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The unsung heroes of the two-year cycle of Upper School renovation and
new construction have been the faculty and students who survived, and
even thrived, amidst the steady barrage of noise, dust, and distraction. So, it
was an exciting moment earlier this year when two members of the BB&N
community stepped over the caution tape to instill a student-designed visual
stamp on the project.
This synthesis of talent and opportunity was dreamed up by Drawing Teacher
John Norton, who staged a competition that challenged BB&N students
to design a signature “look” for one of the most visible components of the
whole construction project: the stairwell that serves as the centerpiece of the
dramatic new front entry to the Main Building.
The winning entry sprang from the mind of one of BB&N’s most creative
graphic artists: David Seliger ’08. Putting a playful twist on the whirly icons
already established across the project by Centerbrook Architects, as well as
the Opening Minds Campaign logo, Seliger transformed 17 unassuming steps
into an engaging symbol of the energy, vitality, and connections that exist
throughout the BB&N community.
“As enjoyable as the 2-D design process was,” said Seliger as he and Norton
toured the construction site in late May, “being able to touch my design cut
from metal is far more gratifying. I’m definitely looking forward to the time
when everyone I know at school will be using the staircase many times a day.”
Upper School Drawing Teacher John Norton and David Seliger ’08