Idaho World Trade Center 9/11 Memorial on View
NEWS RELEASE
February 02, 2012
Proposals for Idaho World Trade Center 9/11
Memorial on view at the US Bank Plaza lobby
Boise- The public is invited to view and comment on public art proposals, submitted by Idaho based
landscape architects for Idaho's World Trade Center 9/11 Memorial. Public comments
regarding the proposals will be collected and shared with the selection panel, who will be
deciding which proposal to commission.
WHERE: US Bank Plaza lobby, enter off of Main Street near Capitol Boulevard or online at the Arts & History blog at www.BoiseArtsAndHistory.org
WHEN: Monday February 6 - Friday, February 10, 8am - 6:30pm daily Steel from the World Trade Center (WTC) is being incorporated into memorials across the country in every state. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey houses the remaining steel from the site and is the authority that releases it solely for use in memorials. The Idaho Fallen Firefighter Foundation and Boise Fire Department spearheaded the acquisition of a ten foot beam from the WTC to be the centerpiece of a memorial in Boise to honor
emergency responders lost on 9/11.
The intended site for the memorial is in Boise's Riverside Park, where Idaho's Fallen Firefighter Memorial is located. To design the memorial Boise City is partnering with the Olmsted Group, the southern Idaho section of the Idaho-Montana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, to host a design competition among Idaho landscape architects. All submitted concept designs are featured in a week-long exhibition, where public comments will be received. A stakeholder selection panel will choose the winning design. The winning landscape architect will receive the contract to create the construction drawings and a stipend. Boise City Parks & Recreation staff will do the bidding, award public contract for construction and oversee construction with input from winning designer. The memorial will be formally dedicated on September 11, 2012.
TIMELINE:
February 3, 5pm: Designs Delivered (visual, narrative, budget, site plan)
Feb 6: 10 Designs on Public View at US Bank Plaza lobby
February 13: Selection Panel reviews designs and chooses 1st, second, third place.
1st place: $2,500 & contract to do construction drawings 2nd and 3rd : Recognition plaque
February 15-20: Approvals from necessary agencies
February 21: Public Announcement of Winning Design
Feb/March: Contract awarded to winning firm to do design drawings
May 8: Ground Breaking Ceremony
September 11: Formal dedication, ceremony
February 3, 5pm: Designs Delivered (visual, narrative, budget, site plan)
Feb 6: 10 Designs on Public View at US Bank Plaza lobby
February 13: Selection Panel reviews designs and chooses 1st, second, third place.
1st place: $2,500 & contract to do construction drawings 2nd and 3rd : Recognition plaque
February 15-20: Approvals from necessary agencies
February 21: Public Announcement of Winning Design
Feb/March: Contract awarded to winning firm to do design drawings
May 8: Ground Breaking Ceremony
September 11: Formal dedication, ceremony
Questions: Toby Norton, Parks & Recreation,
tnorton@cityofboise.org
Karen Bubb, Arts & History, kbubb@cityofboise.org
Karen Bubb, Arts & History, kbubb@cityofboise.org
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