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A GrEAT
ProJECT on A
GrEAT LAKE
Imported Wood at pLaY
Leaving work just after fi ve, Justine races to meet friends on the Lake Michigan
shoreline for an early evening outdoor jazz concert. There’s a new hot spot just south of
the art museum, Pier Wisconsin, with an amphitheater overlooking the lake and what
seems like miles of decking and piers on which to stroll and watch the changing light
of a summer sunset. She couldn’t think of a better way to unwind after an intense but
successful day at the offi ce.
W
hat do you do when you’ve got a chance to make a design statement
within swimming distance of one of the country’s great new architec-
tural landmarks – the Milwaukee Art Museum on Lake Michigan?
The project – Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin – is dedicated to the mar-
itime history of the Great Lakes and fi nanced largely by philanthropist Michael
Cudahy. The open design competition was won by HGA Architects and Engineers
of Milwaukee.
“We decided fi rst to make the building white, to bring to mind clouds and sailboat
sails,” says Jim Shields, AIA. “The project called for extensive decking and a pier on
the waterfront. There is also a 250-seat amphitheater right in front of the spot where
the schooner S/V Dennis Sullivan, Milwaukee’s own tall ship, will be docked between
voyages. There are also plans to use it for outdoor musical events.”
The project actually consists of three main elements. A rectangular building
houses the educational classrooms and several educational exhibits. A second three-
story round building houses saltwater and freshwater aquariums, a full-size replica of
a Great Lakes schooner, and a special events venue called the Pilot House.
The third element is the pier and deck, which border the complex on the
south and east, an amphitheater, and plenty of free space for casual boaters to
dock and for people to fi sh.
GO AHEAD AND BE CHOOSY.
THE MORE CHOICES you have, the better. So we’re pleased to introduce three of our imported hardwoods: Lyptus® lumber, Abalon TM
Hardwood beech and Baltic birch. You now have access to even more hardwood species – not just domestically, but worldwide. So you can
continue to make high-quality products efficiently and effectively, but you can be even more selective about the wood you use. And with
Weyerhaeuser’s commitment to providing hardwood with good yield, you can still choose without compromising a thing.
BALTIC BIRCH
[phone] weyerhaeuser.com/hardwoods
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