PROJECT OF A HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE WONDERS WONDERS OF THE MODERN WORLD: AMERICA OF THE MODERN WORLD: AMERICA Pier Paolo Tamburelli Stephen Adzemovic ER WO AT R E L Hannah Hortick R D G David Ramis E RESIDENTS CHINA A ONLY Y RUSSIA R T I T N JAPAN Christina Rodriguez H S U H M PEARL HARBOR I P C O M The Univerisy of Illinois at Chicago ALCATRAZ School of Architecture 2015 WARNING RESTRICTED AREA Based on research conducted in a seminar held in the fall of 2014 by Pier Paolo Tamburelli at UIC with students: Siobhan Barrett, Nicho- las Bashman, Matt Bucsher, Jesus Corral, Michael Denmark, Julia Di Castro, Patricia Diaz Agrela, Hannah Hortick, Suyam Kim, Ayla Mull, Samra Pecanin, Katmerka Ramic, David Ramis, Christina Rodriguez and Anton EXAS STATE FAIR Tonchev. T And research conducted in the design studio Arch. 465 studio held in fall 2014 by Pier Paolo Tamburelli with students: Stephen Adzemovic, Ivan Hinov, Obed Lopez, Michael McDow, Andre Mirovskyy, Marek Pula, Sam Radice, Rafael Robles, Chelsea Steiner and Kaitlyn Woodward. With special thanks to: David Brown, Penelope Dean, Chris Garofalo, Grant Gibson, Geoffrey Goldberg, Sam Jacob, Jenny Meakins, Agata Mierzwa, Luis Ortega, Francesca Pellicciari, Robert Somol and Lauren Van Damme. Printed by: Compton and Sons Printing St. Louis MO March 2015 NIAGARA FALLS BALB KNOB CROSS STATUE OF LIBERTY AREA 51 DAYTONA 500 INDY 500 MALL OF AMERICA 9/11 MEMORIAL SALT LAKE TEMPLE .31 .21 .11 B C WONDERS OF THE MODERN WORLD: AMERICA A .04 .39 C .10 A D D .20 B L A TYPE SUBTYPE MONUMENT STATE OPENING TIMES SIZE ESTABLISHED VISITORS .19 A 22 44 F 32 H J B E B .09 B D .01 GRAND CANYON AZ 47 .13 J Year Round 1,218,375 ac. - 3,568,945 .34 D NATURAL WONDERS .23 K .27 A .35 F A Natural Wonders are natural elements that are viewed, experi- .02 JOSHUA TREE CA Year Round 790,636 ac. - 1,250,000 D C enced and revered for their evident beauty. Natural wonders .05 C .08 G .15 I G I indeed emerge into the context in which they are located for their .03 NIAGARA FALLS .12 .49 A E H NY Year Round 167 ft. (height) - 22,000,000 .07 .14 E .29 .26 .06 F C size or form (or a combination of the two). This emergence and 42 .01 C .18 B D .04 16 E clarity of form from context has been associated with the unlikeli- OLD FAITHFUL WY Year Round 185 ft. (height) - 3,394,320 .02 .50 F .48 C M ness in nature of regular, recognizable figures (Gahlen, 1940). 43 G .25 B Natural wonders can be destinations for religious or tourist traffic, .05 SEQUOIA CA Year Round 404,064 ac. - 420,000 40 B E C in these cases natural wonders are normally modified by the C CAVES .06 MERAMEC CAVERNS .46 .28 .41 D introduction of architecture. KY November - March 128 ac. - 150,000 A == Caves are large holes in the ground formed by various geological processes. Theses holes are large enough to be entered and occupied. .07 MAMMOTH CAVE MO Year Round 53,120 ac. - 650,000 A 33 A. Horshoe Falls A. Highway 127 A. Ellis Island A. Restricted Access Fence A. Motorcross Event Space A. Northeast Vista A. Parking Garage H. El Circulo Del Cielo A. North Tower A. Assembly Hall H. Relief Society Building 45 . B. Canadian Maid of the Mist B. Bald Knob Cross B. To New Jersey B. Groom Lake Airport B. Award Ceremony B. Northwest Vista B. Nordstroms I. Log Chute B. South Tower B. South Visitors Center I. Church Office .08 ARCHES Year Round 76,679 ac. 1,040,758 17 .30 .38 C. Bridal Veil Falls C. Visitors Center C. To New York C. “Extraterrestrial Highway” C. Innertrack Viewing Area C. Pit Crews C. Macey’s J. Atomic Collider C. Museum Entrance and Ticket Window C. Family History Library J. Conference Center ROCKS UT - Map of the United States showing location of the .24 D. American Falls D. Statue of Liberty D. Grandstands D. Tower Terrace D. Rock Bottom Plunge K. Ghost Zone D. MTA E Line D. Museum of Church History and Art E. American Maid of the Mist E. Golf Course E. Shell Shock L. Sears E. MTA R Line E. Tabernacle Rocks are large masses of stone emerging in the landscape. Sometimes monuments with respect to major cities. F. Goat Island F. Southeast Vista F. Crazy Cars M. Bloomingdale’s F. Salt Lake Temple rocks have special or recognizable shapes . They have been the object of .09 CHIMNEY ROCK AZ / UT Year Round 300 ft. (height) - 10,000 G. Southwest Vista G. Big Rigs G. North Visitors Center cult (as in the case of the Cult of Stones Van der Leeuw, 1956). .10 DEVILS TOWER NE Year Round 1,280 ac. - 395,203 JAN JAN .11 OLD MAN OF THE MT. WY Year Round 40 ft. (height) - 20,000 OLD FAITHFUL MT. RUSHMORE CAPE CANAVERAL CONEY ISLAND GETTYSBURGD KENTUCKY DERBY STATE FAIR OF TEXAS USS ARIZONA WASHINGTON DC 500 000 DEC 0 FEB DEC 1 FEB D 8 49 5 01 .02 .12 MONUMENT VALLEY NH Year Round 30,000 ac. - 400,000 7 .4 .0 .4 3 6 .04 .4 33 B 5 .0 C F 4 5 E F . 000 000 D E F G H COLOSSAL OBJECTS .13 AMES MONUMENT WY Year Round 60 ft. (height) 1880 12,000 .0 1 C E CONSTRUCTED WONDERS 4 6 C .4 A F F Colossal Objects are large objects or collections of objects in the .0 A G 3 8 A 4 MAR MAR A Constructed Wonders are objects or collections of objects that are NOV . NOV E .14 . B landscape. Massive objects of which some can be entered and some can BALD KNOB CROSS IL April 111 ft. (height) 1963 10,000 0 2 I G 9 C E F 4 0 000 A constructed atop the earth or carved out of the earth. Some exist in . 50 D B not. They are often larger than life representations of something else . 1 G 0 B 0 H K 4 7 I insignificant or nondescript locations while others are intentional .15 . .24 GATEWAY ARCH MO Year Round 630 ft. (height) 1967 2,300,000 .02 and are significant because of their size alone. 0 . O A 1 3 1 C 9 4 1 29 2 .08 J M H markers of a historically significant site or event. Some are meant 3 D . .34 . B 1 G H 8 .06 B .16 HOLLYWOOD SIGN Year Round - 2 B CA 1923 OCT APR OCT .49 APR F to be showcased and observed while others try to be secret or 45 ft. x 350 ft. 3 D . L N D . .10 1 .05 I I 7 .01 isolated. Some constructed wonders are open to the public and 3 H 3 .22 . I J G D . F 1 A G .17 SAN JACINTO TX Year Round 570 ft. (height) 1939 250,000 6 J others are only for a private group, some are extremely frequented 5 3 G . .20 1 . P 1 4 5 H and others are hardly visited. These wonders are designations in 6 E 3 4 3 C J . I . H .18 SEP 1 SEP C A CABAZON DINOSAURS CA Year Round 45 ft. (height) 1986 - 1 MAY MAY themselves, flocked to, never simply stumbled upon. The use of SCULPTURES 7 3 J . 1 0 K D Sculptures are objects or collections of objects that are simply to be 8 C such wonders can vary according to seasons or remain constant 3 B B . 1 L 8 .19 9 CRAZY HORSE Year Round 563 ft. (height) 15,000 2 SD 1931 E . observed. Some are in memory of a person, or an event, or an idea. M K throughout the year. 2 7 F 0 2 . E 2 N 6 1 2 . R . Others are simply objects that represent themselves. Some are 2 5 2 2 . Q . C 2 4 3 2 . K L .20 MOUNT RUSHMORE O extremely widely known while others are hardly visited. Some flocked SD Year Round 1,273 ac. 1941 2,000,000 AUG JUN AUG JUN K P to by anyone and everyone while others are only significant to a specific .21 OUR LADY OF THE ROCKIES MA Year Round 90 ft. (height) 1979 40,000 Q group of people. J E A Legend JUL JUL Nasa Crawler Military March .22 STATUE OF LIBERTY NY Year Round 305 ft. (height) 1886 3,200,000 New York City Subway People satnding Texas State Fair Skyway Boats A. Orange Spring H. Lion Group O. Giantess Geyser A. Abraham Lincoln H. Grand View Terrace A. Spectator Launch Site H. LC 37 - Apollo/Saturn IB O. LC 36 - Centaur A. MCU Park H. MTA Q Line A. General A.P. Hill H. General Meade A. Longfield Reserved Parking H. Winner’s Circle A. Texas State Fair Esplanade A. The Wreck of the USS Arizona A. Pentagon The diagram shows when each wonder is accessible. The majority of The diagram shows the average attendance the wonders recieve over the B. Turban Geyser I. Aurum Geyser P. Old Faithful Geyser B. Theodore Roosevelt I. Lincoln Parking Ramp B. Mission Control Center I. LC 34 - Apollo/Saturn IB P. LC 5 - Mercury Redstone B. Parachute Jump I. Coney Island Museum B. General Reynolds I. General Ewel (Day 2) B.