Constructing the Base
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Loading ...When the I.M. Pei model goes on display on May 3, it will, for the first time in many, many years, have a stable permanent base. The base, designed by Hans Butzer and Jeremy Gardner and assembled by Nathan Gardner, will include space for informational side panels that will provide visitors more insight into the Pei Plan and what did and did not transpire over the following 25 years before the plan was fazed out. We can’t thank the Inasmuch Foundation enough for helping make it possible to create a model display that will help ensure its safe display for years to come.
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Thanks for stopping in! This is a really exciting project for Oklahoma City. The scheduled date for unveiling is May 3rd, and will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the northeast lobby of the Cox Convention Center.
Speakers will include Mayor Mick Cornett and state historian Dr. Bob Blackburn. In addition to the model, the display will include new information panels about the history of downtown and the urban renewal era, and original paintings that were produced almost 40 years ago in conjunction with the introduction of the Pei Plan.
History
Renowned international architect I.M. Pei was contracted in 1964 by the Urban Action Foundation, a non-profit formed to help launch an urban renewal program for downtown Oklahoma City. His work included a creating a 10- by 12-foot model showing how downtown might look in 1989 after the program's completion. The model was part of an ambitious public relations effort aimed at gaining support for tearing down hundreds of old buildings...Read More
Media
Check out the various Photo Galleries and Video Collections of the Model and it's history.More to come soon!
Moving The ModelHistoric ImagesModel Close-UpsConstructing the Base
A Tale of Two Cities FilmI.M. Pei DocumentaryPartners
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Here we have a monument to painful and long-lasting devastation to the vibrancy and culture of Downtown Oklahoma City. Yep, that’s what it is. Prop it up well now, ya hear?