September 25th, 2005
For more information, contact:
Allison Stoddard, (207) 773-3625,
astoddard@wright-ryan.com
Portland-Based Firm Selected to Build Internationally
Designed Holocaust Center
(Augusta)- Wright-Ryan Construction was recently selected out of
seven candidates to construct the Michael Klahr Holocaust Education
Resource Center at the University of Maine, Augusta (UMA) campus.
The 6,000 square-foot addition will include a
permanent exhibit dedicated to the Holocaust and its survivors,
technologically advanced classrooms, administration offices and
a curved atrium space serving as a passive solar collector.
The building design
was initiated as an international design competition by the non-profit
organization Holocaust and Human Rights Center (HHRC) and received
more than 120 entries from around the world. Boston-based architects
Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott were selected for their design
which incorporated the metaphor of a flower and unique and unusual
materials, such as copper shingles.
“Their design was so innovative with the petals of light that we fell
in love with it,” said Sharon Nichols, executive director of the HHRC
of Maine.
Approval for the
construction occurred in early 2004 and the project is scheduled to
break ground at a benefit concert and reception at the UMA campus on
Sunday, October 16, 2005 at 2pm.
For more information
contact:
Allison Stoddard (207) 773-3625,
astoddard@wright-ryan.com
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