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MA. ~« architectural & engineering Reprinted from: Architectyral & Engineering News January 1961 Volume 3 Number 1 THE ANATOMY OF A NEW PROJECT l"^M E CENTURY 21 EXPOSITION STATE OF WASHINGTON, CITY OF SEATTLE PAUL THIRY, FAIA HERB ROSENTHAL VIEW 5 project clients primary architect primary exhibition designer General information The Century 21 Exposition will be the first international exposition held in the United States since 1939. The U. S. Department of State, on behalf of the President, has invited 84 nations to participate, and the Congress has appropriated $9 million for the official U. S. exhibit. From April 21 to October 21, 1962, the Exposition will be visited by an estimated ten million people. The theme of the Exposition is "Man in the Space Age." An attempt will be made to cake the millions of visitors from the cultures of today's world into a projection of what lies ahead in the next century—to preview the ways man will work and play and live in the year 2000. Sm n 116 The Century 21 Exposition will be located in Seattle, which is bounded by Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains to the west and Lake Washington and the Cascade Range to the east. The State of Washington and the City of Seattle have invested $6 million in the purchase of land which, together with adjacent property already owned by the city, will form the Exposition site. Exhibit buildings and utilities valued at $15 million are already on the site. An additional $23 million will be spent by the Century 21 Corp. and the City, State and Federal Governments for new buildings and site development. The 74-acre Exposition site is just 1 mile north of Seattle's downtown business area and a few hundred yards from its salt water port facilities. The site lies only three blocks from, the state's major north-south highway. The site will be divided into the five Worlds of Century 21,. connected by a network of walkways, streets and plazas known as the Boulevards of the Worlds. In all, the Exposition provides 400,000 square feet of exhibit space in permanent buildings, 350,000 square feet in temporary structures and 550,000 square feet of outdoor area for the construction of pavilions, restaurants, shops and amusement attractions. The world of science In September of 1959, the U. S. Government appropriated $9 million for the sponsorship of the World of Science area in the Century 21 Exposition. The World of Science will occupy 6y2 acres of the Exposition site. The dominant structures in this area will be the $31/2 million U. S. international science buildings. Architects for this complex are Minoru Yamasaki and Associates of Detroit, and Naramore, Bain, Brady and Johanson, of Seattle. The United States Science Pavilion will consist of a complex of five structures joined around a courtyard pool and fountains, with arching domes on the terrace entrance. It will be comparable in size and scope with the American Pavilion at the Brussels World Fair. It will be the principal theme project for the Exposition, housing the most extensive science exhibit ever assembled by the United States, to depict the role of science in modern civilization. As a visitor approaches the entrance to the U. S. Science Pavilion, he will see five arching towers, angular columns of concrete reaching to heights of 100 feet and forming a vertical symbol of man's continuing quest of knowledge from the universe. The five units of the pavilion actually form a group of attached buildings, varying in height from 30 to 50 feet. The entire complex is built from precast, prestressed concrete, with a brilliant light-reflecting finish of white quartz. Walls facing the courtyard and major thoroughfares will gain additional Century 21 Exposition, which will be held in Seattle, Wash., from April 21 through October 21, 1962, is shown here in model form. Included in the exposition are the Coliseum Century 21, $4 million state of Washington financed pavilion, the $3.9 million U. S. Science Pavilion, the new Seattle Civic Center complex, including concert hall seating 3,100, exhibit banquet hall, and small theater, and the Memorial Stadium. Five arching towers highlight the entrance of the U.S. Science Pavilion for Century 21 Exposition. Featured in the pavilion, a complex of five structures Joined around a courtyard pool and fountains, will be a spacearium enabling the viewer to study the solar system as if from a point in outer space. Architects are Minoru Yamasaki and Associates of Detroit, and Naramore, Bain, Brady and Johnson of Seattle. Exhibit designers are Walter Dorwin Teague and Associates of New York. January 1961 27
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Transcript | MA. ~« architectural & engineering Reprinted from: Architectyral & Engineering News January 1961 Volume 3 Number 1 THE ANATOMY OF A NEW PROJECT l"^M E CENTURY 21 EXPOSITION STATE OF WASHINGTON, CITY OF SEATTLE PAUL THIRY, FAIA HERB ROSENTHAL VIEW 5 project clients primary architect primary exhibition designer General information The Century 21 Exposition will be the first international exposition held in the United States since 1939. The U. S. Department of State, on behalf of the President, has invited 84 nations to participate, and the Congress has appropriated $9 million for the official U. S. exhibit. From April 21 to October 21, 1962, the Exposition will be visited by an estimated ten million people. The theme of the Exposition is "Man in the Space Age." An attempt will be made to cake the millions of visitors from the cultures of today's world into a projection of what lies ahead in the next century—to preview the ways man will work and play and live in the year 2000. Sm n 116 The Century 21 Exposition will be located in Seattle, which is bounded by Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains to the west and Lake Washington and the Cascade Range to the east. The State of Washington and the City of Seattle have invested $6 million in the purchase of land which, together with adjacent property already owned by the city, will form the Exposition site. Exhibit buildings and utilities valued at $15 million are already on the site. An additional $23 million will be spent by the Century 21 Corp. and the City, State and Federal Governments for new buildings and site development. The 74-acre Exposition site is just 1 mile north of Seattle's downtown business area and a few hundred yards from its salt water port facilities. The site lies only three blocks from, the state's major north-south highway. The site will be divided into the five Worlds of Century 21,. connected by a network of walkways, streets and plazas known as the Boulevards of the Worlds. In all, the Exposition provides 400,000 square feet of exhibit space in permanent buildings, 350,000 square feet in temporary structures and 550,000 square feet of outdoor area for the construction of pavilions, restaurants, shops and amusement attractions. The world of science In September of 1959, the U. S. Government appropriated $9 million for the sponsorship of the World of Science area in the Century 21 Exposition. The World of Science will occupy 6y2 acres of the Exposition site. The dominant structures in this area will be the $31/2 million U. S. international science buildings. Architects for this complex are Minoru Yamasaki and Associates of Detroit, and Naramore, Bain, Brady and Johanson, of Seattle. The United States Science Pavilion will consist of a complex of five structures joined around a courtyard pool and fountains, with arching domes on the terrace entrance. It will be comparable in size and scope with the American Pavilion at the Brussels World Fair. It will be the principal theme project for the Exposition, housing the most extensive science exhibit ever assembled by the United States, to depict the role of science in modern civilization. As a visitor approaches the entrance to the U. S. Science Pavilion, he will see five arching towers, angular columns of concrete reaching to heights of 100 feet and forming a vertical symbol of man's continuing quest of knowledge from the universe. The five units of the pavilion actually form a group of attached buildings, varying in height from 30 to 50 feet. The entire complex is built from precast, prestressed concrete, with a brilliant light-reflecting finish of white quartz. Walls facing the courtyard and major thoroughfares will gain additional Century 21 Exposition, which will be held in Seattle, Wash., from April 21 through October 21, 1962, is shown here in model form. Included in the exposition are the Coliseum Century 21, $4 million state of Washington financed pavilion, the $3.9 million U. S. Science Pavilion, the new Seattle Civic Center complex, including concert hall seating 3,100, exhibit banquet hall, and small theater, and the Memorial Stadium. Five arching towers highlight the entrance of the U.S. Science Pavilion for Century 21 Exposition. Featured in the pavilion, a complex of five structures Joined around a courtyard pool and fountains, will be a spacearium enabling the viewer to study the solar system as if from a point in outer space. Architects are Minoru Yamasaki and Associates of Detroit, and Naramore, Bain, Brady and Johnson of Seattle. Exhibit designers are Walter Dorwin Teague and Associates of New York. January 1961 27 |
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