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Bessemer Courthouse Bessemer, AL Fall 2011 Professor Burleson Studio Group Project
Bessemer is one of the cities that suffer from the economy crisis in Jefferson County. The idea of the courthouse is to bring a new identity to Bessemer. The proposal is to design a cultural courthouse for the city of Bessemer that exemplifies ideas of place, culture, and justice. The idea of compression and release is very prevalent throughout the entire courthouse from the columns on the facade to the entry sequence of the courtrooms. The importance of the atrium is felt throughout the whole building in a sequence of spaces and varying heights. Also, courthouse should give a town a sense of stability and grounding which is achieved in the strong base of the courthouse.
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