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Friday, February 10, 2012
Outside the NEW Crocker
by Kati Garner, published on June 17, 2009 at 9:02 PM
Storyline: Happenings around Sacramento
The property on the west side of the existing Crocker is prepped for constructing the new wing in July 2008.
A block structure will house equipment that will service the entire art museum.
The steel beams are above the basement which is the front part of the new wing along the street.
The concrete wall in lower portion of photo is along the western side of the new wing.
A worker on the south side of the basement which is the front area of the new wing. The holes in the concrete will carry the heating/cooling ducts. The area below and above the duct openings are now filled in and are part of the floor.
The auditorium and seating is put in place.
Concrete flooring on the east side of the new wing is smoothed before it hardens.
The old and the new will meet at the rear of the existing Crocker Art Museum.
A steel worker climbs a beam to place safety cables for use as the crews are bolt them together.
Crews work on all levels of the new wing.
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But on the whole it's not a bad piece of architecture, and I'm glad that a world class designer was invited to introduce Sacramento to world class architecture in the way that other cities have invited architects from around the world to fulfill their major commissions. We NEED to do this on a broader scale, and I believe this effort should be a part of the consideration for EVERY new building in town, ,if not an official review of such considerations.
If as some have proclaimed Sacramento is to be world class, we need a world class built environment. So far most local design innovation is in infill projects on a very small scale. But our big and tall buildings look like they were modeled after a big and tall men's shop instead of the grace and elegance lent by the hands of the world's great designers.