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Three-quarter view of wedge shape and glass attendant booth with aluminum support strut in back; The entrance gate on the road into the Sculpture Park, situated on a circular drive for vehicular traffic. The visitor station is a 60-foot-long wedge of bead-blasted aluminum that appears to float above the lawn, providing both a visual gateway and a glass-enclosed office for park attendants. At night it is lit dramatically with programmable color LED lights. Designed by Wellington Reiter, principal, Urban Instruments (Phoenix); Greg Russell, project manager, Urban Instruments (Newton, MA). Fabrication by Mystic Scenic Studios, Inc., (Dedham, MA). Reiter is an MIT professor. Awarded a Design Distinction by I.D. Magazine, 2005. Source: DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum; http://www.decordova.org/ (accessed 6/21/2013)