More Precedents: Studio 35
www.studio35.comThis theater is really cool in that you can rent out the theater during the day for almost any event. The only bad thing is that one cannot rent out the theater on most nights due to show times!The Studio is perfect for:
Independent film openings
Birthday parties
Weddings of all kinds
Corporate retreats and seminars
School plays
Musical recitals
Fund raiser events The basic rental for Studio 35 is based on a two-hour event with a 1/2-hour technical run through and a 1/2 hour setup time for a total of three hours. The cost is $400,. If you need more time, each additional quarter hour is $100. Theater rental is available days and weekends from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Evenings are generally not available. Renting the theater is very affordable. The reason for that is we expect to sell concessions at your event. Please let people know not to bring their own refreshments.
Showing Films
If you are thinking of an event that relies on showing a commercial movie, be aware that we must follow copyright laws and book the films legitimately. Showing a commercial film or DVD in our venue adds a minimum of $200 to the rental.
If you wish to present something in which you own the copyright, such as a student film, the above situation would not apply.
Depending on your event, you might need to use some of our equipment or other resources. Each resource adds a small amount to the rental.
Services & Equipment
Services Available
Studio 35 can provide you with any level of assistance you need in planning your occasion. Our basic rental covers a 1/2 hour technical run through to insure that your event goes smoothly.
Our basic rental assumes two Studio 35 staff members at your event. Our staff will assist you in setting up and then run concessions and equipment. We can provide more staff if needed.
Equipment Available
Below is equipment we have available:
HDTV video projection in a variety of formats including data.
35mm projection
16mm projection
Music CD play back
Wireless Microphone
We currently do not have a stage or stage lighting,. We can arrange to get these items at additional cost.
Cinema Theaters
www.cinematheaters.org
Uptown TheaterWashington, DC
3426 Connecticut Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20008 United States
202.966.8805
Single ScreenStyle: Art DecoFunction: MoviesSeats: 840
Chain: Loews CineplexArchitect: John J. Zink
Exterior view of the Uptown Theater
Opened in 1933, the Uptown is the last movie palace in Washington, DC still showing first run films and was the location of the world premiere of '2001: A Space Odyssey' in April, 1968.This palatial movie house underwent a substantial renovation of its seating areas in 1996, including the introduction of 300 stadium seats for the balcony.Known for having the largest screen in DC (its curved screen measures 32 feet x 70 feet), the Uptown has been the best place to see event movies over the past 30 plus years.In 1997, the Uptown was host to the re-release of the Star Wars saga (a.k.a. Star Wars: The Special Edition). On opening day, the ticket lines wrapped around the block, turned the corner, and continued several blocks away from Connecticut Street.
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/70/
I thought this was a neat idea!
A closed caption system. The system that Loews Cineplex is currently installing consists of a DTS film reader, a DTS CSS (Cinema Subtitling System) unit, an LED subtitle data wall and a reflector plexiglass mirror. The DTS CSS is capable of transmitting any of the following types of information: Subtitles, Captions and Narration. The units currently being installed transmit Subtitles only. Guests place the reflector plexiglass mirror into the seat cup holder and adjust the angle of the mirror for a comfortable viewing angle. The mirror is a 5 x 11-inch piece of plexiglass attached to a flexible arm with a circular base. The guest reads the subtitles off of the mirror while viewing the picture thru the plexiglass.
3 Penny CinemaChicago, IL
2424 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614 United States
773.330.9422
Twin Screens
Seats: 400
The decor is minimal, sort of shabby, but the exterior still retains an antique ticket booth and fragments of its original neo-classical facade.The auditorium, which once housed about 500, was sliced in half in the 1970s and now one seats about 230 and features Dolby Surround Sound, while the smaller screen seats 120.
The 3 Penny is popular with the young, hip population of college students and young couples who reside in the Lincoln Park and DePaul neighborhoods and are seeking first-run movies at discounted prices. The theater also features foreign, classic, and student films on occasion.It remains one of the few operating independent cinemas in Chicago.
(I liked this building because it has the same clientel and thought behind what kinds of movies it shows).
10-26-05 Field Trip
More Possible Buildings to Choose From!King Hotel200 Lafayette St. (corner of Convention & Lafayette)
89,000 sq. ft. Originally a hotel, then became commercial leasing for about 5 years, and has been vacant for about 15 years. There is a tunnel located in the entry of the building that Huey P. Long used to use to avoid the media and such!
Front Lobby of the King Hotel. (Ok, so this isn't the most glamorous photo, but the building is currently vacant.)Kress Building
Located on Third Street (between Laurel and Main)
We did not get to go into this building yet, so I should have more information at a later date.??????? (Don't know the Name of this Building yet)
Located on the corner of Third & Main Street
59,000 sq. ft.We did not get to go into this building either, so check back!Ok, This Next Building is not part of our possible choices of buildings, but the owner of the King Hotel let us view it. Lyceum Dean BuildingLocated on Third StreetThe Building was built in 1926 and was originally a bank, so what does every bank have? That's right a Vault!
And yes, you are probably thinking what does this have to do with our field trip, but who cares! It was a lot of fun getting to see a real bank vault just like in the movies!
I thought this hallway was very beautiful. 
Thoughts on Movie Theater
Ok, so today I have been doing some more thinking about this movie theater idea. I am thinking of having between one to two screens and a little restaurant, all depending on the amount of space I have to work with. I have been really thinking that this place would be geared more toward the adult age 18 and up. I would like the theater to have whatever the big box office movie of the week is to play there, and for the movies there to consistantly change, maybe on the first of the month on a Sunday night to have an independant film or something cool like that. I was also thinking that it would be cool that if on Saturday and Sunday during the day if family movies would be shown so that people could bring their kids downtown for an afternoon. Also, I have been thinking about possibly not having the typical movie theater seats and instead have comfy chairs and sofas for people to loung in for a more at home feel. All of this of course is up in the air. These are the few things that have been developing in my head today as we toured around downtown and looked at some possible buildings for our project. Maybe I am thinking way too much into this project, but I am getting excited about it.
Small Movie Theaters
A Few Theaters that are Still Open For Business
Mann National TheatreLos Angeles, CA10925 Lindbrook Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90024 United States
310.248.6266
Single Screen
Seats: 1112
Built in the 1960's, the Mann National was one of the last single screen giants to be erected. Its rather bland exterior belies a large upstairs lobby (which is replete with chandeliers) and an enormous orange-colored auditorium (which boasts a massive screen).
Exterior of the Mann National (Sept. 2002)
Photo courtesy of Ross Melnick
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/799/
Paramount TheatreOakland, CA
2025 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612 United States
510.465.6400
Single Screen
Seats 3200
Architect: Timothy Pflueger, Pflueger Architects Exterior view of the Oakland Paramount (circa 1970)Photo courtesy of the Library of CongressA truly magnificent example of Art Deco beauty and construction, Oakland's Paramount is a marvelous counterpart to Radio City in gilded glory. Unlike the San Francisco Fox, this classic is still very much alive in the Bay area.http://cinematreasures.org/theater/27/
Warner Grand TheaterSan Pedro, CA478 W. 6th Street, San Pedro, CA 90730 United States
310.548.7672Single ScreenSeats: 1500Architect: B. Marcus Priteca
Owned by the City of Los Angeles since January, 1996, today's Warner Grand is the last remaining functioning 'nabe' south of downtown L.A. and north of San Diego County. It still screens the classics on its 50 ft. screen and hosts concerts on its vaudeville size stage. Since the city's acquisition, the theatre has undergone a slow upgrading, including the installation of new dressing rooms, new concession stands, a box office area, redone projection and an upgraded stage system.Photo courtesy of Debbie MarrThis theatre has for over fifteen years been a favorite filming location, seen in numerous TV series from "7th Heaven", "Melrose Place" and "Party of Five" to major features including "Worth Winning", "What's Love Got To Do With It", (as the Apollo), "Pearl Harbor", "Seabiscuit" and most recently, as a southern West Virginia Bijou in "Win A Date With Tad Hamilton".Every Sunday evening, the interior and beautiful exterior of the Warner Grand can be seen in ESPN Classic's sports movie show, called "Reel Classics". http://cinematreasures.org/theater/21/
More to come in later blogs!
Capstone Project Part 1
Review Influences:
I am really interested in what David Rhorer is doing with downtown. The Perkins Rowe and Shaw center were both very intriguing to me. I like the small urban life that these two places seemed to bring out. I also hope to incorporate some of the lighting designs that were presented in the lighting presentation group.
In the past few years I have worked on a lot of projects dealing with residential, hospitality, and systems furniture. I would like to further expand my portfolio and add some other areas, but I would also like to do some more work in the hospitality area. Identify Your Perspective:
I like to create clean cut designs that speak out with a hint of color. Generally my designs are a mix between traditional and contemporary in style.
I would really like to develop a small movie theater downtown. I believe it could help bring more people to the area and keep them there a little longer into the night. I would also like to have a small restaurant inside to help encourage the typical “dinner and a movie” concept. Consider a Focus:
I am thinking about researching lighting and historic preservation. I think there is still a lot I need to learn about lighting and would like to help create the mood I am looking for through different techniques. Also, I would really like to fix up a building downtown to look like it originally did. After working on the Maritime I building last fall I have been interested in doing further work on preserving what was originally there. I really love the old architecture of downtown and would like to help preserve it for future generations.
Context Part 3
Economic and Political Context of Baton RougeOn January 16, 1817, the state legislature incorporated the town of Baton Rouge and empowered it to elect a government. Instead of a mayor as chief executive, the town elected a “town magistrate” who also served as president of the board of selectmen; Town Magistrate John R. Dufrog became the first “mayor” of Baton Rouge in 1850. By 1805, two still-existing neighborhoods already had been laid out: “Spanishtown,” now in the area of Boyd Avenue near Capitol Lake, and “Beauregard Town,” bounded by North, East, and South Boulevards and the river. Spanishtown was the home of Spanish residents and Canary Islanders. Beauregard Town was laid out by Capt. Elias Beauregard, great-uncle of Civil War General Pierre G.T. Beauregard, and was intended to include a fashionable central square, modeled on Jackson Square in New Orleans. As the city grew in the early 19th century, most Anglo families lived in the middle of town, along North, Main, and Laurel Streets, while the French built homes closer to the river.
The first steamboat, the New Orleans, landed at Baton Rouge in January 1812 and the town’s prosperous economy subsequently became highly identified with the river traffic. In 1822 alone, more than eight steamboats, 175 barges, and several hundred freight-carrying flatboats tied up at Baton Rouge’s wharves.
Baton Rouge’s location also continued to be a strategic consideration, and between 1819 and 1822 the War Department built the Pentagon Barracks near the site of old Fort San Carlos as quarters for an infantry regiment; much of the construction was supervised by Lt. Col. Zachary Taylor. In the 1830s, a federal arsenal was built near the barracks, on the grounds of the present state capitol. After the Mexican War, with the westward movement of the frontier, the military presence in Baton Rouge dwindled in importance. The Pentagon Barracks was later acquired by the state of Louisiana and has served as dormitories for LSU, as state offices, and as apartments for high-ranking state officials and employees, including (at present) the lieutenant-governor.
In 1825, Baton Rouge was visited by the Marquis de Lafayette as part of his triumphal tour of the United States, and he was the guest of honor at a town ball and banquet. To celebrate the occasion, the town renamed Second Street “Lafayette Street.”
In 1846, the Louisiana state legislature decided to move the seat of government away from New Orleans -- largely because a growing majority of legislators and state officials were fundamentalist Protestants and regarded the hedonistic Crescent City with distaste. The constitutional convention the previous year, in fact, had ordained that the state capital should thenceforth be “no closer than sixty miles” to New Orleans; a compromise with legislators who were actually from New Orleans (about one-third of the legislature) resulted in the selection of Baton Rouge. Local citizens donated land and East Baton Rouge Parish appropriated $5,000 for site acquisition. 
New York architect James Dakin was hired to design a new statehouse, and rather than mimic the federal Capitol Building in Washington, as so many other states had done, he conceived a Neo-Gothic medieval castle overlooking the Mississippi, complete with turrets and crenellations. The cornerstone was laid on November 3, 1847 and dedication ceremonies were scheduled for December 1, 1849, but eight days before that a raging fire wiped out approximately one-fifth of the town. Firefighting facilities were upgraded as a result, and Baton Rouge evolved into a brick town instead of a wooden one. In 1859, the Capitol was featured and favorably described in DeBow's Review, the most prestigious periodical in the antebellum South. Mark Twain, however, as a steamboat pilot in the 1850s, loathed the sight of it, considering it pretentious, undemocratic, and "famously ugly."Gen. Butler, commanding in New Orleans, ordered the federal evacuation of Baton Rouge a week after the battle but Union troops returned in mid-December; they would stay until the end of Reconstruction in April 1877. Given that Baton Rouge was not a den of secession to begin with, most of its citizens accepted federal occupation willingly enough, though many others went to stay with rural relatives until the war ended. Nevertheless, local leaders in 1864 estimated the town’s losses since secession at more than $10 million in freed slaves, burned buildings, destroyed crops, looted property, and confiscated horses and mules. It took more than a decade for the town and its citizens to begin to recover, especially since New Orleans had again become the state capital.Increased civic-mindedness and the arrival of the Louisville, New Orleans, and Texas Railroad led to the development of more forward-looking leadership, which included the construction of a new waterworks, widespread electrification of homes and businesses, and the passage of several large bond issues for the construction of public buildings, new schools, paving of streets, drainage and sewer improvements, and the establishment of a scientific municipal public health department.
At the same time, the state government was constructing in Baton Rouge a new Institute for the Blind and a School for the Deaf. LSU moved from New Orleans to temporary quarters at the old arsenal and barracks. Finally, legal challenges to the Standard Oil Company in Texas led its board of directors to move its refining operations in 1909 to the banks of the Mississippi just above town; Exxon is still the largest private employer in Baton Rouge.
In the 1930s a new skyscraper state capitol building was built under the direction of Huey P. Long. The old state capitol is now a museum.
Information gathered from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana#Points_of_interest.
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Reflection 10-20-05
Possible Senior Project IdeaSo today I have been doing some more thinking on possibilities for my senior project. The main idea that keeps running through my mind is a modern theater. After Davis Rhorer: Executive Director of the Downtown Development District spoke to us on some project ideas for the future, he mentioned that they were looking into having a theater that would be closer to residents that live to the west of the City, and I would like to possibily look further into that thought.
Context Part 2
Demographics for the city of Baton RougeAs of the census2 of 2000, there are 227,818 people, 88,973 households, and 52,672 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,144.7/km² (2,964.7/mi²). There are 97,388 housing units at an average density of 489.4/km² (1,267.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 45.70% White, 50.02% African American, 0.18% Native American, 2.62% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. 1.72% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 88,973 households out of which 28.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% are married couples living together, 19.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% are non-families. 31.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.42 and the average family size is 3.12.
In the city the population is spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 17.5% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 30 years. For every 100 females there are 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $30,368, and the median income for a family is $40,266. Males have a median income of $34,893 versus $23,115 for females. The per capita income for the city is $18,512. 24.0% of the population and 18.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 31.4% of those under the age of 18 and 13.6% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
These figures shifted dramatically in September 2005, in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, as reported in the Baton Rouge Advocate of October 5, 2005. The Mayor's office estimated that the population of the parish just before the hurricane was about 415,000. Two weeks later, it had reached between 800,000 and 1,000,000 based on careful estimates extrapolated from traffic counts. The Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce guessed, based on its own study, that the area had absorbed about 235,000 evacuees from the New Orleans area, of whom about 160,000 stayed in private homes with family and friends, 41,000 in leased apartments or houses, 32,000 in hotels and motels, 20,000 in shelters, and 10,000 in unsod new homes, college dormitories, and other facilities.
Both the Mayor's office and the Chamber are expecting permanent growth in the Baton Rouge area, after most New Orleanians return to their homes, to be between 25,000 and 50,000.
A related figure is the total enrollment in the parish's public schools, which was 46,580 on the day before the hurricane and 52,518 on October 1st. The sudden increase in enrollment has placed great strain on the school system, with night classes being scheduled for many evacuee students. These figures also do not take into account those private (mostly Catholic) school students from New Orleans who enrolled in the Baton Rouge counterparts of their own schools -- often being taught by evacuated instructors, many of them members of Catholic teaching orders.
Traffic in the city has been hectic since the evacuation of New Orleans. The most heavily traveled roads are I-10, I-12, Florida Highway, and Airline Highway, which have experienced traffic levels beyond any conceivable capacity.
As the city is more inland compared to New Orleans, many have speculated that the population of the Baton Rouge area will increase dramatically in the near future as many New Orleans residents and businesses will move inland in fear of more hurricanes and possible further consequences.
A recently closed public school was reopened to full capacity within two weeks of the hurricane. All available housing and hotel rooms were occupied as of September 12. The real-estate market has experienced dramatic business; any property placed on the market can sell within hours due to extreme demand.This information was collected from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana.
Reflection 10-18-05
Senior Project Ideas
Today I was talking to Phillip about studio and such and he brought up the subject on what I was thinking about doing for my senior project next semester, and it got me thinking that I really don't know what I want to do. There are just so many different things I could do. I guess I just keep waiting on finding out what buildings I will have to chose from, and where their location is because of course the location and shape of the building matter a lot when it comes to sertain spaces. I would really like to explore some new area that I haven't been able to do yet in any of my studio classes to help build up my portfolio, but then again it may be fun to try and see if I have gotten any better at creating mix use buildings.
Context Part 1
History of Baton Rouge, Louisiana 
Establishment
The name "Baton Rouge" means “red stick” in French. In 1699, the Sieur d'Iberville led an exploration party of about 200 French-Canadians up the Mississippi River, and on March 17, on a bluff on the east (“left”) bank, they saw a cypress pole festooned with bloody animal and fish heads, which they learned was a boundary-marker between the hunting territories of two of the local Houma Indian groups. The bluff (by consensus among historians) is located on what is now the campus of Southern University, in the northern part of the city.The first real settlement at the present site of Baton Rouge took place in 1718 when Bernard Diron Dartaguette received a grant from the colonial government at New Orleans. Records indicate two whites and 25 blacks (presumably slaves) resided on the concession. By 1727, however, the Dartaguette settlement had vanished; the reason for its disappearance is not known, though it probably was a combination of crop failure and the concurrent success of the settlement at Pointe Coupee, across the river and a few miles north. As the location had no particular importance to the French, they ignored it thereafter; this period of less than a decade was the sum total of Baton Rouge under French rule.The British period
The origins of Baton Rouge as a continuously settled community date from the establishment of a British military outpost there in 1783, following the secret Treaty of Fontainbleau in the fall of 1762 that included the cession of New Orleans and western Louisiana by France to Spain and the acquisition by Great Britain of eastern Louisiana. British territory on the east was separated from Spanish lands on the west by the Mississippi from its source down to Bayou Manchac, which flows into the Amite River and then into Lake Maurepas. Baton Rouge, just north of Bayou Manchac, and now part of the colony of West Florida, suddenly had strategic significance as the southwest-most corner of British North America.
One post, named Fort Bute, was constructed on the north bank of Bayou Manchac itself, facing a comparable Spanish installation directly opposite it. A second post, Fort New Richmond, was built on the river on the present site of downtown Baton Rouge. A royal proclamation on October 7, 1763 granted the West Florida colonists “the rights and benefits of English law” and established an assembly. The colony’s first governor was Capt. George Johnstone of the Royal Navy, who was authorized to make land grants to officers and soldiers who had served in the recent war, and many of the subsequent large landholdings in the Baton Rouge area can be traced to Johnstone’s grants. (One of the earliest and wealthiest landowners, Sir William Dunbar, was granted an extensive plantation near Fort New Richmond in the early 1770s.) Planters in the Baton Rouge area were unusually prosperous, thanks both to the fertile soil and to the brisk illegal trade with neighboring Spanish Louisiana, and the fort became the center of an expanding agricultural community, though the town had not yet evolved.
The Spanish periodEnglish continued to be one of the three official languages in Baton Rouge (with French and Spanish) and the Spanish administration was generally tolerant and diplomatic.
The Spanish administration ordered the building of roads, bridges, and levees, and by the late 1780s, Baton Rouge had began to transform into a flourishing town, with a population in 1788 of 682. During the twenty years between the end of the American Revolution and the Louisiana Purchase, land-hungry American immigrants streamed into the South, including West Florida. The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 did not include West Florida (or Baton Rouge), and by 1810 Spain’s position in West Florida had become completely untenable. On September 22 of that year, a rebel convention at St. Francisville deposed the Spanish governor, and ordered militia commander Philemon Thomas to seize Baton Rouge and Fort San Carlos (formerly Fort New Richmond). The following day, the fort was taken before daybreak, with two Spanish troops and no rebels killed. On October 27, 1810, President James Madison issued a proclamation authorizing Gov. William C. C. Claiborne of Orleans Territory to take possession of West Florida, and on Decembet 10 the U.S. flag went up in Baton Rouge.Since Louisiana statehood 
On January 16, 1817, the state legislature incorporated the town of Baton Rouge and empowered it to elect a government. By 1805, two still-existing neighborhoods already had been laid out: “Spanishtown,” now in the area of Boyd Avenue near Capitol Lake, and “Beauregard Town,” bounded by North, East, and South Boulevards and the river. Spanishtown was the home of Spanish residents and those Canary Islanders who had moved into Baton Rouge from nearby Galveztown, though by 1819 many French families also had 
moved in. Beauregard Town was laid out by Capt. Elias Beauregard, great-uncle of Civil War General Pierre G.T. Beauregard, and was intended to include a fashionable central square, modeled on Jackson Square in New Orleans. As the city grew in the early 19th century, most Anglo families lived in the middle of town, along North, Main, and Laurel Streets, while the French built homes closer to the river.
A colony of Pennsylvania German farmers settled to the south of town, having moved north to high ground from their original settlement on Bayou Manchac after a series of floods in the 1780s. They were known locally as “Dutch Highlanders” and today’s Highland Road cuts through their original indigo and cotton plantations. The Kleinpeter and Staring families have been prominent in Baton Rouge affairs ever since.
The first steamboat, the New Orleans, landed at Baton Rouge in January 1812 and the town’s prosperous economy subsequently became highly identified with the river traffic. In 1822 alone, more than eight steamboats, 175 barges, and several hundred freight-carrying flatboats tied up at Baton Rouge’s wharves.
Baton Rouge’s location also continued to be a strategic consideration, and between 1819 and 1822 the War Department built the Pentagon Barracks near the site of old Fort San Carlos as quarters for an infantry regiment; much of the construction was supervised by Lt. Col. Zachary Taylor. In the 1830s, a federal arsenal was built near the barracks, on the grounds of the present state capitol. After the Mexican War, with the westward movement of the frontier, the military presence in Baton Rouge dwindled in importance. The Pentagon Barracks was later acquired by the state of Louisiana and has served as dormitories for LSU, as state offices, and as apartments for high-ranking state officials and employees, including (at present) the lieutenant-governor.A yellow fever epidemic decimated the Spanish-speaking community of Baton Rouge in 1828 and the death toll in a cholera epidemic in 1832 is estimated at more than fifteen percent of the town’s population. The late 19th & early 20th centuries 
The mass migration of ex-slaves into urban areas in the South also affected Baton Rouge. It has been estimated that in 1860, blacks made up just under one-third of the town’s population.
By 1880, Baton Rouge was recovering economically and psychologically, though the population that year still was only 7,197 and its boundaries had remained the same. Increased civic-mindedness led to the development of more forward-looking leadership, which included the construction of a new waterworks, widespread electrification of homes and businesses, and the passage of several large bond issues for the construction of public buildings, new schools, paving of streets, drainage and sewer improvements, and the establishment of a scientific municipal public health department. At the same time, LSU moved from New Orleans to temporary quarters at the old arsenal and barracks. Finally, legal challenges to the Standard Oil Company in Texas led its board of directors to move its refining operations in 1909 to the banks of the Mississippi just above town; Exxon is still the largest private employer in Baton Rouge.For more information please go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana.Photo Thanks to: http://www.fhl.org/advocacy/lostbr/index.html.http://www.chrisandmicah.com/albums/DowntownBatonRouge/res21789.jpg.http://www.iadb.org/EXR/cultural/catalogues/orleans/french_period_sp.html.http://www.cclockwood.com/stockimages/batonrouge.htm.
Restaurant Seating
This weekend I had a chance to go to a few different restaurants in Baton Rouge, and I got to see first hand what Mr. Ted Groeger had discussed about seating needing to be different styles. Having the seating different makes the restaurant accomodate different client's taste. As well as making the experience feel different if you go to the place often by being able to sit in a different style each time.
Reflection - 10-14-05
Ted Groeger of Ricca Newmark Design
Helpful hints when designing for hospitality- quick sketches that are able to convey the feeling of the space- use pattern and color and don't be afraid to try new materials- make sure that kitchen area designs aren't just about efficiency (design must also be incorporated to create a pleasant atmosphere)- alter the seating: provide tall talbles, low tables, booths, counters, etc.- play with ceiling details and other details to draw attention to- good lighting is key and can make for an interesting space
Guest Speaker - Hospitality
Ricca Newmark DesignTomorrow Ted Groeger of Ricca Newmark Design in Denver will be in Seminar to talk to my class.The company is new and unique in hospitality design where they work only in the back-of-house and front-of-house designs. 
For more information check out http://www.riccanewmark.com
Reflection for 10-12-05
Reflection for Oct. 12, 2005In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina downtown Baton Rouge has seen an influx in residents and business owners. For the most part I believe that it will be good in the longrun, but at first it seemed almost as a disruption to normal live around here. Traffic became a mad house. Any housing left on the market was gone in a second, and lots of evacuees are still hanging out in the river center and therefore concerts and other events designed to bring people to the downtown area had to be either cancelled or postponed to a later date. I don't believe that all the business people will stay in Baton Rouge forever, but I do believe they will leave a positive impact. Hopefully it will help bring more people to the downtown area that have never visited it before, and help the businesses that were currently there. Many of the businesses that had to relocate to Baton Rouge may decide not to move back into New Orleans or may make Baton Rouge a "twin" city of New Orleans by keeping the headquarters in Baton Rouge. I think that if either some sort of rail system between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, or a loup around Baton Rouge could help more people decide to stay here if it becomes time efficient for them. Right now it is hard to get across town in under an hour, and if a loup was designed it could help redirect non Baton Rouge bound travelers to by pass the area and allow more road room for the local residents and workers. Time is very precious in everyone's lives and cutting down driving time and the inevitable "parking lot" on roads could help in keeping companies in the area.
Fun Products
3-Form ProductsI came across some of these different products from 3-form and I was really drawn to them. I hope that I can somehow incorporate some of these into future projects. 
For more products visit www.3-form.com.
Reflections
Reflection - Oct. 10, 2005So far this semester has been interesting. I have survived two hurricanes and have learned a lot about different Hot Topics and local developments. I have enjoyed getting to view the Perkins Rowe model, and being able to tour the Shaw Center. There are so many new developments going on around Baton Rouge that are so exciting! I am astonished that in a little over one year Baton Rouge is going to have its very own Urban Village. I can't believe that so many shops, businesses, and residential spaces are all going to fit on that piece of land between Perkins and Bluebonnet. When David Rhorer came in to speak about the Downtown Development District (DDD) I was excepting to hear about a few things that I have already seen take place, but there are so many things that are still in the works! I was really drawn to the idea of trying to change the signage to more wayfinding and interpretive signage. I believe that will help tie in all the new changes that the area has undergone. I also can't wait to see the Captiol Park area come together with all of its art deco style buildings.
Visiting the shaw center was also very exciting to me. I had no idea a place as cool as this could exist in Baton Rouge. The materials used throughout the building provoked an awe within me, and the roof terraces were amazingly beautiful.
Class presentations on New Urbanism, Green/Sustainable Design, Prefabrication/Modularity/Architectural Systems, Lighting Systems and Sources, and Integrated Technologies/Smart Technologies interested me very much.
Sustainable furniture can be very fun and interesting. I really ejoyed the work of William Stranger and Frank Gehry. I also found the "living machine" to be interesting. I hope one day I can incorporate a lving machine into one of my projects.
Oh, and how I learned so much about about lighting! I had no idea that there were so many fun and inovative products out there. One of my favorites was the glass walls that left a shadow when someone walked by. Also, the lights that react to human touch.
I really enjoyed researching prefabrication/Modularity/Architectural Systems. There are so many more things out on the market than I realized that are prefabricated, and I was surprised to see how modern the designs of these systems are becoming.
