I know the rendering shows an area labeled "staff parking and loading dock," but I believe that's just a small loading dock area. As you mentioned in your post above, spaces actually start right around the area where the benches and lighting are supposed to be placed. However, they also then wrap around running parallel with Grand River in the area of the proposed plaza.
I definitely agree with you that the pigmented concrete could be really cool if done correctly. It would work perfectly with the design of the building, the roof in particular.
Sorry Mich, I didn't catch that it was you posting in between Jared's comments. You make a good point, but it seems to me that they need to plan things out a bit more before taking any action in terms of construction of the proposed plaza. They're making it seem right now that they'd have one strip of "barrier free parking" in the northeast corner, the plaza to the west of that, and then the "staff parking and loading dock" in the southwest corner? Doesn't seem like a brilliant plan.
Do you guys think it would inappropriate to put an entry about this museum on Lansing wikipedia page? I am 50/50 on this...it's not in Lansing proper so half of me says no, it doesn't belong on there. But E. Lansing/MSU and Lansing are so connected and this is a big enough of a thing that half of me says it would be good to have it there. What are your thoughts?
I've been trying to get things on the wikipedia page to make sure it's up to date and comprehensive, so if the majority of the responses are in favor of it I'll add it. However, I've not figured out how to put pictures on there so I don't make those updates. I was prompted to get your thoughts on this with all of the Springhill, TN GM people coming up here there's a good chance alot of people will be looking at the wikipedia page to get an idea of what's going on in Lansing. Also, on a sidenote someone fairly recently made a HUGE improvement to the LAN airport wikipedia page. Good job if one of you did that.
Eli and Edythe Broad donated another $2 million dollars toward the project. Construction should be starting soon, I think I had seen February or early March.
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I know the rendering shows an area labeled "staff parking and loading dock," but I believe that's just a small loading dock area. As you mentioned in your post above, spaces actually start right around the area where the benches and lighting are supposed to be placed. However, they also then wrap around running parallel with Grand River in the area of the proposed plaza.
I definitely agree with you that the pigmented concrete could be really cool if done correctly. It would work perfectly with the design of the building, the roof in particular.
I've been trying to get things on the wikipedia page to make sure it's up to date and comprehensive, so if the majority of the responses are in favor of it I'll add it. However, I've not figured out how to put pictures on there so I don't make those updates. I was prompted to get your thoughts on this with all of the Springhill, TN GM people coming up here there's a good chance alot of people will be looking at the wikipedia page to get an idea of what's going on in Lansing. Also, on a sidenote someone fairly recently made a HUGE improvement to the LAN airport wikipedia page. Good job if one of you did that.
MSU breaks ground on Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum