Technician
monday april
26 2010
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Talley architects present updated plans The new student center, with 1,886 seats planned, will have about 700 more seats than the current one. The amount of meeting rooms will also increase to 16, as well as the number of available seats in these rooms by Chelsey Francis almost doubling them to 776 seats. Staff Writer Turan Duda, the head architect, said, Friday afternoon, the architects “We have several thoughts we worked from Duda Paine Architects, based with throughout designing this. Stuin Durham, N.C., presented their cur- dents we spoke with want the new sturent plans for the new Talley Student dent center to be easily connected with campus, a place where memories can Center. Currently, the designs are just con- be made, and have an area that can be open 24 hours a day.” ceptual sketches, but One of the main according to Russ thoughts was how Holcomb, an associto arrive to the stuate with Duda Paine, dent center. Right schematic sketches now, everything is could begin as early jammed at the front as next month, and door, Duda said. some infrastructure The new design will changes could beMandy Russell, an associate of have many more engin as early as April Duda/Paine trances. He said the 2011. bookstore will be at “The actual construction on the new Talley Student the heart of the new student center, on Center could potentially start in 2012,” the Cates Avenue side of the building. “There will be a visual connection Holcomb said. Mandy Russell, an associate with throughout the whole area and visibilDuda Paine and N.C. State alumna, ity across multiple areas but there will said the new student center will be also be variety throughout the whole more accessible and usable to stu- building. At the top of the building, we want to put in a skylight to let in dents. “We hope that by having more natural light,” said Duda. The idea of this construction is not space, more openness and more places to enter, we will encourage student to tear down the existing student ceninteraction. We want the new student ter. “We aren’t planning to tear Talley center to be a celebration of circulation,” said Russell. “We want students down, we’re planning to open it up to feel comfortable just hanging out and make the space more usable,” Duda said. here.”
Architects responsible for designing the new Talley Center presented conceptual sketches
“We want the new student center to be a celebration of circulation.”
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The University Board of Directors hosted a Meet the Design Team event Friday. The lead expansion design firm, Duda Paine Architects talk to students about the project that will transform student life. Russ Holcomb, principal designer of the project, explains the latest building model while students ask questions about the design strategy. Holcomb said “this project has created a partnership with the N.C. State community, and I am excited to work with ... students.”
There is a pedestrian bridge planned to cross the railroad from Broughton Hall and connect to the new student center. The pedestrian bridge will approach the planned green roof of Talley. A technology tower was also been included in the plans. “The idea of the technology tower is to give this generation of N.C. State
students something to be proud of, like the Bell Tower was in the past,” Duda said. The actual construction will likely be broken down into four different phases, according to Mandy Russell. Overall, the square footage of Talley will double, and it will seem more presentable to campus.
“Right now, coming up Morrell Drive, the first thing anyone sees of Talley is the loading dock,” Duda said. “We want to make it seem more open, more approachable and more like a part of campus. This will make it seem more visually connected, both within itself and to campus.”
Barrel Monster creator unveils new work in Cameron Village Joe Carnevale sculpts giant knight to guard corner of Cameron Village, judges student street art for Scrap to Sculpture contest Kate Shefte Executive Editor
Joe Carnevale, a senior in history and the creator of the now-infamous Barrel Monster sculpture on Hillsborough Street, has come a long way since last summer. Far from distancing himself from the police, he now has the respect and gratitude of charity groups and local businesses. Instead of snatching traffic barrels off the street and throwing them into the back of his car, Carnevale received dozens of recycled street signs and used them to create a “Street Knight” at on a corner of Cameron Vi l lage in honor of Earth Day Saturday while curious shoppers and a smattering of fans wandered by. “It’s easier,” Carnevale admitted. “It’s less fun. The first three or four nights of going around and cutting down signs would have been fun, but I would have had to do a lot of it. And I don’t have to worry about the Raleigh Police Department coming after me again.” Carnevale prepared parts of the knight at home but assembled the piece in three hours, mostly through what he called “winging it.” He didn’t sketch out the piece, preferring instead to measure it up visually. Carnevale, who calls himself a “dime store celebrity” since finding fame for his street art last year, has since stopped creating Barrel Monsters. “I did like six barrel monsters and got sick of it,” Carnevale said. “I think everyone else got sick of it, too.” Pat Hunnell, an independent public relations consultant contracted by Cameron Village for their Earth Day celebrations, remembered Carnevale’s work and looked him up on the Internet. “We met and had lunch. I asked him if he would consider being involved and he said yes,” Hunnell said. “He saw it as a way to create this
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piece of art that he’d been considering but hadn’t moved forward with because he didn’t have the materials. He was excited to put his vision to life.” Carnevale envisioned being constructed from cautionary road signs. Hunnell called around and couldn’t find a supplier of traffic signs, but found a company that was willing to donate the street signs. Hunnell said it turned out better than she imagined. “He has a marvelous eye and sees these things,” Hunnell said. “I’m completely fascinated.” The sculpture will stand in Cameron Village for two weeks. If it doesn’t become a permanent fixture there, Carnevale plans to sell it to a local gallery. Though he now has a public stamp of approval for his work, Carnevale said he isn’t going soft. “I consider selling out to be when you let the fact that you’re getting paid for it influence what you’re making,” Carnevale said. “I already had this idea to begin with. If they had come to me and said ‘this knight is a little too violent. We want something more subtle,’ I would have taken it somewhere else.” After Carnevale completed the Street Knight, he lent his services to the Scrap to Sculpture contest, which was open to thrifty high school and college students around the Triangle. Each contestant received a $100 gift card to the Scrap Exchange to gather materials and create an original piece. Not surprisingly, most artists opted to pursue a theme in honor of Earth Day. Laura Maruzzella, a senior in art and design at N.C. State, helped students from Green Hope High School and the Washington Boys and Girls club create a bucket full of brightly colored flowers. Their sculpture took first place and won the club $1,000. “We went to the scrap exchange and bought vinyl records [to make the flowers],” Maruzzella said. “I boiled them ahead of time and brought them to the Boys and Girls Club to arrange as flowers. We made a little garden.” Maruzzella heard about the contest from her boss, who she said always informs her of community art contests and projects. Maruzzella, who was a week removed from debuting her line
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Joe Carnevale, a senior in history, surveys his statue, “Street Knight,” while working on final touches Saturday in Cameron Village. Carnevale, well-known for his Barrel Monster on Hillsborough Street during the summer, was asked to do the statue as a part of Cameron Village’s Scrap to Sculpture contest in honor of Earth Day.
at the Art to Wear fashion show, launched right into her next project. She still had paint on her hands when the judges inspected her club’s piece. “[The Boys and Girls club] painted the flowers and stems,” Maruzzella said. “They brought it to life.” Second place went to Duke University student Jason Tian, who created a piece using an old lampshade, window blinds and a crown made from Christmas tinsel. His sculpture, called “Rags to Royalty,” was vandalized in the days leading up to the judging. The artwork itself was kicked over and the chains around it were moved to another part of the shopping center. Tian held the sculpture together while he explained the inspiration behind his work. Third place and $500 went to two State students: Elina Inkiläinen, a graduate student in forestry, and Brunell Gugelman, a graduate student in natural resources. They created an aluminum tree with leaves made from plastic bottles and flowers made from pieces of soda cans. Pat Boyle, marketing director for Cameron Village who arranged Scrap to Sculpture, Carnevale and a representative from LeChase Construction Services judged the contest. Boyle said Cameron Village planned to host the contest again next year and said hoped for a better student turnout. “I talked to a few professors [at N.C. State] and they said the timing was bad because of finals,” Boyle said. “But we can’t change Earth Day. It’s got to be this time.”
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Laura Maruzzella, a senior in art and design, stands with her statue made out of melted vinyl records. Maruzzella won first place in the Scrap to Sculpture contest.
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