by The New York Times Book Review. Ms. Johnson is an editor with Black Belt Press of Montgomery and publishes a line of books for Black Belt under an eponymous imprint. DeslgnAlabama 8 Although it appears to be beyond hope, the 1820s French-Rivers House can be restored. ere aces All across Alabama, from the industrial districts of our cities to the outlying farmlands, buildings and sites of historiC significance are gradually vanishing, taking fragments of our heritage with them. Alabama's historic places depict every aspect of our state's origin and developmentits land, houses, workplaces, parks, roadways, waterways, places of worship and objects of art. Historic places help us understand who we are as well as the meaning of our accomplishments and shortcomings; they playa critical role in defining our unique identity as an amalgam of many different people and cultures. Once they are gone, so, unfortunately, are the stories they had to tell. And our visual surroundings are also the poorer. "Alabama's Most Endangered Historic Places" is an annual effort to bring the stories of 10 to 12 gravely imperiled properties across the state to the public's attention. Sponsored jointly by the Alabama Historical Commission and the Alabama Preservation Alliance, the goal of the publicity effort is to raise public awareness about the historic value of a broad range of historic places and buildings. The progress or decline of each year's choices will be tracked and publicized. Implicit in the effort, is, of course, the hope that solutions will be found where none existed before, and that local involvement will provide the impetus for saving the site or structure. "Alabama's Most Endangered Historic Places" is based on a similar nation-wide endeavor launched in recent years by the National Trust for Historic Places. Alabama will be The Tallassee Mills complex rises like an itaiian hJii town from the steep west bank of the Tallapoosa River. The Marmaduke Williams House in Tusca\oosa is built on the same ''I"' plan as the French-Rivers and is about 20 years younger. among the first to initiate such a state-wide effort, already begun in recent years in North Carolina, Wisconsin and Massachusetts. Indiana has had considerable success with a three-year campaign; last year alone, five of the 10 properties listed were saved. To be eligible for "Alabama's Most Endangered," a property must either be listed on or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Many of the properties will already be on the "Preservation Watch" list maintained by the Alabama Historical Commission, which numbered over 200 sites by mid-1994. Sites are located throughout Alabama, and they range from the anticipated-abandoned log cabins, rural churches and columned plantation houses-to entire neighborhoods or historic areas. Properties may have a link with the recent as well as the distant past, and every conceivable aspect of our built environment is eligible, from the mounds of pre-historic Alabamians to the steel mills of 20th-century Birmingham. "Alabama's Most Endangered Historic Properties for 1994" were selected to express this vast diversity of our state's built heritage. The condition of each of the properties chosen is in constant flux; by the time you read this article, the circumstances described here may have changed, hopefully for the better. The Alabama Historical Commission cannot save all of these properties. It has neither the resources nor the manpower to do so. There are, however, skilled professionals on staff who can and will give counsel to local community groups or individuals who are genuinely interested in saving any of these properties. Because the "Most Endangered Places" are already on the "Preservation Watch List" kept by the Commission, the Commission serves as a clearing house for information on the properties. Each of the 10 properties listed on "Alabama's Most Endangered Historic Places" will benefit greatly from a strong citizen support group. If you are interested in getting involved, preservation organizations are perpetually seeking new members and resources. Often preservation is an aspect of a local historic society. Many business coalitions and groups that deal with tourism have preservation of the local built environment as a goal. The Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Archaeological Area (Elmore and Macon Counties). Once the seat of Creek Indian civilization and later the site of forts Toulouse and Jackson, this area is now threatened by development proposals, even as archaeological digs take place. A casino has been proposed for the Hickory Ground Site, while both the Fusahatchee and Autasee sites may well be destroyed if current gravel mining operations continue. Preuit Oaks Gin House (Colbert County). Part of an unusually complete ensemble of mid-19th century plantation buildings, the mulepowered gin on the Preuit Oaks plantation may be the last plantation gin in the state. The wooden building has collapsed onto the machinery, and offers by the owner to donate the property to a group which would restore and interpret it have so far not been accepted. Brown's Department Store (Tuskegee, Macon County). Behind the Italianate facade of this building is a mid-19th century retail interior incomparable in S1. Luke's Episcopai Church, now serving the Azian Baptist congregation. is one of the best of seven remaining English Gothic Revivai churches in Alabama, A 1910view of the M & 0 Machine Shops in Whistler shows a now-gone clerestory running the iength of the roof. Alabama. A free-standing stair, a coved and molded ceiling, ornamented plasterwork and balustraded light well complete a setting that may have been designed by John Stewart, of the pre-eminent Philadelphia architectural firm of Sloan and Stewart. Virtually no retail interiors of elegance from the 1850s remain in Alabama; this one has survived more through happenstance than any real awareness of its importance, and its future is uncertain. Auburn University architecture students began documentation of the interior this fall. French-Rivers House (Clarke County). Representing a number of important vernacular houses now threatened, the French-Rivers house may be the oldest surviving frame house in southwest Alabama. Its interior includes a rare paneled overmantel, a motif seldom seen beyond the Atlantic Seaboard. It has been vacant for more than a decade and is rapidly deteriorating. Marmaduke Williams House (Tuscaloosa). This circa 1838 structure is one of the Tuscaloosa area's earliest and last remaining examples of a Federal-period "I" house, that is, a house whose main block is two stories high but only one room deep. The house is also important as the residence of Judge Marmaduke Williams (1774-1850), a key member of the 1819 Alabama Constitutional Convention. It has been divided into apartments, damaged by fire and is a candidate for demolition. Tallassee Mills (Elmore County). This vast stone complex nestled into the steep banks of the Tallapoosa River was one of the great manufacturing sites of the antebellum South and is today one of the most notable remaining mid- 19th century textile mills in the nation. During the Civil War its looms wove cloth for Confederate uniforms, while the oldest of the buildings was used for production of the famous Tallassee Rifle. The mill ceased operation in the late 1960s, and since then the oldest structures have been purchased by a consortium that is systematically removing all the heart pine flooring and beams, as well as window sashing and trim, for resale. Without internal braCing, the exterior stone walls could begin to spread and eventually collapse. Although the consortium has expressed a desire to retrofit the enormous buildings for either light industrial or multipurpose business and commercial use, local citizens and officials remain largely indifferent, threatening the loss of one of the Southeast's most notable early industrial landmarks. Mobile & Ohio Railroad Machine Shops (Mobile County). Thought to be the oldest existing railroad facility in Alabama, the machine shop for the Mobile & Ohio Railroad at Whistler is one of only three surviving antebellum railway manufacturers in the United States. Although it was captured by Union troops during the Civil War and slated for destruction, as were nearly all Southern railway yards, word of Lee's surrender a month before evidently reached Whistler in time to save the shop. Now badly deteriorated, the shed and headhouse have until recently been used as a chemical storage and manufacturing area. Efforts by the City of Prichard (which has absorbed the township of Whistler) to acquire and develop the site as a railroad museum have 9 Volume V, No.1 SI. Luke's, which was built in 1853 at Cahaba, is iisted on the National Register 01 Historic Places. been hampered by a federally-mandated cleanup of the property's lessee, The City of Prichard has been awarded an ISTEA grant of more than $600,000 to develop the site, but cannot go ahead until the lessee has cleaned up its toxic dumping. St. Luke's Episcopal Church/ Azion Baptist Church (Dallas County). St. Luke's, erected in 1853, is one of a handful of distinctive board-and-batten "Carpenter Gothic" churches built by Alabama Episcopalians between 1850 and 1860. The church once stood at Cahaba, but recurrent flooding of the site led to its removal to the present location in 1878. A small African-American congregation has used the building for many years, but finds its upkeep increasingly difficult and would prefer a more practical worship setting. Meanwhile, the church badly needs stabilization and repair. Fort Conde Village (Mobile). A four-square-block area of some of the earliest dwellings in Mobile is clustered near Fort Conde in the downtown waterfront area. One notable building is the Hall House, built in 1836 of stucco with a frame second story; distinctive Creole detailing is found in the galleries of the first and second floor, as well as in the kickoff roof. Numerous examples of vernacular, as well as highstyle architecture, make this area a valuable repository of building styles. For 10 years the City of OesignAlabama 10 AI peril in Fort Conde Village are structures like the Edward Hall House, buill in 1836 wilh Creole delailing. A streelscape in Fort Conde Village shows brick sidewalks and gaslighls insialled by Ihe Cily of Mobile in Ihe 1970s. Mobile has sought a developer for the area as a whole, hoping that a bed-and-breakfast village or shopping district could be made to attract visitors to the area, Meanwhile, the buildings have had no maintenance, and steady deterioration has been the fate of these fine old houses. Greyhound Bus Station (Montgomery). On May 20,1961, 21 young Freedom Riders, hoping to end discrimination in the interstate transport system, pulled into the Greyhound Bus Terminal in Montgomery and were met by an angry mob. The riot that ensued prodded the Kennedy Administration along the road to civil rights reform and signified to the country that there was no turning back on the issue of civil rights. Now, long-range plans for the expansion of the Federal complex immediately to the north of the bus station call for its demolition. The Greyhound Bus Terminal is one of those" ordinary" buildings that, in historian j. Mills Thornton's words, "have been rendered extraordinary by the history made there." PreselVationists hope that a way can be found for adaptive incorporation of the bus station into the overall design of the Federal complex, with the present waiting room perhaps given over to a permanent photographiC and artifact exhibit on the civil rights movement in Montgomery and the Deep South. '" The Greyhound Bus Station in Montgomery has "been rendered extraordinary by the history madelhere." Alabama Preservation Alliance The Alabama Preservation Alliance is a statewide private non-profit organization of volunteers dedicated to the preservation of historic resources, Membership is open to both individuals and to groups such as local historical societies. The Alliance has established a Revolving Fund in order to make interest-free loans to organizations for preservation-related projects. Any project having to do with a "Most Endangered Historic Place" would, of course, be given priority. New members are actively sought; dues are $15.00 per year for the individual, $25.00 for the family. Benefits of membership include a quarterly newsletter, two annual meetings (one is a "ramble" in some historically significant area, and the annual meeting is usually held in conjunction with the Alabama Historical Commission's annual meeting) and the opportunity to meet others in the state with the same interests. Contributions to the Alliance's Revolving Fund are also vigorously encouraged; they may be made as memorials. Fund donations and membership dues may be sent to The Alabama Preservation Alliance, Box 2228, Montgomery, Alabama 36102 .... It is difficult to separate where design and culture begin and end. The two are'itt1separableJ Thelirst,is a .'~ response to the second and l~h if ftCQIJdliS"tr~ILf~nC~~50yil the first. It's that simple and,~aJ.atclm~J.~l~l Jj 't;~" < Design i ~atotaj1);t1mg rati¥~;tiifiJa~inak()1'fra1.tpKtth i nte II ect, i ~.t~mti o~J~te,Qh n i qle, p~,6j,I~;"pJa,Qe9,~tbjrtrJ$, .. ' thoughts, observations and ci of specific situations. But then, ~[oducts created ;@;¥ desiign:ers r:>k> ':-:,',;?{ i;\::',"k n many ways a surv~~o/EZ~ con-veyed in stone, earth, wood, metal, furniture, text, graphics, signage, etc. The items created by designers represent decades of object making and document subtle and overt changes in our value, economic and political contexts over a given period of time. Our total ~nviro,rment shifts by our awaren .. of 0 Ives and t~;thers~ ~Yi!qur!1A ., ..... VU'-4V i repl \lit~!er,b~l~rJl ���• Travel, neighbOrhoo influenced by us as we al defines our purpose throu techniques and records our emotional and expressive responses to change. From historic landmarks that serve as symbols of our past to the modern products created by our industrial, technological and economic needs, design provides clear evidence of who we are, where we're going and how we plan to get there. No, there aren't any real differences between design and culture. Only a societal merger exists. Design and culture. There can be no separation ... only a transformation ... for better or worse ... hopefully, for the latter. Behind the Facade: ANew Bt-rm1-11 am Museum of A.-t Top. Before view of Eighth Avenue North entry. Top right. The new west wing (to the left) is almost invisible on the city side olSMA lacing Eighth Avenue North. But the lowered entry (see belore view) wilh ils slainless steel canopy signals the complete reworking inside. Right. Architect Edward Larrabee Sames, FAIA, 01 New York, the design architect en SMA put an elliptical stair connecting all three levels in the bow window, producing a dynamic inside-outside interplay. DeslgnAiabama 12 Written By Philip Morris Photography by John O'Hagan From a complex collaboration between two architec-tural firms) with technical consultants) a sculptor, landscape architects) a conscientious contractor and many others) BMA has reopened with greatly expanded space and wholly new clarity. It still marches rather ponderously along Eight Avenue North in downtown Birmingham, large blocks clad in travertine with alternating horizontal and vertical panels of dark green marble. But there is a crisp new stainless steel-canopied entry, a hardly noticeable new block of travertine at the west end, and-behind the facade-a completely new Birmingham Museum of Art. Gone is the dismal East Lobby, part of a late addition, \vhich made visitors feel at the bottom of a well. Gone the cluttered main corridor with its dropped-tile ceiling. And gone the confused flooring, partitioning and host of other incoherences accumulated through years of additions and ren10delings. As patt of a $20 million project that included a new 50,OOO-square foot wing, a grand new sculpture garden and total remodeling of the existing building, the Birmingham Museum of An (B1YlA) has been transformed into an ordered, graceful and, at moments, exhilarating space for att and people. PrimalY architects \vere KPS Group of Birmingham with design architect Edward Larrabee Barnes, FAlA, of New York, whose long and distinguished career was focused on museums. A host of consultants was also engaged (see bOA"). 1110ugh many felt the existing museum offered little to work with (one architect interviewed for the job refused to take it unless the whole bUilding could be reclad), Barnes felt the real issue was interior flow. A little visual 'cleaning up' and opening up would do for the exlerior. Barnes' hand is most evident in the new west \ving which turns the building into an "1." The addition provides, in ensemble, "dnt BMA most needed: a grand entlY oriented to visitor parking, a handsome new auditorium, a spacious speCial-events area (used day-to-day as a museum cafe) and, above, a suite of temporary exhibition galleries. This wing can be used independently of the rest of the museum. The wing's most dramatic feature and now BMA's Signature image is the great bovv' '\vindow containing an elliptical stair tying the three levels of the new \ving together. This is the feature Barnes has described as "the most fun I've ever had on a stair." continued to page H 13 Volume V. No. I City government passed ordinance that creates the Museum Board of the City of Birmingham. Birmingham Museum of Art opened in City Hall. Collection begins with gifts. Long-term loan of 29 Italian Renaissance paintings from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. Funds bequeathed by Mrs. Helen Jacob Wells to be used for construction of a permanent museum building. Land acquired as future site of BMA. Building designed by Warren, Knight and Davis opens. Red Mountain Garden Club gives garden designed by William Kessler. "I'm very happy with it," says Barnes, now retired from practice. "A window was always there, but at first it was l1at. With a bow, the stair takes you right out into the garden and the garden comes in, a lovely dovetailing of the t'l.VO." The great \vindo'N, using the Pilkington systenl of glass-on-glass buttresses, also brings light down into the entry/auditorium space, turning what would have been a basement into a first 1100r. The interplay between the new wing and the sculpture garden speaks to the other aspect of the design that pleases Barnes most, the flow between the garden and the museum. "Unlike the Museum of Modern Art in New York or a number of other sculpture gardens I can think of, this one is a rotational space. You can go into it, move through and COllie back into another part of the museum," he explains. Thus the garden rounds out what he feels is the BMA's best new characteristic-its smooth circulation. BMA's sculpture garden was a collaboration between Barnes and the well-known New Yorkbased sculptor Elyn Zimmerman. In contrast to Kress collection officially deeded to the museum. New east wing opened. Land acquired for future additions. Museum builds collection of European, American and contemporary work through gifts and purchases. Three-story addition to the east. Collecting of Asian art begins in earnest. Early donations of Wedgwood and other English ceramics by Dwight and Lucille Beeson. Opening of new wing making BMA largest municipal museum in the Southeast (116,000 square feet) Barnes' original concept of a single, lTI0I1l11nental multi-level garden connected by stairs, she argued for three discreet outdoor rooms appropriate for different scale work. These are connected by ramps. Just outside the bow \vindow, the existing oak-canopied garden modified with pools and paving designed by another artist, Valerie Jaudon, forms the lIrst room, used for smaller works. Next C0I11eS a sunken space \vith gravel l100r for changing exhibitions. And then a spacious granite-paved plaza for large contelnporary pieces completes the loop with access directly into the new contemporary art gallery. While Barnes focused on the design of the new wing and sculpture garden, KPS Group was engaged luost fully in reworking the existing n1USeUIl1 and getting the project in shape to be built \vithin a reasonable budget. If that sounds cut -and-dried, it \vas not. KPS Group's Gray Plosser, FAIA, capsules the evolution of the new IlMA. "It all started many years ago \vith the concept of adding a sculpture garden, and there was an early rnaster plan done by John Camrway \vhich contained Museum receives accreditation from American Association of Museums. African art collection begins. Long-range planning committee formed. Edward Larrabee Barnes selected as architect for expansion. Bond issue approved by the City of Birmingham voters includes $5 million for expansion. Construction begins. Extensive collection of 18th Century French paintings and decorative arts bequeathed by Eugenia Woodward Hitt. Renovated and expanded BMA opens comprising a total of 180,000 square feet (including 30,000 square foot sculpture garden). the idea of a new wing and garden. After that sat for a while, the museum director and board decided to proceed with a major fund campaign and hired Barnes (986) on an hourly basis to develOp concepts. This went on for nearly two years, and a S111a11 1110del \vas In,Kle shov..,ring how things might work." But during this time, Plosser explains, the concept and budget were "all over the place." KPS Group was deSignated by B!vLA board chairman, William M. Spencer III, to, in his words, "make this happen." Thus, KPS Group became lead architect with Barnes as design architect. A costly scheme that involved parking decks in conjunction 'with the sculpture garden \vas reworked and the KPS Group/Barnes collaboration moved ahead. The decision to completely renovate the existing lOO,OOO-square foot Il1useum greyv' out of the climate-control consultant's recommendation that the entire museum should be upgraded to curatorial-quality space since most of the collection remains on display at all times. If the whole place had to be torn up for that, the reasoning \vent, \vhy not correct all the existing The expanded sculpture garden. a collaboration with Sculptor Elyn Zimmerman of New York, reaches all the way to 21st Street. A massive pergola defines the north edge. This view down the main corridor of the renovated existing wing represents the new clarity of space. Original dropped cei!ings were removed and galleries rearranged. OesignAlabama 14 A greal bow window with a Pilkington system of glass-an-glass supporis makes a visual and physical connection between the new wing and Ihe expanded sculpture garden. sho11comings in the process. So there Vias additional fundraising and the tough decision: to close the lTIUSeU111 for a year and a half and put the collection in storage while the renovation proceeded. This was facilitated by completion of new basement-level curatorial/storage space before work began on galleries (so the collection could be stored on site). Using an understated modern vocabulary inherent in the original 1959 art 1110cierne pavilion by Warren, Knight and Davis and Barnes' sin1plc palette of 111<1terials, the existing building was reordered and rel1nished. The inost dr~lI11atic change is visible in the long ground floor corridor which had its dropped ceilings lifted. Openings to gaileries were relocated, enlarged and deeply defined with white plaster walls. It has become "an event:' to use Plosscr"s phrase, though an understated one th"t. like the rest of the interior. defers to objects on display. At the end of this 111ain floor corridor, the upper half of the former East Lobby has been Hoored over to become pal1 of the spacious conten1porary gaJlery. Floors throughout this level are nenv blond oak. The clarifying effect of the Barnes/KPS Group design is evident in the original \\.iest Lobby, the core of the original pavilion. Deeptoned terrazzo l1oors. white walls and black 111arble stairs relnain, but the once-clumsy balcony railing is no\\' slin1 stainless steel and glass, opening up the space. And to make the city-side "Unlike the Museum of Modern Art in New York or a number of other sculpture gardens I can think of, this one is a rotational space. You can go into it, move through and come back into another part ofthe museum." II entrance lTIOre direct and inviting, a forbidding set of exterior steps was relnoved and a ne\v glazed opening set at sidewalk leveL A great stainless steel-clad bracket canopy previews the contemporary lift found inside. On the level above is another pleasing case of opening up. A great \vindo\v long sealed to provide low light curatorial space has been exposed, allo\ving a s\veeping vie\v of the renovated Linn Park. Palt of the new Asian galleries, this one houses sculpture, so natural light is a blessing rather than a curse. Reviewing the completed project, Barnes says he is very happy with how the existing and new elen1ents \vork and feels that the generous ceiling heights and proportions of the renovated galleries make them very beautiful spaces for alt-better than some of ]\;e\v York City'S celebrated modern-era museums. KPS Group's Plosser is proud of the' onschedule, on-budget aspect of this velY complex job; the state-of-the-a11 climate and security system; the pa11nership work by contractor Brice Building Co.; and the public/private cooperation it took to see the project through. "For the first time since it was built, the interior is of-a-piece," Plosser says. "The city has, in essence, a \yhole ne\v building." Binninghan1 lVIUSeUlTI of Art has long had a collection an10ng the best in the region. It nov.,' has a building up to those standards. !III Pbilip Ji10rris is edilor-al-la};~elorSouthern Living cmdSouthernAccents. He is HCJJl. AlA. Hon. ASLA and a member Cij'/he board oj' regent,; (?/li1e Anzerican Architecture Foundation. John OHagan, pbolographer }!'ith Southem Progress C07p. :)' OXl1WOl- HOltS-e boo!.? divisioJl, is also an arcbileclural pb%grapbeJ' 15 Volume V, No. I Urban Design Aspects The BMA project came under the City of Birmingham's active urban design review process then led by Michael Dobbins, FAIA. The major exisiing plus was its location in the heart of the evolving Cultural District and walking-distance proximity to downtown, Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (BJCC), new Alabama School of Fine Arts and other urban sites. High on the city's agenda was an enhanced entrance from the city side facing Eighth Avenue North, plus opening the new wing visually to the existing Commemorative Garden Walk leading from Linn Park to BJCC. In tum, the garden walk was redesigned to complement the BMA expansion and 21 st Street streetscape improvements were made to create a more pedestrian friendly route from BJCC to BMA and the city beyond. r-LEGENO l 1. Norti) Entry 2. Auditorium Lobby I 3. Auditorium ' 4. Education Gifices 5. Education Siudio 6. Art Storage 7. Registrar 8. Exhibition Preparation ~o ~i~:;;~try Silop J i 11. Curaiors' OHice I 12. Loading Dock L-. __ _ 1 .' A Multiple Client On the BMA side, a sequence of directors during the life of the project added further complication The design process began under Dr. Douglas Hyland. Acting director Gail Treschel took over after work had begun, and new director Dr. John Schloder came on board well into construction. Within the museum staff key sub-clients emerged in the person of curators like Dr. John 'Netenhall, curator of paintings and sculpture. Similarly, board trustees including Margaret Livingston, Thomas N. Carruthers Jr, James E. Simpson, Henry Lynn Jr and Henry Goodrich provided input. I LEGEND--- ! 10. Scuipture Garden L. ___ ~ ----------- ---.------------------ ----------- -- --------._-. Contractor Brice Building Company, Inc., Birmingham Ben \\levins, Senior Project Manager Denzel Clark, On-site Project Manager Brice Building Company played a large pari in achieving the designs of architects and planners for the BMA renovation. There were design revisions and conflicts that had to be resolved. And when it came down to practical considerations of scheduling, maneuvering around the trees in the sculpture garden that were to be saved and planning moves from exhibit space to storage and back again, the contractor was a key partner in the success of the project. , Ii: ;1: ' , : : i : t , ' ., -,<.~ i '0 .0 Architects: KPS Group, Birmingham. Gray Plosser, Rick Davidson, Richard Allen, Debbie Simmons Structural Engineer: Lane, Bishop, York, Delahay, Inc, Birmingham. DesignAlabama 16 Environmental Consultant: Garrison-Lull, New York. Bill Lull Design Architect: Edward Larrabee Barnes/John MY Lee & Partners, New York. Edward L. Barnes, Anne Wattenburg, David Adler Consulting Engineer (Climate Control): Jones, Nail, DaVIS, Ailanta, Georgia. lighting Engineer: Howard Brandston Lighting Design, Inc., New York. landscape Architect: Reece, Hoopes & Fincher, Atlanta and Birmingham Contractor: Brice Building Co, Inc, Birmingham. Ben Nevins, Denzel Clark AJourn fLi e In the fall of 1993, Sheri Schumacher took sabbatical leave and traveled to Nepal. She went there to "examine the social structure and cultural life of the indigenous peoples" and to research various industries and physical infrastructures. She observed nomadic conditions that reflected the "shifting and constant movement" so prevalent in our own society. Her investigations evolved into select pieces of fumiture that "addressed issues of orientation, placemaking, transitory and sedentary tendencies in society, sacredness and ritual. " At the time of this writing, the work is being exhibited in the Alabama State Council on the Arts Gallery in Montgomery. The information that follows, traces some of the diverse impressions that formed the basis for the design of her Vela Table. Traveling, observing other cultures and incorporating impressions from them in her furniture designs are important aspects of Sheri Schumacher's interior journey as artist. The recipient of several grant awards including a design fellowship frorn the Alabarna State Council on the Arts, Ms. Schumacher recently experienced in-depth study of the social structure, cultural life and physical infrastructures of Nepal. During the last four weeks of her stay she trekked in the Annapurna Region - eating and sleeping in " private homes and teahouses. Along the way, she photographed and sketched life in more than 50 villages. -== The Annapurna Region includes the largest concentration of villagesl'()w~~t~) / ~ '0 in Nepal. It is built almost entirely of stone by people of Tibetan~~:nd ~~. Buddhist faith. These individuals are strong advocates of ~ra~esif~ Independence from China. Their reverence for nature, numa~.• .~e~\~,. lt~.~C' sacredness of life provided inspiration for Ms. SChumancher~~ '''. ... _L\ , II profound influences for her work including the Velo Table. v .~L __ --_7 In the sketches, photographs and excerpts from her writings, Ms. Schumacher traces her diverse irnpressions that later formed the basis for the design of the Velo Table. These too, represent the creative process in its ultirnate form: from simple observation to end product. We invite you in this article to explore the irnages and her comments and to place them into context with photographs of the final piece. Enjoyl 17 Volume v, No. I A Joumey of Life and Art: "I am committed to academic leadership and design practice that is visionary and on the frontier of the discipline of Design. In my view Design education and practice must confront the philosophical, cultural and technological demands within our society and must embrace the intuitive, functional, poetic and essential humanization of design. My responsibility as an educator and as a designer is to develop, cultivate and bring into view the principles and language of design and to encourage others to assume an active and creative relationship Nomad Nomadic herdsmen define place with a simple tent shelter. This is usually placed adjacent to a primitive Buddhist temple on the rim of a given pass. There are no roads; walking over trails is the primary mode of transportation. Distance is typically judged by the length of time it takes to get from one place to another. OesignAlabama 18 with their daily environment. JJ - Sheri Schumacher Stilt Dwelling Stilt dwellings are common and are considered roadside stores. They measure approximately 6' x 8' x 10' and are elevated to prevent flooding during the monsoons. Space is economized by innovative storage methods and by having pieces serve dual functions such as one side of the wall folding down onto supporting piers. The dwellings are made from scrap wood and metal - specifically, flattened cans. A mobile version is a bicycle cart used for cooking and sitting upon. ~ .. .n ... J'. a.,7 ----tJ ~ 1,- I I;. - -- 'U n ~ Machine There is a flow and rhythm to the performance of basic tasks with machines of a pre-industrial society. Movement engages the whole body in a "dance." Woven dwelling Indigenous and recycled materials such as threads of bamboo straw and reeds, plaster, wood, stone and mud mortar, flattened tin and paraffin cans are used for weaving dwellings, Roofs are made of thatch, corrugated tin or slate, p4A6-0f''';' ~ A"'O .:1.. A '~ \- ,!.l.; • ..1 ~~ ;:::: I IbI L I " , n <!-<-i 01 0 0 ·n I ~' I )~ 1 I Stone Dwelling Stone - with a minimum of timber for posts, rafters and door frames - is the predominant building material in the mountain region. Wooden doors and windows are framed with a wash of reddish earth or bands of color denoting hierarchy. The small window openings provide little naturallighL In some cases the only opening is a hole in the roof used for venting the stove or fire. 19 Volume V. No. I Dwelling Roof Wall-to-wall clusters of dwellings form a large terrace of flat roofs that accommodate movement from house to house. They are placed above ground level which provides a great advantage when winter snows pile huge drifts against stone walls. The roof is a place for performing household tasks: threshing crops, pounding grain, weaving and sewing blankets, repairing saddles and harnesses. '" /~ - T J ~ ----., ""- I-- ~, 1 11 DesignAlabama 20 (1 Dwelling Interior The typical dwelling is a single 8' x 10' x 7' living space with a hearth. It is both a kitchen and a bedroom. Few furnishings are used and these typically consist of low benches, stools or woolen mats for resting and wooden storage boxes or shelves against the wall. The benches and rope beds are turned onto their side to save space when they are not in use. Some dwellings have small rooms furnished as Buddhist temples with an altar, ritual objects, books and scrolls in painted chests. r:; :;--;,- -- .: U Sacred Objects The Himalayas is a place of many shrines and temples. These are scattered across the land and are used for worship, ceremony and animal sacrifice. Prayer and consciousness of the sacred involves motion. Mantras (sacred words) are cast in metal prayer wheels and are etched on stones or on fiags Travelers place the stones in stacks and flags wave above in the wind. The turning of prayer wheels represents the cycle of life and death and calls the universe and deity to attention. The Velo Table "My recent work is about redefining furniture in response to what I view as the nomadic condition of contemporary society. The Velo Table is an example of this. " - Sheri Schumacher 'F"""'~=W---- -- -. --- - .. -- - --- ~~""" -----------------c~ The Velo Table is a portable, flexible, compact piece of furniture that houses essential and functional elements for everyday life. It encourages user participation. The name is derived from the terms "velocipede" and "velocity" emphasizing propulsion, speed and movement. The configurations of the table, two stools, rope bench, eight storage boxes, canopy and four candles provide a place to work, eat, sit, sleep and store belongings. Sheri Schumacher teaches architecture and interior design at Auburn University She created the Vela Table in 1994. Drawings and travel photos by Sheri Schumacher Velo Table. 1994. Sheri Schumacher. Maple, aluminum, hot rolled steel and rope. Wood Fabrication: Sheri Schumacher with Peter Fleming. Metal Fabrication: Davis Machine Works. Photographed by William Robinson. 21 Volume V. No. I This September 1941 ad invites citizens to visit the training sites of our future heroes. The design is typical of the era With white space at a premium. * VucatimlViu Alubum81 This October 1967 ad which ran during George Wallace's last campaign for the U.S. presidency demonstrates how emphasis on the governor's photo diverts attention from the ad. Note the photo caption that reads: "Alabama's first family: Lurleen B. Wallace, Governor of Alabama [and] Gov. George C. Wallace." * III by Tomie D. Dugas By la~ the state travel agency cannot pay for advertising within Alabama, so much of the state's vacation literature is unfamiliar to Alabamians, Check it out as we review graphic design of Alabama's travel advertising through the years, Traveling Through Time Designer/illustrator Tazewell Morton experimented with line gestures to forge this fresh graphic approach. He related that designers broke away from the tyranny of copywriters during thel960s when OttO Storch, director of McCall's magazine, revived the publication with dynamic, trend-setting formats. * Alabama's promotional materials from the 1940s to the present echo early themes contrasting the old and new South, the romantic and the progressive. Reflecting pages in the state's history, Alabama's trave! advertising varies from targeting specific attractions and activities to portraying a state of mind. Techniques range from the patently sentimental to innovative and modern. Under the direction of the Bureau of Publicity and Information created in 1951 (now the Bureau of Tourism and Travel), a simple campaign formalized the 1940s focus on "today's pleasures amid historic yesterdays." Entitled "There's a treasure of pleasure in sunny Alabama," the series emphasized the state's pleasant winter dimate and added: "The roads are good yet still being improved ... and P.S. It's all ball! It's your vacation, our celebration." This series with its strong graphic format and its successor campaign, "Take a fun break," gained Alabama recognition as one of the best promoted states from the Discover America Travel Organization. "Take a fun break" debuted in 1970 with a funky logotype and lighthearted casual tone: "Stop. Pour yourself a cup of fun ... And you'll find it in Alabama seasoned exactly to your taste." In the early I 970s "Alabama has it all" burst on the scene running until 1979 with variations in type styles and formats. Part of the campaign, an "Interstate interludes" brochure, was created during the Arab oil embargo featuring short side trips off the interstate: "See Alabama a tankful at a time." Steiner and Bressler Advertising in mighty, mighty economica1!" Birmingham created "Alabama the beauti- In the early 1950s, Gov. Gordon ful" while Fob James was governor. Persons was prominently featured as host During its reign from 1979-86, typefaces of the state in ads welcoming visitors. changed but the simple photographic for- This practice continued during the admin- mat remained. istrations of George and Lurleen Wallace and Albert Brewer. "Alabama! The state of surprises!" developed by Barney and Patrick of In 1964 Gov. Wallace chose the Mobile beckoned tourists from 1987 to Birmingham ad agency of Luckie & Forney, 1993 during Gov. Guy Hunt's administra-developers of his winning gubernatorial tion. Traditionally Alabama has not been campaign, to create a series of ads pro- marketed as an end destination. Rather moting the state. The agency held the state campaigns have appealed to travelers account throughout the Wallace era, passing through as a variation of this developing promotional materials through series has with its "Give us one more the mid-I 970s. Their "Star variety! Star night" ads. Another promotion, "The values!" ads broke ground in 1965 with a strong graphically-related campaign. The more traditional "Vacation via Alabama!" ads followed in 1966 through 1967 and the "This year tell 'em ... " series in 1968. Photographs and snappy slogan headlines invited travelers and business persons to stop and enjoy the state's variety of attractions: "This year tell 'em where you shot one dozen dove in two hours, And a birdie on a par three." In 1969, during Brewer's tenure, the Alabama reunion" in 1989, invited all to the celebration: "It's going to be a rea! whimdoozie." "Stars fell on Alabama" made its debut in 1994. Huey, Lewis, Cook and Associates of Birmingham designed the logo, and Jesse Lewis and Associates developed the campaign. In the series, real Alabamians introduce attractions and activities to the public. As with all previous campaigns, vacation guides and, since the I 970s, a toll-free number, playa This February! 969 ad is dramatic but prOVides little information to back up its pitch for a vacation gUide. * Alabama 150 series promoted the state's prominent role in getting out the word sesquicentennial with the theme "Have a about Alabama. DesignAlabama 22 This I 970s ad typifies the "Alabama has it all" series with a strong masculine feel and silhouette halftones. * Magazine pullout section from the I 970s uses silhouette halftones in a circus layout, a popular technique. Inside pages adopt a storybook approach with large body text and mellow photos. However, crowded margins and monotonous texture of type do not invite readership. * .. This 1978 ad departs dramatically from the masculine tone of the series developed when Luckie & Forney he!d the account. Its overly decorative elements and custom script !etters render it busy and unreadable. A glaring example of poor deSign, it has no focal point. * Technology and Taste Design styles reflect to a considerable degree the technology of the time. During the I 940s and I 950s, type was a solid block of letters created by letterpress (hot type), infiexible by today's standards. Copywriters wrote the ads, typesetters set the type and designers at the end of the assembly line put it all together. Initially design was an ending point, not a starting one. Ads were cluttered with activity, and the aesthetic use of white space was nonexistent. The slow conversion to photocomposition (cold type) during the 1960s offered greater creative license. Then in 1984, the Macintosh computer further enhanced type fiexibility by putting designers in the typesetter's seat. Television is a formidable competitor for all types of print media, The electronic media's speed of delivery and the public's penchant for channel-hopping have inspired the print media to deliver faster messages in more varied formats. Introduced at a time when graphic design was coming to the forefront, the "Star variety! Star values!" series in 1965 forged a transition from text to image dominance. The illustrations are innovative and bold stylized gestures. Lines of text set in hot type m'lrror the imagery, but are too cramped for readability. The logotype set in Globe Gothic is a modern style for the period. Its thick and thin sans serif strokes parallel the art style. Beginning with the "Vacation via Alabama." and "This year tell 'em ... " series, the ads become more headlinetype dominant. GraphiC design during the 1960s was characterized by a trend toward large pictorial elements and short, sparkling headline copy. The sesquicentennial series projects a strong sophisticated style with type bleeding off the top and the 150 marching down the page. During the 1960s bold economical forms strived to provide thought-provoking imagery. "Take a fun break" evokes casual informality with its cartoony-script Alabama logotype. It is reminiscent of psychedelic styles which, along with eclectic and modern or corporate, characterized the decade. A Bureau favorite, this series boasts that "Alabama has it all." It changed typefaces and formats over the years, with one version featuring action photos, another airbrush art and others mixing photos with brightly rendered illustrations. The well-received "Alabama the beautiful" utilizes a simple. elegant format. It is reminiscent of the trend-setting ads created by McKinney & Silver for South Carolina in the early ! 970s and reflects the dean, simplified forms of modernism. As with the previous two long-lasting campaigns, "Alabama! The state of surprises!" series evolved over the years with severa! distinct versions. The current campaign, "Stars fel! on Alabama," is casual and friendly, with the logo a strong feature. The Alabama logotype reinforces the theme as predominant bar letters provide a natural location for the star to cross. The logo. designed to "marry Alabama's rich past with its present and progressive future," resonates with a familiar refrain. * T omie O. Dugas js 0 tree/once journalist Gnd designer in Auburn. Aioborno. This 1983 ad in a simple format marks the first time black heritage as a package has been promoted in Alabama. Note the graceful Goudy typeface with well-balanced letterspaclng (kerning) which supports the message "Alabama the Beautiful." * DeSigned along a strong centra! axis, the illustration by Mike Lester serves as the dominant focus in the ad, counterbalanced with photos. Note how the text flows around the photos, a technique facilitated by the Macintosh computer. * ALABAMA This! 989 version of the "Alabama! State of Surprises" works well as a foreign ad in its simple. elegant, almost sensual style-no words required but "Alabama." It invokes post modernism's classical flavor that sometimes has been criticized for emphasizing style over substance. * This 1994 ad's multiHfoca! point technique works because the eye moves counterclockwise from the headline to the figure, the logo and the toll-free number as it combines the visual and verbal into a unified message. The series is a concession to TV's rhythmic flow of imagery, typography and sound. * 23 Volume V, No, I OesignAlabama 24 MA Entrance and Reception desk, Garrison Barrett Group, Birmingham, Alabama AAA General Office Space, Garrison B, Ri ptoach Recently AlAbama America (AM) decided to newTacility. Theysoughtastructure i able image and a wamn, friendly, responsive, activity-oriented company. Specifically, they desired a functional building that would accommodate various services currently provided by AM and house intemal operations. They also envisioned a space that would capture years oltradition (the Alabama chapter was established in 1924) while easily making the transition to the next century. In their selection of a design team, CEO Frances M. Smith and AM's Board of Directors searched for a firm that could 'challenge and assist them" in conceptualizing what this new image might be and how a facility could visually represent this. They found this combination in the work of the Bimningham-based Garrison Barrett Group. From the outset Lee Ousley, director of interior design, and Art Killebrew, project architect, worked closely with Ms. Smith and the building committee to establish a design consistent with their future goals and vision. They began their process by conducting interviews with members of the building committee and AM employees. Specific questions relating to essential spatial requirements, • In •• growth, placement of work areas and personal workneeds were explored in great detail. Consistently these conversations addressed the issue of future growth. The company has changed tremendously since 1924, and the owners see the same trend developing Torthe future. The Garrison Barrett Group's plan takes this into consideration and is designed to be flexible and adaptable to AM's ongoing needs. Designers working with this project were careful to cultivate strong, open working relationships and to be sensitive to their client's needs. "I was new to the process and questioned every decision and detail," states Ms. Smith. "I worried about everything, but as the relationship developed, I became trusting olthe firm and knew their vision was AAAs vision which was to produce a creative, high quality, timeless design. Indeed, they far exceeded our expectations." The AM project was a success for both client and designers. The former gained a building tailored to their needs and business purpose. The latter enjoyed a challenging and extremely satisfying project that reinforced their dedication to a collaborative design process. III!! 3roup, Birmingham, Alabama AAA Building Exterior., Garrison Barrett Group, Birmingham, Alabama The Garrison Barrett Group held several internal "brain-storming" sessions to explore creative ideas and concepts concerning AAA Alabama's function as a travel er)terprise. From these seSSions, a design team was appointed to work with the organization and to provide ideas, concepts and architectural direction. Architect Jeff Dungan admits, "It was quite a challenge to design for a bUSiness as diverse as AAA." Indeed, the site selected was very challenging given its geo .... etry and topography. Nevertheless, the finished facility is almost sculptural. "It seemed appropriate that each depart-ment should have its own identity," continues Mr. Dungan. Therefore, Garrison Barrett chose an interior perspective utilizing different materials "to create the look of five or six smaller buildings unified by a central space or 'concourse' ." The AAA building conveys the energetic, progressive spirit desired by the client without denying the company's roots. "They (the client) wanted to establish a strong corpo-rate image while allowing for an active, pubHc-oriented enVironment," states lnterior Designer Lee Ousley, The carpet used throughout the facility was designed by Ms. Ousley and provides a warm neutral background accent-ed with crescent shapes in rich jewel tones. "The design of the carpet is playful and unifying," said Ms. Ousley and "is used to pUfi specific color into the furnishings and signage and to color code the various departments." !II. ({They wanted to establish a strong corporate image while allowing I for an active, public-oriented environment. " Lee Ousley Jenni Zorn is business development and marketing coordinator with The Garrison Barrett Group in Birmingham. She has a degree in interior design from Colorado State University and has worked with Garrison Barrett since February of this year. 25 Volume V. No. I Deiaiis+of Interest Details of Interest is a regular feature of DesignAlabama and highlights a wide variety of events and resources. In this issue, a retrospective of 1994 is presented. + DesignA!abama 26 A w "~., / ........" .:' .-,'- _.' .. ,\ :.· .. ~'.) .• \.,.I "-, '\~~ -! ~ '.< ,. A 1994 AlA DESIGN AWARD WINNERS Five Design Awards were presented during the annual Alabama Council, American Institute of Architects convention at Perdido Beach Resort. Firms and projects receiving awards were. Gresham Smith & Partners, Birmingham, for the Alabama Power/1925 Headquarters Renovation; KPS Group, Inc. with David Jones, Jr., Associates, Birmingham, as the associate architect, for the Birmingham Airport Modernization, Birmingham; Giattina Fisher Aycock Architects, Inc., Birmingham. for Gateway Campus, Fairfield, Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates, Inc., Atlanta. Georgia, with The Architects Group, Inc •. Mobile. as the associate architect for the Mobile Convention Center, Mobile; and Jones & Herrin Architecture/lnterior Design. Huntsville, for Belle Mont House, Tuscumbia, Alabama. 1994 ASLA AWARDS COMPETITION MERIT AWARD Hoover High School-Hoover, Alabama Since 1990, Nimrod Long and Associates has been consultant to Giattina Fisher Aycock Architects in the site selection for Hoover's elementary, middle and high school campus. The site was selected for its gentle terrain, central location and large size. The landscape architect provided planning for circulation routes, layout design. athletic facilities and pianiing design. The site and adjacent Cahaba River were enhanced by providing a 300' buffered setback and a series of stormwater detention ponds and filtering stations. + MERIT AWARD Liberty Park-Birmingham, Alabama Located on 1-459 near Overton Road in Jefferson County, Uberty Park is a 340-acre wooded tract of land overlooking the Cahaba River. Nimrod Long and Associates was the landscape architect on the master planning team which designed the roadway circulation plan and designated land use. The parkway and individual building sites were logically placed around a natural ravine on the site and new plantings were carefully integrated into the existing vegetation and the other natural features. The first developed office building is carefully sited among mature hardwoods, resulting in beautiful views of the natural surroundings from every window. + R D s HUMANITIES COUNCIL HONORS EDITOR Philip Morris of Southern Progress Corporation recently received the Alabama Humanities Council award for his continued contributions to Alabama and the Birmingham community. In a ceremony held on September 30. the Design Alabama board member discussed the relationship between design and the humanities and noted the powerful influence good design has on developing successful communities. AUBURN ACCOLADES Industrial designer Tom Hardy recently received a Presidential Design Award for his accomplishments. Hardy is an alumnus of Auburn University and is a member of the School of Architecture's Advisory Council. He was presented the award by President Bill Clinton. Hardy currently works in the Boston, Massachusetts, firm Design Continuum. Auburn University student Chris Schwab recently won second place in the International Housewares Manufacturers Association's 1994 Student Design Competition. Schwab. currently in his third year of studies, received $2.000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Chicago to exhibit his work at the International Housewares Show. Schwab's work was directed by Auburn Associate Professor Bret Smith. Auburn's fourth-year student Brian Peters received an award for his design of a vehicular hand control for drivers with physical disabilities. His receipt of the Industrial Design Excellence Award, Silver Medal, was acknowledged in the June 7th issue of Business Week Magazine. Peters' work was directed by Auburn Associate Professor Tin Man Lau. Another Auburn fourth-year student Shea Tillman designed a seating system which will be displayed at the International Woodworking and Furniture Fair DESIGN EMPHASIS '94 to be held in Atlanta. Tillman's work was also directed by Auburn Associate Professor Tin Man Lau. + INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER ASSISTS IN REVIEW Industrial designer Brenda Peters assisted in the extenSive review of the National Arts Education Standards for Grades K through 12. The standards were developed in conjunction with the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations. The Industrial Designers Society of America has endorsed the standards based upon Peters' recommendation. Peters' insights and contributions to this effort will assist in the implementation of the standards in schools across the country and throughout Alabama. Peters is currentlyan Industrial Design faculty rnember at Auburn University. + BIRMINGHAM FIRM RECOGNIZED FOR INVENTIVE USE OF BRICK Evan Terry Associates has received accolades for its design of the Zamora Shrine Mosque in Birmingham The building uses custom brick colors and shapes as part of its Islamic patterns and symbo'.ism. The architecture "parades the tun" of the Masonic Order. a fraternal and charitable organization which had its origins in masonic trade unions The buiiding was featured in a Brick in Architecture publication of the Brick institute of America. Engineers on the project were lane Bishop York Delahay, Inc •. McWilliams Engineering and Jackson Renfro Associates, Inc •• IT PAYS TO SAVE A TREE There are economic benefits to developers and communities that conserve trees says Alabama writer Jack Petit. Petit's book on saving trees during land development is due out in 1995. It is part of Global ReLeaf for New Communities. a joint program between American Forests and the National Association of Home Builders. The New Communities program pairs developers with natural resource experts and gives media recognition to developers who adopt the program's goais. he said. Formerly a writer for the urban forestry department at American Forests. Petit pursues urban forestry on the Gulf Coast where he hopes to open his tropical rainforest plant collection as a public attraction. + URBAN STUDIO BENEFITS STUDENTS, COMMUNITY Tuskegee University's urban architecture project put students to work pianning design solutions for Montgomery neighborhoods. Models of student proposals were displayed in the lobby of the State Arts Council. There for the unveH',ng were (!eft to right) Timothy Johnson. student: Timothy Barrows, professor; Raj Sehgal" aSSOCiate dean; Sheldon Maycock. student; Major Holland. professor; John Bowman of Balch & Bingham a iaVi firm located in restored downtown offices; and AI Head. director of the State Council. • MOBilE CINEMA SAVED Another great downtown cinema has been saved for posterity. Around Downtown. the publication of Main Street Mobile. the Mobile Historic Development Commission and the Mobile Downtown Redevelopment Commission reported that the city's "infamous Triple X Movie Theater.·· NATIONAL ENDO\VMENT FOR THE TS A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE The National Endowment for the Arts provides grants that wii! advance the disciplines of architecture. landscape architecture. urban design and planning. historic preservation, interior design, costume and fashion design industrial and product design and graphic design. Grants are awarded on an annual basis to both individuals and organizations. The Design Arts Program also develops and funds special programs - Leadership lntitiatives - that strive to make the public and decision makers more aware of the benefits of good design. The Mayor's Institute on City Design and the Federal Design Improvement Program are two of these initiatives. For more information and/or a grant application. call 202/682-5437 The Endowment's Design Arts Program is also exploring the formation of a US. design council as a way to maximize design as a national resource to help achieve economiC. environmental. educational and social goals. For a copy of their recent proposal. "White House Council on Design'" contact Thomas Grooms at the number listed above. + originaily the Crown Theater. has a new owner who plans to rehabilitate the building. Old photos of the Crown reveal a baroque revival building with a Doric colonnade capped by comedy and tragedy masks. Two pairs of urns and two crowns were mounted above the parapet wall. David Naman, the new owner. plans to bring back the fantasy elements. He has restored several other buildings on Dauphin Street. • DHR FACIlITIES ENHANCE LIFE AND WORK An open house was recently held at the new Washington County Department of Human Resources (DHR) building in Chatom. Design and interiors for the 12.042-square foot faciiity was by Barganier Davis Sims Architects. Montgomery. The firm has produced several other DHR buildings. More than 20 county DHR facilities have been built sinoe 1990. according to state DHR representative Sandra Parler. State and local DHR representatives work with local governmentai units to fund the projects. "Some of our offices were in really bad shape:' said Porter. "The building project has not only given our employees better working conditions. it's also been good for our clients' self-esteem. Having pleasant surroundings shows them that they are worth something. and it makes them want to take better care of the facilities." • URBAN FORESTS RECEIVE SUPPORT "Trees ... are the infrastructure of our ecosystem" noted Anne Wright in a communique from the Alabama Urban Forestry Association (AUFA). Ms. Wright. who has been active ;n the organization since its inception. recounted accomplishments of the organization in its first eight years AUFA is an information resource and a support organization for small towns as weil as cities. Individuals and groups which want to develop an urban forestry tree management plan can contact the AUFA through the Alabama Forestry Commission in Montgomery. AUFA sponsors an urban forestry awards program. tree-planting events and an annual convention. The organization has provided seminars leading to the certified arbOiist designation .• CHIUlREN'S GALLERY PLANNED FOR HUNTSVILLE MUSEUM OF ART McDonnell Douglas. a long-time sponsor of Huntsville Museum of Art exhibitions and programs, has pledged $75.000 toward the creation of a hands-on art education galiery for the museum's new building. Charles F. Marvin. vice preSident-general manager. MoDonnel1 Douglas Aerospace-Huntsville Division. announced the company's coilaboration with the museum in "making educational adventures possible." The gallery will be designed by a group of art education professionals to capture the interest of youngsters through the use of "activity stations" ranging from basic to complex and offering activities from hand-mechanical to electroniC .• MISSION, GOALS SET FOR REGIONAL ARTS GROUP The Southern Design Arts Task Force of the Southern Arts Federation (SAF) recentiy completed a fact-finding study to determine a course of action in support of good design in Southern communities. The mission statement adopted by the group has as its stated goals "To assist the South in developing livable communities with a sense of pride of place. a vision for the future and a plan of action. guided by a commitment to design excellence. sustahed economio development and the preservation and enhancement of the South's unique character and history." The group plans to carry out its mission by providing resources and opportunities for networking that will benefit Southern communities of ali sizes. The task force was chaired by Philip Morris. former president of Design Alabama .�� AUBURN UNIVERSITY'S STUDENTS COMPETING AND REDESIGNING ational 1* @.:p FORUM MMkM4Y§ Auburn University Visual Communications student Heather Thompson created the winning design in a poster competition for the 1994 Renaissance Faire in Florence. Alabama. She received a $500 award. and her entry was used to advertise the October 22-23 event.. Auburn University Visual Communications students are responsible for the new !ook of the Phi Kappa Phi Journal National Forum. Russ Grimes. under the direction of Associate Professor Ross Heck. redesigned the cover format with masthead and interior layout. Wendell Janzen created the cover illustration of the first redesigned issue under the direction of ASSOCiate Professor John Morgan. Students in Morgan's class supplied illustrations for articles in the journai .• 27 Volume V, No. f Desi nAlabama Volume V, Issue I PUBLIC DESIGN AWARENESS AND EDUCATION DESIGN ALABAMA IS WORKING TO CREATE AWARENESS ANO APPRECIATION FOR THE OESIGN DISCIPLINES THAT INFLUENCE OUR ENVIRONMENT. WE BELIEVE THAT THE QUAlITY OF LIFE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH OF THIS STATE CAN BE ENHANCED THROUGH ATTENTION TO AND INVESTMENT IN GOOD DESIGN. Architecture Architects practice the art and science of creating, preserving and remodeling buildings. Ideally they work to articulate an image of the client who owns the building, what happens there and what it means to the community. Once the aesthetic and functional aspects of a design are conceived, engineers and other professionals are consulted to make the building work according to the laws of physics, safety and access codes, and necessities such as Landscape Architecture Landscape architects specialize in exterior environments. Theyapply creative and technical skills to overall site plans, landscape grading and drainage, irrigation, planting and construction details. Their task is to preserve and enhance the environment and define space between and around buildings, including entrances and functional or decorative areas. Planning streetscapes, gardens, parks or gateways are also examples of jobs for the electricity and plumbing. landscape architect. Architects are required to have a working knowledge of all these building elements. ThiS issue of DesignAlabama was designed and produced on Macintosh Computers utilizing OuarkXPress 3.3. Proofs were printed on a laserWriler Selecl36D and final oulpul on a Compugraphic 9400. Interior Design Interior designers organize spaces inside buildings, making them functional and pleasing to the senses The designer's presentation to the client usually includes floor plans, color charts, photographs of furnishings, samples of materials for upholstery, draperies and wall coverings and often color renderings or sketches. Every aspect of the interior is the concern of the designer from the first presentation to the installation of the last accessory. I I~t/~: ... '~:::'::::: .. "" J,~ . .) ..,.. ... :.. . .:... ... / -::".:.:,',"" " o.: :.~. . . ,. ..' . ',:,' ..... .' ... .. .{ .>~tti""t·t··t· . ....... " " Urban Design Urban designers and planners are concerned with the functional and visual relationships between components of the physical environment in the broadest sense. Among other things, their work results in unified plans and proposals for transportation systems, industrial parks, subdivisions, downtown renewal projects and shopping malls. They formulate plans and policies to meet the social. economic and physical needs of communities, and they develop the strategies to make these plans work. This involves identifying urban problems and opportunities, analyzing and implementing options and evaluating results. Industrial Design Industrial designers are responsible for function and aesthetics in the manufactured products people use every day Toothbrushes. toasters, cars, computer terminals and telephones are examples of items industrial designers make usable and desirable for human beings. Colors, textures, smells and sounds are some of the elements they conSider, and in addition, any mechanical or electrical components of a product must work properly, efficiently and safely. Speciallhanks to all who have supported Design Alabamal Design Alabama, Inc. Alabama State Council on the Arts One Dexler Avenue Montgomery, AL 36130 (205) 242·4076 FAX: (205) 240-3269 Graphic Design Graphic designers create effective visual communications "Graphic" refers to the art that communicates and "design" to the aesthetic arrangement of the elements, including typa, illustration and/or message in relation to a targeted audience. Through concept and art direction, designers produce an appropriate advertisement, TV commercial, magazine format, brochure or any number of other visual communication projects. Fashion Design Fashion designers are style arbiters of dress who interpret the mood of a generation, intuit popular taste and understand merchandising and business principles They affempt to resolve the contradiction between art and industry in order to construct a collection of clothing and accessories with a unique sense of style and taste, enabling people to create a personal statement about themselves in the way they dress
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Title | Design Alabama: The Public Forum for Design in Alabama, Volume 5, Issue 1, 1994 |
Description | This is the Volume V, Issue I, 1994 issue of Design Alabama: The Public Forum for Design in Alabama, a newsletter dedicated to all types of design in Alabama. This issue features articles on the theme "Design and Culture". The newsletter also describes different types of design projects in architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, engineering, interior design, industrial design, graphic design, and fashion design plus historic buildings and sites. |
Article List | 1. Planning a Design Comeback for Downtown Andalusia; 2. Historical Perspectives: Alabama's Most Endangered Historic Places; 3. Behind the Facade: A New Birmingham Museum of Art; 4. A Journey of Life and Art: The Velo Table; 5. Starring Alabama: Traveling Through Time; 6. AAA Building: Right on Target with a Team Approach |
Creators | Design Alabama, Inc.; Alabama State Council on the Arts; Auburn University |
Date | 1994-09 |
Decade | 1990s |
Editor | Wright, Shelia |
Art Director | Hartsfield, Nancy |
Writers | Dugas,Tomie D.; Holland, Kathy; Huff, Mary Johnson; Morris, Philip; Schumacher, Sheri; Wright, Shelia; Zorn, Jenni |
LC Subject Headings |
Architecture -- Alabama City planning -- Alabama Urban renewal -- Alabama Historic buildings -- Alabama Interior decoration -- Alabama |
TGM Subject Headings |
Architectural decorations & ornaments Architecture Building deterioration Buildings Historic buildings Historic sites Sculpture gardens Interior design Interior decoration Interiors Art City planning Cities & towns Urban renewal |
EOA Categories |
Arts & Literature -- Architecture History -- Historic Sites Geography & Environment -- Human Environment -- Cities and Towns Arts & Literature -- Art Museums and Collections Arts & Literature -- Decorative Arts Folklife -- Crafts and Art Peoples -- Urban Life |
Type | Text; image |
Format | |
File Name | 1994 Fall-Winter DA.pdf |
Source | Design Alabama, Inc. |
Digital Publisher | Auburn University Libraries |
Language | eng |
Rights | This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. |
Submitted By | Carter, Jacqueline |
Transcript |
Fall/Winter 1994
Volume V
Issue I
$2.50
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THE PUBLIC FORUM FOR DESIGN IN ALABAMA
Design Alabama, Inc.
Sheila Wright, Director
Board of Directors:
Officers
Chairman
Kenneth M. Penuel
Southern Company Services
Birmingham
Vice Chairman
Joseph H. Donofro
Donotro & Associates
Dothan
Secretary
Sue M. Parker
University 01 Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Treasurer
Lloyd Phitpo't
Philpo't Design
Decalur
Members
Hobert Allen, P .C., Attorney
Robert H. Allen
Mobile
Faye DeMassimo
Feoeral Highway Administration
Montgomery
Nancy Mims Hartsfield
Auburn University
Visual Communications
Auburn
Maior Holland
Major Holland Archilecture
Tuskegee
Carl M. Hunt
The Pinnacle Group, Inc.
Birmingham
Henry Hughes
Internationat Paper
Selma
Sam W. Kates
Wiregrass Museum 01 Art
Dothan
Marl< C. McDonald
Mobile Historic Development Commission
Mobile
Tom Mason
Mason Communications
Mobile
Chartes W. Haine
David Jones Jr. & Associates, Inc.
Birmingham
Michaet Tillman, AlA. IBD
K/P/S Group, Inc.
Birmingham
George H. "Rip" Weaver Jr.
Sherlock, Smith & Adams, tnc.
Birmingham
Anne G. Wright
Mobile Tree Commission
Mobile
Publications Chair and General Advisor
Philip A. Morris, Emeritus
Southern Progress Corporation
Birmingham
VDlume V, Issue I
Cover: Birmingham Museum of Art. A great box window
with a Pilkington-system of glass-on-glass supports makes
a visual and physical connection between the new wing and
the expanded sculpture garden.
I From the Director:
I've been to many places since coming to Alabama and
I've gotten to know people that I would not have otherwise
had the opportunity to meet- people like Sheri Schumacher
featured in this issue or Jenni Zorn of the Garrison Barrett
Group. I see the work of individual designers in this state
as substantive, intellectual and soulful. These contributions
help preserve a unique cultural quality and offer a speCial
blend of artistry, design and rich tradition.
The people I meet and the places I go continue to
convince me that supporters of design are many and
diverse in Alabama. I'm glad to know that I've settled in a
place where design can be a priority and where
partnerships among policymakers, artists, educators and
others are the norm. So to all the silent and "peaceful
warriors" out there, thank you and enjoy this issue.
Sheila Wright
Editor: Sheila Wright
Associate Editors: Tomie D. Dugas, Kathy Holland
Art Director: Nancy Hartslield
Associate Art Director: Ross Heck
Electronic Illustrations: John Morgan
Contributing Writers: Tomie D. Dugas, Kalhy Holland,
Mary Johnson Huff. Philip MorriS, Sheri Schumacher,
Sheila Wright, Jenni Zorn
Photograghy: John O'Hagan, Jonathan Hillyer, M. Lewis
Kennedy, Gary Knight, William Robinson
For more information contact:
Design Alabama, Inc.
Alabama State Council on the Arts
One Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36130
(205) 242-4076
FAX: (205) 240-3269
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Missing Issues
Members are asked to contact us immediately if
they lail to receive a copy.
A Special Thanks to Philip MorriS, editor-inchiel
01 Southern Progress CorpOra/ion, lor his
on-going assistance and advice with this publicalion;
members and staff 01 the Alabama State Council
on the Arts; laculty members at Auburn University
and to al/ others who diligently support Design
Alabama and helpeo with this issue. We appreciate
your support'
Additional Thanks to Our Recent Contributors:
Wolfgang Braun
Myrtle Brown
Cater. Hays. Staub, Inc.
Mary Clem
Ellen E1sas
Roberta Gambte
Victor S. Grimes Sr.
Hillhouse & Associates (James Hillhouse)
Neil Letson
Robinson iron Corporation
Kennedy Studios (Lewis Kennedy)
Lori West Stephens
Larry Simpson
Paut Sumners
John Tisdale
This publication is made possible through funding
by the National Endowment for the Arts, a
lederal agency, and the Alabama State Council
on the Arts. a state agency. DesignAlabama also
receives (or has in the past received) lunding Irom
the following corporations:
Blount Foundation
Alabama Power Company
Alabama Department of
Economic and Community Affairs
star
~ ,LU5\BAMA
IIilI!ia. on your trip
to the New York
world; s fair
Travel and Tourism: Graphic images and
advertising campaigns of Alabama's past and
present p,22
Desi nAlabama
CONTENTS
The Endangered Ten: The challenges of
preserving Alabama's past and its most
endangered properties, p. 8
FEATURE
"DESIGN AND CULTURE"
Inside and Out: The transformation of the
BMA and the evolution
of a process. p 12
BEHIND THE FACADE: A NEW BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM OF ART
Behind the scenes looks at the BMA design process and the
collaborative venture needed to implement success. 12
A JOURNEY OF LIFE AND ART: THE VELO TABLE
A designer travels to Nepal and the Annapurna Region and returns
to make furniture designs from her observations
and experiences. 1 7
ARTICLES
"STARRING ALABAMA" A TRAVEL THROUGH TIME
A closer look at Alabama's Travel and Tourism campaigns and
their graphic images past and present. 22
AAA BUILDING: RIGHT ON TARGET WITH A TEAM APPROACH,
The Garrison Barrett Group of Birmingham reconceptualizes AM's 24
history into Modern terms using a collaborative design process
DEPARTMENTS
Project. News
Work of statewide significance
Historical~Perspectives
Alabama's most endangered historic places,
Design_Makes A Difference
Planning a design comeback for downtown Andalusia,
Details+Of Interest
Noteworthy observations,
DesignA!abama is a publication of Design Alabama. Inc.
We welcome your comments and encourage submission
oj articies. ideas for future issues and especially items lor
our departments.
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8
7
26
Passage: How nomadic herdsmen define space
and other observations that influence furniture
design. p 17
Project .... News
Project News
is a regular
feature of
lJesignAlabama and
provides
an opportunity
to keep
up-la-date on
design projects
that have an impact on
our communities.
PRATT CITY LIBRARY
PIIA TT CITY LIBRARY
DesignAlabama 4
STUDIO ARTS BUILDING,
BIRMINGHAM
ARC HIT E C T U R E
Located at Five Points
South, the recently completed
Studio Arts
Building has the same
name and site as a
Birmingham landmark
that was destroyed by
fire years ago. In designing
the new building, Craig Rogers of
Designform, Inc. chose to maintain the piewedge
footprint, curved facade and glazed
masomy of the original. This interpretation
was taken a step further by integrating a common
face brick and limestone trim into the facade
to blend with neighboring facades and accentuating
the horizontal lines playing against the
deeply recessed, monumental window openings.
The building is designed to house restaurant
and entertainment tenants with 11,000
square feet on two floors. Lane Bishop York
Delahay, Structural Engineers, consulted
on the project Taylor & Miree
Construction Co. was the contractor.
Sherlock Smith & Adams, Inc. and
Barganier Davis Sims have been selected
to design a residence hall for Huntingdon
College in Montgomery. The form and character
of the building is consistent with the
gothic style of the existing buildings on the
140-year -old campus.
The four-story, lO,OOO-square foot building
is comprised of multiple bedroom, apartment-
type dwelling units that are designed to
accommodate up to 286 residents.
Construction is scheduled for completion
in August of 1995.
PRATT CITY LIBRARY
The new Huntsville Museum 01 Art takes
its place easily among the city's historic structures.
Architect Robert McAlpine conceived of
the overall design and collaborated with museum
specialists. Besides galleries, educational
and administrative areas, there will be a Children's
interactive gallery. The museum's opening
is planned for the spring of 1996.
Additions of 145,000 square feet and a total
renovation of 100,000 occurred at the VA
Hospital in Montgomery with no interruption at
services. The complex project which preserved
and modernized the 1940s building took five
years to complete. Design and engineering
were by Sherlock Smith & Adams, Inc. of
Montgomery
Davis, Speake & Associates' Sun
Valley Elementary School and Pratt City
library revisions will be highlighted in our
tuture issue on education and children's play
areas. Both projects were completed before
1994 at a total of $650,000 for the iibrary and
$3,500,000 tor Sun Valley.
The 8,200-square foot library has at its
most prominent intersection, wings containing
the book stacks enclosed by a rectangular brick
section. The bulk of the library's collection is in
this section.
The entrances of the library are tail narrow
passages Ihat slice diagonally through a large
box-like torm of 50 square feet. This is
enclosed in glass and rises above the adjoining
U.S. AIR FORCE NONCOMMISSIONED
OFFICERS ACADEMY, OPEN CORRIDORS
AND NATURAL LIGHT
U.S. AIR FORCE NONCOMMISSIONED
OFFICERS ACADEMY, AUDITORIUM
U.S, AIR FORCE NONCOMMISSIONED
OFFICERS ACADEMY, MAIN ENTRANCE
service and book-stacks wings. The library has
a 75-seat meeting room designed to allow for
the area to be used during times when the
library is closed to the public.
Speake's Sun Valley Elementary School
project is designed to use daylighting extensively
to reduce both energy use and disorientation
commonly associated with finding one's
way through a large facility. Bright, cheerful
colors enliven the interior and a recurring
theme of natural wood provides a sense of
security throughout the interior.
Special attention was paid to the media center
and art room which occupies the center portion
of the facility. Again, the maximum use of
daylighting was used. This element coupled with
the hierarchical spatial arrangement reinforced
the design's commitment to the arts and other
academic subjects for students and their parents.
CORNER ENTRY REFLECTS THE GOTHIC
STYLE OF OTHER CAMPUS BUILDINGS
SHERLOCK SMiTH & ADAMS PRESIDENT
ROUND VAUGHAN AND HUNTINGDON
COLLEGE PRESIDENT DR. WANDA
BIGHAM AT THE JUNE GROUNIlBREAKING
U.S. AIR FORCE NONCOMMISSIONED
OFFICERS ACADEMY, BREAK ROOM
INTERIOR DESIGN
Interiors designed for
the U.S. Air Force
Noncommissioned
Officers Academy
have been nominated for
the Air Force Design
Awards program The
overall design won an
earlier award for Seay, Seay & Litchfield
Architects, a Montgomery firm.
The academy is a large educational complex
located at the Gunter Annex of lVIaxwell Air
Force Base in Montgomery. Interior design was
by Lehayne Livingston and Durand Seay.
EVENTS PAVILION, ZINN PARK, ANNISTON
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
The City of Anniston
Parks and Recreation
Department has contracted
with Hale
Building Company,
Inc. to construct first
phase improvements in
Zinn Park located in the historic heart of downtown
Anniston. Construction documents were
prepared by the team of Cecil Jones &
Associates, Inc. and Julian Jenkins
Architect & Associates.
The park features an events pavilion set in a
two-level plaza designed to reflect the history
of the park and its surrounding buildings. The
paviHon is also designed to accommodate a
number of events such as concerts. art shows.
festivals and family reunions. This structure is
on a central axis walkway linking the historic
Women's Civic Club to the north and a proposed
municipal complex \0 the south.
A natural amphitheater will be developed on
the wooded hillside located on the northem
section of Zinn Park. A pathway will be constructed
along the route of a former carriage
path which once serviced the Anniston Inn
formerly overlooking the park
Brick entrance columns with park signage.
decorative lighting and landscaping will be
installed to create a gateway into the park along
Fourteenth Street. The park's existing trees,
many of which were planted with World War I
lVIemoriallVlarkers, will be retained and
clusters of flowering and deciduous trees will
be planted throughout the park.
URBAN DESIGN
r wo major Dothan buildings
are "evolving,"
according to George
Berger, executive director
of The Downtown
GrouP. a city revitalization
organization. The former
Houston Hotel. now the Troy State University
• Scarlett Woods (WTVY) Building renovation
is wei! underway, with three floors left to be
completed.
Also in Dothan. Dothan Opera House
renovations are underway to provide dressing
iDom improvements to comply with the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
and more effiCient lighting and heating.
Two publications by the National Trust
should be of interest to citizens. planners and
elected officials who are responsible for deciding
development issues. How Superstore
Sprawl Can Harm Communities and
Preparing a Preservation Plan are both
practical guides for local action. Copies of the
"Superstore" booklet are available to Trust
members for $12 ($13 for non-members) plus
$3 postage Send a check to the National Trust.
Public Policy Department. 1785 Massachusetts
Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20036. For
information. call (202) 673-4031. To order the
pianning bookiet, call (202) 673-4255.
HOUSTON HOTEL, DOTHAN
EVENTS PAVILION, ZINN PARK, ANNISTON
VAMC, MONTGOMERY
VAIVIC, MONTGOMERY
DETAIL, HOUSTON HOTEL, DOTHAN
LEE COIVIER, DAVIIl STODDARD &
PROFESSOR TIN MAN LAU
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Auburn University's
Industrial Design
department is currently
working with NASA's
Microgravity
Laboratory in the design
and development of a
special materials/experimentation workstation
"glove box," to be installed on Space Station
Freedom. This studio is being supervised by
Assistant Professor Randy Bartlett. Bartlett
and his class traveled to Marshall Space
Flight Center in Huntsville to a briefing on this
technology. One of the most significant challenges
of this project is the accommodation for
zero-gravity environment on the space station.
Seniors Lee Comer and David Stoddard
are developing a full-scale operational prototype
for a man-powered commuter vehicle. This
fully enclosed. street legal vehicle is designed
to accommodate urban transportation needs
through an environmentally sensitive means. It
is anticipated that speeds in excess of 30 mph
can be attained while the driver is completeiy
protected from wind. rain and dust The commuter
is equipped to accommodate a variety of
day and night driving conditions. Comer and
Stoddard have been working under the direction
of Associate Professor Tin Man Lau in preliminary
and final development of this prototype.
SUN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SUN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5 Volume V. No. I
GRAPHIC ARTS
A new character appeared
on Alabama Public
Television (APT)and on
the cover of the Viewer
Guide this summer. He's
KAZOO, the official
6.~-......... , representative of
children's programming
on APT, and he's the creation of Davis/Denny
Advertising & Related Services, Inc., of
Birmingham,
Davis/Denny is a full-service advertising,
graphic design, marketing and event
management agency known for its hands-on
approach to solving marketing problems "A
partnership with Alabama Public Television just
seemed perfect to us," says Tim Denny vice
president and creative director. "As an agency.
we believe strongly in doing family things,"
Davis/Denny was asked to create the new
identity for APT's award-winning children's
programming and, after developing the
'KAZOO' character. worked with APT to create
elements of the television animation and a 'kids
club" package including a KAZOO magazine.
The Birmingham Festival of the Arts.
in its 45th year. is the oldest festival of its kind
in the country. Annually. the Festival selects
one country and salutes its industry. culture.
arts and people This year's salute to Holland.
chaired by Fox deFuniak of AmSouth and
Jera Stribling of Alabama Power
Foundation selected Davis/Denny
Advertising & Related Services, Inc, to
develop the logotype.
The logo includes a typical Dutch design
and incorporates a tulip in the double ''I's.''
'1994 is the 400th anniversary of the tulip. so the
tulip was a natural emblem to embrace." says
David Davis. president of Davis/Denny Iris
Gross. executive director of the Birmingham
Festival stated that 'This logotype will be used in
every aspect of the festival and will become visible
worldwide. The festival is one of the top 20
tourism events in the Southeast and is made
possible in part by a grant from the Alabama
State Council on the Arts."
FASHION DESIGN
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y,...I' '?;7.~.'-' - is about to bloomi Three Q' r.r.".", non-belles from the South
compelled to design
dresses without changing
"=- their lifestyles Michelle
;'. Estes. Melissa
McElroy and Alexandra Keeling have traveled
extensively to inspire their collection.
Each partner became interested in fashion
trends stemming from bigger cities and have
begun to offer an alternative to designer labels
by providing dresses of comparable quality at
lower prices The Spring 1995 dress collection
will debut at the Miami. Dallas. Atlanta.
Los Angeles and New York markets.
President Melissa McElroy says that she
feels "inspired to create flowing. feel-good
dresses for the young at heart." Vice President
of Design Michelle Estes has spent much of
her life abroad and attended design school in
PariS. While influenced by the European attitude
towards fashions. she's very aware of her
deep Southern roots. "Europeans have such a
classic look because they wear basic clothing."
Estes said. "I want to incorporate this
into our line by putting the basic dress back
into the forefront of fashion." Alexandra
Keeling. vice president of marketing. states
that Southern Alternative designs will "incorporate
all of the latest styles." Indeed. larger
companies are struggling to relate to the
younger generation. The Southern Alternative
team believes that they "may just have what it
takes to lead the fashion industry into a new
realm." We wish them well.
Hd'T~nd THE 45TH BIRMINGHAM FESTIVAL OF ARTS
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SCARLETT WOODS, WTVY BUILDING, DDTHAN
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DOTHAN OPERA HOUSE, DOTHAN
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