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JRAZOS VA1W NNED Tuesday, September 26, 2000 TECHN Page 3 A THE BATTALION Viva La Vida Architecture students unveil models for proposed museum in Costa Rica By Noni Sridhara The Battalion “Spacious 2,206 square meters, an IMAX theater seat ing 250, observation area including a lookout area. Ex hibitions ranging from culture and historic significance, to future explorations of space, shuttle service to trans port visitors to the planetarium" This is the description that junior environmental de sign major Andrea Martinka uses to attract locals and tourists for her museum. Martinka and 18 other Texas A&M juniors in the en vironmental design major of the Department of Architec ture are designing models for this museum. Under the guidance of George W. Bates, an A&M bio chemistry and biophysics professor and George J. Mann, a Ronald L. Skaggs endowed professor of health design, the 19 students were given a mission to develop and de sign a site plan for a Museum of Life and The Environment in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The students unveiled their presentations at Cushing Memorial Library Monday. Bates, who will soon re tire said that, for the 31 years he has been at A&M, he has worked on many projects in volving the health and nutri tion of the indigenous people, and he also has funded a non profit organization to carry out academic programs and public education in Mesoamerica, which includes Mexico, South America and the Caribbean. At different centers throughout the complex, an em phasis will be placed on the nutrition , environment, and health. “The purpose of developing this museum is to do pub lic education both in the sciences and social needs such as children who are malnourished and suffering from bad health care,” Bates said. “1 chose Costa Rica because it is one of the most stable countries politically and has very high levels of social welfare programs. “ Different concepts from students will be combined to design the final project. Bates will be financing the mu seum construction. The final cost will run some $80 mil lion. Bates said the project is expected to be completed within the next four to five years. The students thought not only about the aesthetics of their projects, but also considered many scientific details of the museum's structure, from airflow to the physics of the dome structures. Candace Goodman’s museum design consisted of a system of glass triangles, comparable to a tessellation, known as a geodesic dome. “This series of triangles serves as a self-supporting structure,” she said. “This allows versatility for people to learn about astronomy and me teorology and it meets our de sign goal of being interactive.” Students wanted to avoid hurting the environment and natural resources by building such an enormous complex. Patrick Winn said his de sign was inspired by the Costa Rican rainforests. The levels of his design imitated the canopies of t he rainforest. On the grounds outside the muse um, he has strategically placed water fountains and ponds. “My main concern was how the water run-off would act with the topography of the land,” he said. For Marissa Kane Nering, the integration of heat and education was a key inspiration for her building design. Nering described how she heard a story of how no mat ter how impoverished families were in Costa Rica, they will never starve. She said it is more of an issue with mal- nourishment. “Some of these children you will see will have big bel lies and discolored hair,” she said. “This could be because some of the families they come from will eat tortillas for two weeks straight. It is clear that these indiginous peo ple are lacking the essential protein , vitamins and min erals. In the nutrition center, we want to make sure to ed ucate them on having a healthy lifestyle.” As she made her rounds, Jody R. Naderi, assistant pro fessor of landscape architecture, said she was very im pressed with the assignment and presentations. “I feel this gives the students a real clear perspective on taking into consideration the effects of water, wildlife and plant life when designing their projects,” Naderi said. 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