ON POINT - July 2008
| “Behind the Scenes at NTC Promenade” Civic Community Forum – July 8th, 5:00pm – 6:00pm at the Visions Art Quilt Gallery (2825 Dewey Road in the New Americans Museum Building) |
Spurlock Poirier Begins Work on Master Garden Plan for Officer’s Quarters
San Diego landscape architect firm Spurlock Poirier has begun work to develop a Master Plan for the 4 acres of historic Officer’s Quarters Gardens at NTC Promenade.
Long a setting for official Navy gatherings and garden events, the Gardens behind the four Officer’s Quarters on Rosecrans have panoramic views of Downtown San Diego and the bay, and retain walkways, plantings and garden rooms that make this an invaluable addition to the adjacent NTC Promenade Arts and Culture District.
“Our goal is to restore the magnificence of these gardens and their historic features, and open them to the public for the first time,” said Alan Ziter, NTC Foundation Executive Director. “We want to enliven them with events and activities and artistic features that make them a true extension of our creative district, while offering San Diego residents and visitors a unique formal garden setting unlike any other public garden in the region.”
The Master Plan is the first step towards making this happen. After plans are developed over the next several months, donations will be needed to restore, renovate and provide an operating fund for the Gardens.
Spurlock Poirier was selected for the project by an NTC Work Group made up of historic and landscape professionals who reviewed proposals in 2006 from several different contractors to carry out the Master Plan for the Gardens. The Plan is being funded in part from a $100,000 grant to the NTC Foundation from the California Cultural and Historic Endowment to undertake a Historic Structures Report on the Officer’s Quarters (nearly complete) and to develop a Master Plan for the Officer’s Quarters Gardens.
At this time, the NTC Foundation is still seeking $40,000 to fully fund the Master Plan. To find out more about the Garden Master Plan and to make a contribution, contact Alan Ziter at [email protected]
As plans are being developed, the NTC Foundation will host a Civic Community Forum to provide an opportunity for community input.
About Spurlock Poirier
Andrew Spurlock established the firm in 1988, to provide an innovative, site-conditioned approach, to both planning and landscape architectural design. He was soon joined by Martin Poirier, who had been a frequent collaborator and colleague since 1981. Besides their training and experience as Landscape Architectural site planners, they have strong backgrounds in the liberal arts and fine arts that informs their work and the tone of the office, a studio-like environment which stresses inquiry, collaboration, idea-driven solutions and sound project management as well as excellence in client communication and service.
Other SP projects currently underway include a Park for East Village, the Desert Botanical Garden, San Diego Federal Courthouse, Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge and La Jolla Commons. You can find out more at www.sp-land.com
Buy a Brick at NTC Legacy Plazas
You can honor your loved one with a lasting imprint by purchasing a Commemorative Brick for placement at NTC Promenade, in the heart of the Arts and Culture District.
For more than 75 years, nearly 2 million Navy recruits and personnel trained at the Naval Training Center in Point Loma. Today, under the auspices of the NTC Foundation, 26 National Historic Register buildings on 28 bayside acres, now called NTC Promenade, are coming alive once again as San Diego’s new flagship destination for arts, culture, science, technology and military service organizations that serve the area’s diverse communities.
Among the many new landmarks and gathering places at NTC Promenade are three Legacy Plazas. Visitors will be able to stroll down the promenade and be inspired by thousands of names on personalized NTC Commemorative Bricks placed by loved ones to honor those who served and by those who support NTC’s new mission. “I was honored to receive my Commemorative Brick and be a part of preserving the past, while building for the future,” Lew Witherspoon, Commander, US Navy (Ret) and NTC Boot Camp (RCPO) 1968.
The NTC Commemorative Bricks are displayed in the Fieldstone Legacy Plaza at NTC Promenade. The display is located just off Roosevelt between Truxton and Historic Decatur Roads between the Galinson Family Fountain and the NTC Command Center. Additional Commemorative Bricks will be added to the display on an annual basis.
Act now, and give a gift that will be treasured for generations. The NTC Commemorative Brick Program has been discontinued. If you are interested in purchasing a tribute at NTC, we still have Rosebushes available in the Sybil Stockdale Rose Garden. They may be ordered here. For additional information or to schedule a tour, please contact Stacy Goodman, Director of Development at [email protected].
To The Point ...
Summer is in full swing at NTC Promenade every day of the week. Just look at what is happening here:
- New Americans Museum opened its doors to hundreds of visitors
- Visions Art Quilt Gallery was featured in the San Diego Union Tribune for their “Material Guys” exhibition
- Solare Ristorante was named “Best New Restaurant” by San Diego Magazine
- Dance Place San Diego has over 100 classes each week in every type of dance and movement
- San Diego Watercolor Society will open its member's exhibition “Red, White & Blue” on July 4th
New Americans Museum: 619.255.8908
- Gallery Hours: 11am- 5 pm, Wednesday-Sunday, No charge for admission
- Grand Opening Exhibitions
- Becoming American: Teenagers and Immigration, Photographs by Barbara Beirne, Organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service.
- Contemporary Story: Perspectives by Immigrant and Refugee Artists, A photo exhibition by San Diego immigrant and refugee youth presented by the New Americans Museum and the AJA Project.
San Diego Watercolor Society: 619.876-4550
- Showcase Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Sunday, Sunday 11AM to 5PM
- Current Exhibition – “Red, White & Blue” a members watermedia exhibition juried by Linda Doll
Visions Art Quilt Gallery: 619-546-4872
- Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10-4 No charge for admission
- Now through July 27: Material Guys - Art Quilts by Bob Adams, John Garrett and Tim Harding
Be sure to check the NTC Promenade online calendar for all the happenings scheduled.