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ASU in the News Publication Name: The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ Market Name: Phoenix, AZ Publication Date: 2008-01-25 00:00:00.000 Frequency: Daily Circulation: 382414 Market Rank: 12 Title: Get ASU Nursing School design right Byline: Favorability: Neutral 72
educa Get ASU Nursing School design right Memorandum to Re sponsible parties on at Phoenix Nursing School ex pansion City of Phoenix not SmithGroup architects and and Arizona State University Re The new building Message Get this right When approved Phoenix a quarter voters billion in bonds to build a downtown campus for Arizona State University they hoped to accomplish two im portant goals ¦ First create higher tion opportunities for a com munity whose economic vital ity depends on education And second revitalize downtown Two simple goals Not easy of not inexpensive but clear And the ^23 million bond is currentsue devoted to ASU repreJ sents the Phoenix residents commitment A large one A generous one So naturally we were con cerned as were many down The Arizona Republic Circulation: 382414 DMA: Phoenix, AZ town activists that the sec ond phase of the Nursing School s development — the corner of Third Street and Fillmore — might meet our expectations Those concerns have eased At a meeting this week between citizens and the project s planners itseems obvious you the responsible parties are listening In recent weeks more shade and softening de sign elements have been add ed City staffers pocketed sev eral of the design variances they had initially requested That s very promising Think back Recall the mis sion the idealism the vision and the eloquence that ac companiedthe proposal to bjing ASU downtown ~ This newspaper was part that promise i ¦ Downtowns evolution is the rnosi impor tant period of change in the urban core since y 1924 More than ever we need to get it right The Arizona Re public May 13 2007 ¦For downtown to flourish economically and socially it must be friendlier more appealing to visitors shoppers tourists students and their parents Shade glo rious shade It s coming we re told The Arizona Republic June 8 2007 And your words were reas suring The city launched the Urban Form Project pronuV ing greater activity and con nectivity The SmithGroup architects for the nursing school expan sion seemed to be on board But when initial details came out about the new nursing building some city planners and downtown activists balked Blank walls do not a city make commented Steve Weiss chairman of the Downtown Voices Coalition Obviously some of us were hoping for a more enticing streetscape An outward look © Copyright 01/25/2008 The Arizona Republic Cision USA, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Unlicensed Reproduction, Sale or Republication Prohibited. City: Phoenix State: AZ Account: 2565G0 Date: 01/25/2008 Pub Num: AZD90 Section/Page: PH13 Page Count: 1 / 1 to the building More shade More green Since then officials of ASU the city and the architects have been huddling And they have made progress — promise to keep people in formed Weiss and members of the Downtown Voices Coa lition are encouraged Here s our philosophy Shade and design of the ASU downtown campus are criti cally important aspects to the whole plan Voters did not tax themselves for mediocre drab edifices like the disap pointing downtown Sheraton Hotel which was financed by revenue bonds It will be paid for by guests tourists But it s the residents of Phoenix who are paying for ASU The nursing college expan sion will be the entrance to the ASU campus front the north The first thing motori sts and visitors see It must be done right Something we ll be proud of Keep work ing RefNo: 336da9
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