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Re: it's Dr.& Mrs Herbst's legacy for Hammy! -- Steve, 10/31/15 3:19:07am Sat
Here are some personal views for all those art and architecture mavens on this board:
The downtown site was conceived to enliven the depth and sophistication of the village by bringing the Picker and Longyear collections and a community center onto Colgate-owned land there. Those amenities deserve to be seen and enjoyed by the wider community- students, staff, visitors and townspeople.
The architect is world class and probably not reading this blog. His designs are widely recognized as game-changing and his commissions on the Washington Mall for the Smithsonian, Denver, London etc are discussed in the last issue of Intelligent Life. They are not intended to be retro-Disneyland Main Street 1890 as some might expect is just what Hamilton needs. I don't, for the record.
The arts belong to everyone who appreciates culture- or who would learn to enjoy them if they had access. A challenging design from a top caliber architect in a small town in central NY would do that. And it would attract rotating exhibitions. None of this happens at Dana and Alumni now. In contrast to what's envisioned, it's sad to see museums etc sparsely attended when they remotely located on college campuses where others might not have access and/or feel they are welcome.
I know lots of people obsess about winners and losers, black and white and "too expensive" in their particular experience when making their points- and this is reflected in blog discussions. This project now is getting that treatment. So for the record, this center, whether in the village or elsewhere, will be a great boost for the Humanities at Colgate, now that the other 2 disciplines have had their capital projects built (Case, Ho, the McGregory, Lathrop renos) and also now that the Class of 1965 Arena is 9 months from completion. And it's no where near a $30 million project- where did that come from?- and it will be mainly donor funded, as are other projects such as the $11 million Benton Hall and Trudy some years ago now.
I hope that helps put things into perspective.
Go 'gate!
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Thanks, Steve -- Renaissance Gate-Man, 10/31/15 11:09:34am Sat
Thanks for the more balanced insight Steve !
Good thing that every point of view is not from or aimed at the pure jocks on this Board!
>Here are some personal views for all those art and
>architecture mavens on this board:
>
>The downtown site was conceived to enliven the depth
>and sophistication of the village by bringing the
>Picker and Longyear collections and a community center
>onto Colgate-owned land there. Those amenities deserve
>to be seen and enjoyed by the wider community-
>students, staff, visitors and townspeople.
>
>The architect is world class and probably not reading
>this blog. His designs are widely recognized as
>game-changing and his commissions on the Washington
>Mall for the Smithsonian, Denver, London etc are
>discussed in the last issue of Intelligent Life. They
>are not intended to be retro-Disneyland Main Street
>1890 as some might expect is just what Hamilton needs.
>I don't, for the record.
>
>The arts belong to everyone who appreciates culture-
>or who would learn to enjoy them if they had access. A
>challenging design from a top caliber architect in a
>small town in central NY would do that. And it would
>attract rotating exhibitions. None of this happens at
>Dana and Alumni now. In contrast to what's envisioned,
>it's sad to see museums etc sparsely attended when
>they remotely located on college campuses where others
>might not have access and/or feel they are welcome.
>
>I know lots of people obsess about winners and losers,
>black and white and "too expensive" in their
>particular experience when making their points- and
>this is reflected in blog discussions. This project
>now is getting that treatment. So for the record, this
>center, whether in the village or elsewhere, will be a
>great boost for the Humanities at Colgate, now that
>the other 2 disciplines have had their capital
>projects built (Case, Ho, the McGregory, Lathrop
>renos) and also now that the Class of 1965 Arena is 9
>months from completion. And it's no where near a $30
>million project- where did that come from?- and it
>will be mainly donor funded, as are other projects
>such as the $11 million Benton Hall and Trudy some
>years ago now.
>
>I hope that helps put things into perspective.
>
>Go 'gate!
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