Park Bench

In recognition that the Park is intended to flood, the plant materials that were chosen by noted landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh are those that will not be destroyed by spring floods. (Last year the park was completely under water in the June flood.) The structural materials of the Park, designed by Stanley Saitowitz, are made from red steel tubing, concrete, glass block and corrugated metal that will withstand high water.
Modern Columbus is defined by a series of events that began in 1942 when the First Christian Church dedicated its new building. Designed by the Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen as a break with traditional Romanesque and Gothic structures, the building heralded the beginning of modern architecture in Columbus.

The next step toward modern architecture occurred in 1954 with the construction of Irwin Union Bank, designed by Eero Saarinen. With the construction of Schmitt Elementary School in 1957 and in support of the concept that the built environment is crucial to a quality community, the Cummins Engine Foundation offered to pay the architect's fee for any new school that was designed by an architect selected from a list supplied by the Foundation.

Later, they expanded the program to include a variety of public buildings. Other companies and church congregations also decided to seek architects who would add to the community's quality of design. Names like Eero Saarinen, Harry Weese, Richard Meier, and I.M. Pei led the American Institute of Architects to rank Columbus sixth in a list that included Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, Boston, and Washington, DC, for architectural innovation and design.

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And now, the quiz! It is a public restroom in Mill Race Park, Columbus, Indiana. The winner is George Alice - Louisiana, and she had to be fast because a number of answers came quickly. Others with the correct answers were: Joe, Martha, Katie, Mary, Bart, Sharolyn, Eddie, Muriel, Hans, Jeanne, Celeste, Rick, Judy, Rosemary, Irenee, Lynne S., Lynne H., Bob, Herb, John - all from California; from Indiana - Linda and Connie; and from New Zealand - Graeme. And the winner of the drawing is Katie! Thanks to everyone for entering the contest.