Buckhead Library: More
February 21st, 2008 by Felicia Feaster in NewsMy query at the end of a recent blog post about the threatened demolition of Mack Scogin’s and Merrill Elam’s award-winning Buckhead library was:
“Will the library be saved? Do Atlantans even care?”
Well, apparently Atlanta does care, very much in fact, about preserving the character of its city.
From American Institute of Architects Atlanta president Bruce McEvoy’s statement:
The Buckhead Library is a rare -and good- local example of a movement that marks a definite point in our community’s cultural evolution. If we destroy all those markers and milestones, then what will our successors use to understand that evolution?
We urge our government officials to transcend personal taste and protect this public asset that will be appreciated in the generations to come.
A forum hosted by the Atlanta chapter of the AIA is planned tonight from 6-8 p.m. at Georgia Tech to discuss preserving the library.
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