+CONGRATULATIONS+
>accolades galore<
! +HOW WONDERFUL+ !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+SILVER SUN DOME+
>crowns magnificent san diego central library<
>shading the world class scholars venue<
+JUST OPENED+
>complete with its own high school<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>thanks to old friends<
+ROB QUIGLEY, ARCHITECT+
(world class multi award winner)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>and his talented staff with<
+JIM DARROCH+
>and<
+KATHY HALIHAN QUIGLEY+
>wife, devoted partner and<
>our former sdsu student<
(+1970s+)
>many years of effort<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+TUCKER SADLER ARCHITECTS
(>later associated to the process<)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+FIRST PHOTO VISIT+
>yesterday Marianne and i had a wonderful<
>vist and took the enclosed photos for<
+VERDICT FABULOUS+
>your vicarious, removed pleasure<
(+PAPER PRIMARY+)
>despite all kinds of electronics<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ROB QUIGLEY+
>myself and student joseph phillips during<
>Rob's visit to our classroom to serve<
+1980s+
>as a guest urban design juror
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+DOME & CONE+
>research was vital to our program<
+ENVIRON DESIGN+
>and Kathy Quigley was a leader<
>(radiant architecture essential)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+SCHOLARSHIP+
(>one day i sent Kathy to interview<
>Rob for the class and before i<
+EARNED "A"+
>knew it they were married<) !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+RADIANT DOME+
>one of Jim Darrochs tasks was to rappel<
>down the dome to inspect the welds<
>(good thing he's a veteran sailor)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+NEW ORLEANS JAZZ+
>historical music records exhibited<
>in the huge music collection<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+GOOD DESIGN+
>lighting for individual desks<
>reflect care in all detail<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+FLOOR COLOR+
>offer warmth and personal scale<
>in the impressive vast interior<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+WORLD CLASS+
>impression is provided in the lobby<
>and great variety of individual<
+NINE LEVELS+
>specialty collections and<
+VITALLY+
>even an in-house high school<
>(i would have loved that)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+GRATITUDE+
>to Rob, Kathy, Jim and all the great<
+DESIGN TEAM+
>who won the original competition<
>and gave us this magnificent<
>award winning quality<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+CENTRAL LIBRARY+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>our special treats were in the art and<
(+PRIME DOME+)
>architecture section and on the top<
>floor the genealogy and the<
+RARE BOOKS+ !
^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu
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