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City of Northglenn Sculpture Garden Create a 3D model of a possible sculpture park for the City of Northglenn Abstract The city of Northglenn’s Arts and Humanities Foundation, along with the Parks and Recreation Foundation, would like to turn Centennial Park into a sculpture garden. Northglenn High School students built a model of Centennial Park to pitch this idea to the board of the City of Northglenn (CO). The students used Autodesk Inventor Professional 2015 to build different sections of the park and incorporate new sculptures and structures with the existing park structures. The park was split up between three groups and assembled as a whole in the end. The students used Benson Sculpture Garden in Loveland, CO as a form of inspiration. Introduction/Background The students of Northglenn High School’s Engineering Design and Development class were approached by the City of Northglenn to create a 3D model of what the Eleanor M. Wyatt/Centennial Park would look like if it were to be made into a sculpture garden. The students were to use Benson Sculpture Garden in Loveland, Colorado as an example of how to format the park, and were encouraged to add different familyfriendly structures (i.e. picnic tables, gazebos, etc.) alongside the new sculptures to truly show how the park would go from a traditional park to a destination park. The 3D model, created on Autodesk inventor, is to be proposed to the board of the City of Northglenn on May 4 th , where the board will decide if the sculpture garden project is feasible and a good use of their money. Methodology When the students were approached by the City of Northglenn to create this park, they were given certain rules and different things to include in the park, which are listed below. 1. The Sculpture Garden must include a Sculpture Court of five sculptures. 2. The students must not mess with any existing structures in the park, such as the Centennial Bell and the benches. 3. The 3D model must include 15 potential spots to place sculptures. 4. The model must be completed by the May 4 th city council study session. With these rules in mind, the students first visited the Eleanor M. Wyatt/Centennial Park along with the Art on Parade event at EB Rains Jr. Memorial Park to get an idea of what the park and potential sculpture would look like. After these trips, the three groups of students took to the most recent version of the Autodesk CAD Program to design their own sections of the park. The students first created small pieces and assemblies of everything from sculptures to trees, then placed them in a final assembly of their park section, which were all joined together at the very end. Discussion/Conclusion In the matter of a few short months, a total of seven students were able to take a single park, completely recreate it on a CAD program using only pictures, a scale model, and the measurements they took themselves. Not only that, but they were also able to take that park and turn it into a prospective sculpture garden, using their imagination and creativity to determine where and how the sculptures should be placed. It was an excellent display of teamwork, and each student learned how to do their part in a large project to make a huge, seemingly impossible task into something smaller and much more doable. Having the opportunity to present at a City of Northglenn Board Meeting gave the students a chance to see what an actual professional meeting is like. The project itself wasn’t perfect, but the students learned what shortcuts were acceptable in interest of saving time. For example, the trees were not very detailed, but they did their job in showing where trees are in the park and around what size they were. Implementation/Next Steps Now that the students have presented their proposed design to the Northglenn City Council, there isn’t any more for the students to do. Now, the City will vote on whether or not the Northglenn Arts and Humanities Foundation should go through with the Sculpture Garden. If this vote is a yes, the NAHF will immediately begin working to start the garden and put in the six sculptures that they already have on hold for the park. The 3D model that the students created will be referred to throughout the process as a guide of where to place not only sculptures, but also potential paths, picnic tables, and other items. Results As the students were working on the 3D model, they emailed Michael Stricker twice a week with pictures and descriptions of what they had completed every couple of days. They used is feedback to improve their work and alter the layout of the park to make it more aesthetically pleasing. Once the students completed the park and put everything together, they immediately had to put together a PowerPoint Presentation with comparison pictures of what the park looks like now and what it could look like with the 3D model. This presentation was given to Michael Stricker, along with a few others from the NAHF, on Friday, May 1 st . The feedback given was mainly positive, with only a request to change out the pictures in the presentation from ones darker ones taken in the early morning with brighter ones taken in the afternoon. From this point, students had to adjust the presentation and make official decisions as to who would present what parts over the weekend and on Monday, before presenting to the Northglenn City Council on Monday, May 4 th in the evening. Results from that presentation are available upon request. Acknowledgements Mr. Michael Cengia Mr. Michael Stricker The City of Northglenn The City of Northglenn Arts and Humanities Foundation Mariah Hancock, Adam Nelson Northglenn HS STEM 601 W. 100 th Place Northglenn, CO 80260 References ""NAHF Northglenn Arts and Humanities Foundation." NAHF Northglenn Arts and Humanities Foundation. Web. 4 May 2015...

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City of Northglenn Sculpture GardenCreate a 3D model of a possible sculpture park for the City of Northglenn

Abstract

The city of Northglenn’s Arts and Humanities Foundation, along with the Parks and Recreation Foundation, would like to turn Centennial Park into a sculpture garden.  Northglenn High School students built a model of Centennial Park to pitch this idea to the board of the City of Northglenn (CO). The students used Autodesk Inventor Professional 2015 to build different sections of the park and incorporate new sculptures and structures with the existing park structures. The park was split up between three groups and assembled as a whole in the end. The students used Benson Sculpture Garden in Loveland, CO as a form of inspiration.

Introduction/Background

The students of Northglenn High School’s Engineering Design and Development class were approached by the City of Northglenn to create a 3D model of what the Eleanor M. Wyatt/Centennial Park would look like if it were to be made into a sculpture garden. The students were to use Benson Sculpture Garden in Loveland, Colorado as an example of how to format the park, and were encouraged to add different family‐friendly structures (i.e. picnic tables, gazebos, etc.) alongside the new sculptures to truly show how the park would go from a traditional park to a destination park.  The 3D model, created on Autodesk inventor, is to be proposed to the board of the City of Northglenn on May 4th, where the board will decide if the sculpture garden project is feasible and a good use of their money.

Methodology

When the students were approached by the City of Northglenn to create this park, they were given certain rules and different things to include in the park, which are listed below.1. The Sculpture Garden must include a Sculpture Court of five sculptures.2. The students must not mess with any existing structures in the park, such as the Centennial Bell and the benches.3. The 3D model must include 15 potential spots to place sculptures.4. The model must be completed by the May 4th city council study session.

With these rules in mind, the students first visited the Eleanor M. Wyatt/Centennial Park along with the Art on Parade event at EB Rains Jr. Memorial Park to get an idea of what the park and potential sculpture would look like. After these trips, the three groups of students took to the most recent version of the Autodesk CAD Program to design their own sections of the park. The students first created small pieces and assemblies of everything from sculptures to trees, then placed them in a final assembly of their park section, which were all joined together at the very end.

Discussion/Conclusion

In the matter of a few short months, a total of seven students were able to take a single park, completely recreate it on a CAD program using only pictures, a scale model, and the measurements they took themselves. Not only that, but they were also able to take that park and turn it into a prospective sculpture garden, using their imagination and creativity to determine where and how the sculptures should be placed. It was an excellent display of teamwork, and each student learned how to do their part in a large project to make a huge, seemingly impossible task into something smaller and much more doable. Having the opportunity to present at a City of Northglenn Board Meeting gave the students a chance to see what an actual professional meeting is like. The project itself wasn’t perfect, but the students learned what shortcuts were acceptable in interest of saving time. For example, the trees were not very detailed, but they did their job in showing where trees are in the park and around what size they were.

Implementation/Next Steps

Now that the students have presented their proposed design to the Northglenn City Council, there isn’t any more for the students to do. Now, the City will vote on whether or not the Northglenn Arts and Humanities Foundation should go through with the Sculpture Garden. If this vote is a yes, the NAHF will immediately begin working to start the garden and put in the six sculptures that they already have on hold for the park. The 3D model that the students created will be referred to throughout the process as a guide of where to place not only sculptures, but also potential paths, picnic tables, and other items.

Results

As the students were working on the 3D model, they emailed Michael Strickertwice a week with pictures and descriptions of what they had completed every couple of days. They used is feedback to improve their work and alter the layout of the park to make it more aesthetically pleasing. Once the students completed the park and put everything together, they immediately had to put together a PowerPoint Presentation with comparison pictures of what the park looks like now and what it could look like with the 3D model. This presentation was given to Michael Stricker, along with a few others from the NAHF, on Friday, May 1st. The feedback given was mainly positive, with only a request to change out the pictures in the presentation from ones darker ones taken in the early morning with brighter ones taken in the afternoon. From this point, students had to adjust the presentation and make official decisions as to who would present what parts over the weekend and on Monday, before presenting to the Northglenn City Council on Monday, May 4th in the evening. Results from that presentation are available upon request.

Acknowledgements

Mr. Michael CengiaMr. Michael Stricker

The City of NorthglennThe City of Northglenn Arts and Humanities Foundation

Mariah Hancock, Adam Nelson Northglenn HS STEM   601 W. 100th Place  Northglenn, CO 80260

References""NAHF ‐ Northglenn Arts and Humanities Foundation." NAHF ‐ Northglenn Arts 

and Humanities Foundation. Web. 4 May 2015. . .