BGuthrie Photos: MD -- Silver Spring -- Veterans Plaza

MD -- Silver Spring -- Veterans Plaza:

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. VPLAZA_080826_001_STITCH.JPG: Right before construction begins on the Veterans Plaza. CIVIC BUILDING and VETERANS PLAZA A 42,000 square foot civic building will face the retail-entertainment center across a large open plaza. Construction will begin in 2007 and the building will be ready for use in 2008. The open area, known as Veterans Plaza, will honor the people of Montgomery County who have served in military campaigns. Individuals, groups, and the community will use the Great Hall, Grand Foyer, and several smaller rooms for events and meetings, or to enjoy a quiet contemplative moment. The County's Silver Spring Regional Center will be based in offices in the building. Round House Theater School will occupy the lower level. The above was from http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgtmpl.asp?url=/Content/RSC/SilSprng/DowntownDevelopment/redevelopment.asp
2. VPLAZA_080826_010.JPG: This area will have a new Veterans Plaza
3. VPLAZA_080901_01.JPG: Pictures taken from the City Place parking structure. This area is getting turned into the Veterans Plaza.
Description of Subject Matter: Silver Spring Civic Building:
General Information:
(Parts from an opening day flier)
- The Civic Building and Veterans Plaza is the civic presence in the redevelopment of downtown Silver Spring. The Silver Spring Civic Building is the living room of our community. It replaces the community function of the Silver Spring Armory and acknowledges the sacrifice and service of veterans to our community and country.
- The opening of the new building is a community celebration as the building's origins are rooted in this community's long standing desire for a fathering space.
- The building is located within a block of the former site of the Silver Spring Armory, a castle-like structure that once houses the National Guard. The veterans are being honored with sculptures that will be installed later.
- The Veterans Memorial Art is being designed by Toby Mendez, a nationally recognized Maryland sculptor who created the Thurgood Marshall Memorial on State House Square in Annapolis.
- The building was designed by Machado and Silvetti, a nationally recognized and award winning firm located in Boston, MA that was selected for this project through a design competition, a first for Montgomery County. Rudolfo Machado chaired the Department of Urban Planning and Design at Harvard University from 2004 to 2009.
- The building also houses the offices of the Silver Spring Regional Center.
- The purpose of the Silver Spring Recreational Center is to be the eyes and ears of county government in the community and work with all community members to provide better access to county government.
- The Silver Spring Regional Center has 3 full-time staff and one contract staff. The Director Reemberto Rodriguez, a Program Manager (Jewru Bandeh) and a senior executive administrative aide (Vicki Lockerman), the Weed and Seed program director (Victor Salazar) is also housed in the facility. ...
- The ice rink will open on the day of the Thanksgiving Parade and continue through March. ...
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