Traditions at Solana was designed to represent a modern Jeffersonian style. With existing Townhomes and Apartments as neighbors the challenge in designing the Assisted Living building was to keep the design similar but create a character new to the neighborhood. With large, clean vertical lines, the design implies a matching height while its face alternates.
For this week’s Ask OMS answer, we’re defining the words Colonnade and Colonnette. Colonnade: A row of regularly spaced columns supporting an entablature. Colonnette: A diminutive column which is usually either short or slender. Definition source: The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, Glossary of Architectural Terms As a reminder, the purpose of Ask OMS.
The Rushville Public Library and Odle McGuire Shook are about to wrap up the architectural/historical restoration study. Odle McGuire Shook and the Rushville Public Library have partnered with Indiana Landmarks and have been working hard to complete this comprehensive study on the originally designed McGuire Shook 1930 library. This weekend on November 9 at 7pm the Rushville.
James Glass, a noted historic preservation and heritage consultant, shares 25 different things he loves about Indiana’s architecture. These 25 things he loves are: It can be iconic. It can be the largest. It can be beautiful. It can recall the distant past. It can be industrial. It can be adapted to new uses. Its.
This week’s Ask OMS answer is the definition of these two words. As a reminder, the purpose of Ask OMS is for you to post your questions related to architecture, and then we’ll provide the answers. Do you have a question? Ask OMS by clicking here. Baluster: One of a series of short vertical posts,.
