Within
the past week, the MARCH students traveled to Atlanta, Georgia to acquire
information on the legacy project left from the 1996 Olympics that were held
there. The class was broken up into groups, and each group was responsible for
presenting part of the trip for the classmates that stayed back in Carbondale
and worked on the model. Michael Young and I were responsible for presenting
Centennial Olympic Park within downtown Atlanta.
Upon
arrival, the first thing that caught my eye was an interactive water fountain
(see figure 1). This fountain was a big hit with the younger kids. It fountain
was surrounded by seating for the parents. It was a very well designed area.
Another
interesting design element within the park is located underneath your feet. The
bricks used to pave the park around the fountain were sold and the winners of
each brick were able to custom engrave each brick (see figure 2). The money
raised from selling these bricks went towards the construction costs of the
park.
Located
a short distance away is a massive open field (see figure 3). This area was
being utilized in all sorts of ways. There was a father and son playing ball
(see figure 4), people taking a nap, families walking their dog, etc... It was
a very beautiful area that could be used for many purposed.
Towards
the edge of the park lies multiple ‘streams’ that were designed to seem to be
natural (see figure 5). This area was very shaded and also well utilized by the
public. It was a hot day out in Atlanta, but in the shade near the ‘streams’ it
felt very comfortable.
For
those of you sports fans out there, College Gameday was
at the park for the Alabama vs. West Virginia football game. After touring the
park, we were actually able to get tickets to the game (see figure 6)! It was
my first time going to see a huge college football team play.
Fountain
Bricks representing donors
Park
Father playing with his son
Football Game
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