Planners of Mobile’s new Africatown Welcome Center continue to zero in on a design, with hopes of breaking ground before year’s end – and an online survey gives the public a chance to weigh in on elements of the design.
At a public meeting on the design of a new Africatown Welcome Center, attendees look over options presented for exterior textures and treatments.a series of public meetings
“It’s still not a finished product, by any means, but it’s come a long way,” said Project Architect Andrew Marasca. He estimated that the design is about 40% complete. The building shown at Monday’s meeting was roughly rectangular, with a high glass front and sheltered exterior space facing a terraced area and open lawn. The building would face at an angle the cemetery that is one of Africatown’s major landmarks; the view of the lawn and cemetery would be unobstructed by parking, which would be behind the building.
“There’s a story to be told in Africatown,” said Marasca. “And it’s not my story to tell.” The design is meant to give the community a canvas for that, he said.
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