Untitled Document

2002

BUS SHELTER

Location
Bloomington, Indiana

Project Type
Design Competition

Owner
The Bloomington Community Arts Commission

Architect of Record
Zaitsev Studio

Area
400 SQ. FT.

Construction

Understanding Bloomington's reputation as a lively arts community and its magnetism as a tourist destination, the city has directed its new "Percent for the Arts" funds to create public art in areas of high visibility. Indiana's first Percent for the Arts Program, begun in Bloomington in 1993, anticipates several new projects based on one percent of the budget of a city-wide transportation improvement plan launched in 2000. The Bloomington Community Arts Commission, which supervises the Percent for the Arts Program, reviewed the preliminary plans for the enhancement of Third Street and decided to collaborate with Bloomington Transit in the creation of artist-designed bus shelters with benches along this corridor "Percent" funds will augment the Transit budget to allow $22,000 for each of three bench and shelter units for the south (inbound) side of the street. Designs are sought that express themes of transportation and movement, local heritage, or an exciting or witty approach to form and function.

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2002		BUS SHELTER

Location		Bloomington, Indiana
Project Type		Design Competition
Owner		The Bloomington Community Arts Commission
Architect of Record		Zaitsev Studio
Area		400 SQ. FT.
Construction

Understanding Bloomington's reputation as a lively arts community and its magnetism as a tourist destination, the city has directed its new "Percent for the Arts" funds to create public art in areas of high visibility. Indiana's first Percent for the Arts Program, begun in Bloomington in 1993, anticipates several new projects based on one percent of the budget of a city-wide transportation improvement plan launched in 2000. The Bloomington Community Arts Commission, which supervises the Percent for the Arts Program, reviewed the preliminary plans for the enhancement of Third Street and decided to collaborate with Bloomington Transit in the creation of artist-designed bus shelters with benches along this corridor "Percent" funds will augment the Transit budget to allow $22,000 for each of three bench and shelter units for the south (inbound) side of the street. Designs are sought that express themes of transportation and movement, local heritage, or an exciting or witty approach to form and function.








		Front Elevation
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		Site plan