November 2008
November 2008
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PROJECT NEWS In 2003, the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) identified a 2.5-acre site at the airport and held a public design competition to create the Airport 9/11 Memorial. A committee comprised of representatives from the airlines, families of crewmembers, local design professionals and Massport chose The Place of Remembrance submitted by Moskow Linn Architects as the winning design. From the point of entry for the memorial, visitors follow one of two winding walkways that recall the flight paths of the two aircrafts. The paths pass through a grove of ginkgo trees that become more densely planted near the glass and steel sculpture, The Place of Remembrance, to create a protective enclosure and to represent how individuals came together, finding strength in the support and help of others that day and after. Once at the glass and steel sculpture, visitors can walk inside it and view two 11-feet-tall glass panels. On the side of the panel facing out is the departure time of each airplane. The side facing in is etched with the names of the passengers and crew of each flight. As visitors gaze upward through a prism, the sky appears fractured by glass panels suspended from stainless steel cables. At night, the sculpture is illuminated serving as a beacon for all to see. Visitors exit the memorial by returning to the point of departure, where the words “Remember this Day” are etched in granite. Ipswich Bay Glass in Rowley, Mass., the glazing contractor for the project, installed the 9⁄16-inch tempered laminated glass, supplied by Viracon. According to project manager Mike Sloan, the glass is Ľ-inch clear tempered on both the inboard and outboard lite with a .060 PVB interlayer. The number-two surface features a custom graduated silkscreen. “Our goal was to create a place at the airport for personal reflection, a place for comfort and a place of remembrance for anyone whose life was forever changed on September 11, 2001,” says architect Robert Linn. “As architects, when bringing a project from conception to reality, we always attempt to maintain as much of the original concept in the finished project as possible given the realities of site, budget and materiality. In this case, we are extremely pleased that the finished product turned out very close to the original concept we presented to the design review committee,” he adds. “It was a challenge and a privilege to work on a project that is so meaningful to so many people.” The site at the heart of the airport acknowledges the events of 9/11 and honors the passengers and crews of American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, both of which departed Logan Airport that morning for Los Angeles. The memorial also commemorates the dedication of the Logan Airport community and the contribution they made in restoring the aviation system to full operation. The $4-million memorial is prominently located near the inbound roadway and the walkway from Terminal A to the central garage and next to the Hilton Boston Logan Airport Hotel, which donated a portion of its leased land for the memorial. The hotel also redesigned some of its landscaping to complement the memorial, which is open 24 hours a day 365 days a year. ASSOCIATION NEWS The Glass Association of North America’s (GANA) Decorative Division met during the group’s fall conference, which took place September 8-10 in Dallas. Only two years old, the division has grown quickly in its short history. In the past year the division gained 12 new members, bringing total membership to 50, and during the meeting in Dallas they were busy developing a number of documents and resources. The division’s technical committee, chaired by Greg Saroka of Goldray Industries Ltd., met first. Task groups are working on a number of projects including a LEED position paper on decorative glass; a glossary of decorative glass terms and definitions; guidelines on product cleaning and handling; and also updating some existing GANA documents, including section six of the Tempering Division’s Engineering Standards Manual, which covers the Specification for Fired-On Ceramic Enamel Decorative Architectural Flat Glass. A task group has completed its review and the manual has been updated to reflect those revisions. A key project for the marketing committee has been an online survey of architects, designers and installers about their experiences with decorative glass. Cathie Saroka of Goldray Industries Ltd. compiled the findings and shared some of the results during the meeting. Highlights
included: The Decorative Division will next meet during Glass Week, which is scheduled to take place February 12-15, 2009 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
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