KSS unveils Metasequoia at UPenn.J. Shermeta of KSS KSS Kearns-Sayre Syndrome KSS Komunistická Strana Slovenska (Slovak Communist Party, Slovakia) KSS Kelowna Secondary School (Kelowna, BC, Canada) KSS Kirby Super Star (SNES game) Architects has designed the viewing structure for the University of Pennsylvania's new meta Metasequoia exhibit at the Morris Arboretum The Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania (37 ha / 92 acres) is the official arboretum of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located at 100 East Northwestern Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. in collaboration with artists John McQueen John Mcqueen (February 9, 1804 - August 30, 1867) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Queensdale, near the town of Maxton, North Carolina, Mcqueen completed preparatory studies under private tutors and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at and Margo Mensing and structural engineer Tom Langan Tom Langan is an American television producer and writer. Positions Held Days of our Lives
arboretum Place where trees, shrubs, and sometimes herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes. An arboretum may be a collection in its own right or a part of a botanical garden. is located at 100 Northwestern Avenue in Chestnut Hill, PA. Located along the East Brook in the Arboretum's Madeleine K. Butcher Sculpture Garden, the viewing structure is the latest addition to the Morris Arboretum experience. A stairway brings visitors into the Arboretum's spectacular grove of Dawn Redwood trees via an installation called meta Metasequoia. Once aloft, a viewing basket provides an open-air room, allowing visitors to linger within the branches and experience nature first hand. The art installation by John McQueen and Margo Mensing highlights the qualities of the Dawn Redwood trees through multiple media. The artists conceived of a viewing structure to bring visitors into direct contact with the trees. A sound piece with narration and music provides visitors with historical and botanical insight into the Metasequoia trees. Additionally a link from the Morris website, created by Matthew Belsky, provides abundant information on the location of Metasequoias planted before 1976 in arboretums around the U.S. "The goal is to encourage participation with nature, not merely display an object sitting in the grass," said John McQueen. Adds J. Shermeta, "This is a truly unique design and a project that I am proud to be a part of. Nicknamed 'the grasshopper grasshopper, name applied to almost 9,000 different species of singing, jumping insects in two families of the order Orthoptera. Grasshoppers are long, slender, winged insects with powerful hind legs and strong mandibles, or mouthparts, adapted for chewing. ,' the structure appears to be pausing in meditation at the foot of the trees. The intertwining of design elements and nature in this grove creates a serene experience reminiscent of childhood escapes." Opening day of the exhibit will include tree measuring activities and the planting of dawn redwood seedlings, which visitors can also take home with them. The Morris Arboretum is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Morris Arboretum is a 92-acre horticulture display garden featuring a spectacular collection of mature trees in a Victorian landscape. The Arboretum features numerous picturesque spots such as the formal rose garden, Japanese gardens, swan pond, meadows, and the elegant Fernery fern·er·y n. pl. fern·er·ies 1. A place or container in which ferns are grown. 2. A bed or collection of ferns. Fernery a collection of ferns, 1863. . The Morris Arboretum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places This article is about the U.S. Register. For the National Register of Historic Places in Canada see Canadian Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places and is the official arboretum of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. |
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