DeCordova Sculpture Park Visitor Station
Reiter, Wellington
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Date
2004-2005Description
Back view of wedge shape, back of booth HVAC and support struts; 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)
Type of Work
sculpture garden; gatehouseSubject
architecture, contemporary (1960 to present), parks (recreation areas), attendant booth, admission booth, Twenty-first century
Rights
Rights Statement
Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only