Pima Community College's new Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing is more than an economic driver, this Tucson architect says.
Carmen Cueva Special to the Arizona Daily Star When discussing the new Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing at Pima Community College’s downtown campus, many people have made a case for economic promise, but I see more value in personal engagement.
The Center is a tall building for Tucson. It contrasts to its surroundings. One feels excited and a little intimidated by it, similar to making a big decision about one’s career. There is comfort in its heavy permanence and protective shell, and yet it’s also inviting. There is a lightness and a playfulness with angled edges and planes that create beautiful dancing shadows throughout the day and year. It brings levity.
In the very middle of the floor and building, you’ll see a lounge. Students are at the heart of what we do. We understand that Pima‘s lasting impression is not from the classroom lectures or the tests, it’s about the relationships they create with their peers, the crazy ideas they come up with in the midst of this explosive encounter with new knowledge, and about their joy in discovering their real capabilities. They need a little informality and fun to help bring this out.
Climbing to the third floor, you’ll feel the stability of this community behind you as you go out on a limb, as though it’s preparing you to launch, to go out into the world and share your unique gifts. Here you can’t help but feel a shift in perspective. At first choosing to engage felt heavy and daunting, and now it’s putting you out there, you are what’s intimidating about this place. It’s encouraging you to see and take on the world in new ways.
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