COMPLETE: RISD Chace Center

[Cotuit]

It's bigger today. The thing is massive. I was at Dyer Street Landing eating lunch today, it is very prominent from there (corner of Dyer/Memorial and South Water).

The building to the right is called the Bank Building.

[MikeR]

It looks like that the last part to go up is the glass "cupola" surround at the top. Maybe one more floor perhaps?

[Cotuit]

There's a small private topping off ceremony today. They just started building the thing like a couple days ago, it sprung up real fast!

[Frankie811]

Chase Center coming along.

[Cotuit]

[Cotuit]

I haven't taken any photos (maybe I will later today), but the framing for the glass is up on the Chace Center as well as some brick.

[glassandsteel]

That's funny, that was on my to-do list today.

[Cotuit]

That's funny, that was on my to-do list today.

[Cotuit]

Couple Chace Center images:

You can see the first bricks, the frames for the glazing, and a small piece of the glazing itself (I think it has a protective film on it). It was late and getting dark so the images are a bit blurry.

[Frankie811]

I just had a thought on this project. Did RISD ask their architectual students, either as indivisuals or as a class project to come up with renderings and proposals for this project, or did they just throw it out to bid? I can't imagine RISD not giving their students the opportunity to work this site. Would they have ever considered building this from a class project?

[Cotuit]

More glass went up today, basically most of the 2nd floor is covered.

[Cotuit]

Chace Center today:

[misterchlo]

i can't wait to get "assaulted" with all that glass, as mr. brussat puts it. this bldg really excites me.. i don't know if someone has already posted this way back somewhere, but does anyone know if they will illuminate this at all?

[mental757]

...I can hear someone's keyboard angrily typing away already...

[BBascule]

Thanks for the pics.

The way this building is getting constructed is pretty interesting. The first pic makes it look like a sculpture or something.

[Cotuit]

The first pic makes it look like a sculpture or something.

[quente]

I didn't notice this in the latest posts, but I just got some info in the mail from the RISD Museum saying that the grand opening for the Chace Center will be Sept. 27, 2008. There will be an inaugural exhibition entitled Chihuly at RISD.

[Cotuit]

Today:

[glassandsteel]

Lovely! I adore this building and this is an awesome shot!

[Bil]

Today:

[mental757]

PROJO: "RISD Museum

[Sam H]

(Cotuit @ Jan 18 2008, 01:12 PM)

[Sam H]

the only problem is that there's really no way to do it...chicago has those roads that run under the surface...it's like another city

[Garris]

I drove by this yesterday at sunset and, for the first time, was starting to feel it. The sunlight was focused on this and Market Square, and the contrast was delicious. The white surface was gleaming and, contrasting with the brick, looked great. It's shaping up quietly to become one of Providence's most interesting buildings. I'm still not impressed with the street level appearance so far, nor with the look of the white facade up close, but from across the river, it looks quite smashing.

- Garris

[Cotuit]

They tied in the Bank Building with the same brick as the Chace Ctr. and I think it looks horrid, like Chace is eating Bank. They should have used a darker more traditional brick or splurged on stone which is what the Bank Building is made of.