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Rosa Parks Memorial Bus Stop
The Rosa Parks Memorial Bus stop will be on the Mesa College campus in San Diego.
In celebration of the tie between Rosa Parks and Mesa College, the artist team of Dr. Gerda Govine-Ituarte, Mario Lara and Nina Karavasiles were chosen to design what might have been an ordinary bus stop. The essence of Park’s quiet strength is shown in the reflection sitting area as well as a photographic element. Contemporary students that exhibit Rosa Parks’ commitment to civil rights and community involvement will be featured with a rose symbol over their hearts. The dedication is slated for the fall, with a series of events culminating on December 1, 2009 Community Forum at the Joe and Vi Jacobs Center, Community Room, Market Creek Plaza, 404 Euclid Ave. San Diego, near the corner of Market Street and Euclid.
April 15 at 6 pm. For more information see www.sdmesa.edu/rosa-parks. |
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Colfax Bridge
Commissioned by the Cultural Affairs Department, City of Los Angeles, The Bureau of Engineering
TY Lin International are the Structural Engineers and Ricardo Rabines is the project Architect.
The concept I have developed for the Colfax bridge stimulates an appreciation for the LA river and visually indicates that the river is below. The belvederes, which are shaped to mimic the channelized river allow a viewer to experience and connect with the channel in very physical way. A diagonal in the roadway allows even an motorist the understanding of the river’s path.The belvederes on both sides extend past the body of the bridge in the same configuration and angle as the channelized LA River directly below. A visceral connection with the waterway occurs when standing on the belvederes. The current Colfax bridge has metal grating panel. Adding an historic element, the new bridge will use the same metal to connect the two belvederes directly over the river giving a textural understanding for a driver, that she has just crossed the river. Read more |
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