Archive for January 9th, 2008
Praise for Birch building, Schermerhorn Center
The A.A. Birch Criminal Justice Building (above) is landing some high praise from Skyscraperpage.com architecture fans along with the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. One user made the point that these are “two buildings that Nashville can be exceptionally proud of.” I agree, and I’m encouraged to see so many landmark structures and locations appearing during the last 10 to 15 years. Downtown Nashville, in particular, is a much different and much better place, I think, than it was as recently as 1993 or so. Some critics of the Schermerhorn have said that it is too traditional, but I personally agree with another commenter that “old styles can be given new life today.” I’m glad to see that happening here.
