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Eleven hours after leaving Lawrence 7 a.m Monday, seven trucks pulling as many pieces of a prefabricated arts center chugged into Greensburg shortly after 6 p.m., depositing the components along South Sycamore Street. The seven modules, built the past couple of months by students of KU’s graduate architectural class Studio 804, will now be assembled over the next seven weeks by the students on a foundation at the corner of Sycamore and Wisconsin (204 W?Wisconsin is the official address). The final prouduct--to be known as the 5-4-7 Arts Center of Greensburg--is expected to be up and running by the anniversary weekend of May 4, and first featuring the wild west motif paintings and sculpture of Gage, Oklahoma artist Mary Spurgeon. According to Arts Center board member Judy Kirk, different area artists will be featured on a rotating basis. While this structure will serve primarily as a gallery, a second to be built later will feature a classroom and dance studio. Once completed 5-4-7 is expected to have attained LEED?Platinum certification, through use of solar panels, wind turbines, geothermal heating, thermal massing and other Earth-friendly systems.
Eleven hours after leaving Lawrence 7 a.m Monday, seven trucks pulling as many pieces of a prefabricated arts center chugged into Greensburg shortly after 6 p.m., depositing the components along South Sycamore Street. The seven modules, built the past couple of months by students of KU’s graduate architectural class Studio 804, will now be assembled over the next seven weeks by the students on a foundation at the corner of Sycamore and Wisconsin (204 W?Wisconsin is the official address). The final prouduct--to be known as the 5-4-7 Arts Center of Greensburg--is expected to be up and running by the anniversary weekend of May 4, and first featuring the wild west motif paintings and sculpture of Gage, Oklahoma artist Mary Spurgeon. According to Arts Center board member Judy Kirk, different area artists will be featured on a rotating basis. While this structure will serve primarily as a gallery, a second to be built later will feature a classroom and dance studio. Once completed 5-4-7 is expected to have attained LEED?Platinum certification, through use of solar panels, wind turbines, geothermal heating, thermal massing and other Earth-friendly systems.
