Architect designs angled structure for National Sailing Hall of Fame
The preliminary design for Maryland's National Sailing Hall of Fame has physical and visual access to the Annapolis waterfront and allows the city to avoid tearing down a historic building nearby. Designed by architect Joseph Boggs, the $30 million structure was designed diagonally, to resemble a ship catching the wind. "In sailing, you're tacking to avoid something or to change course," Boggs said. "It was a natural metaphor for our design. It's a way of positioning the building so it makes more of a connection to the water."
Sun (Baltimore), The | 01/04
This story published in AGC SmartBrief on 01/05/2009
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