Michael and Kemper Goodwin's City Hall

Artists: Michael and Kemper Goodwin Medium: solar-bronzed glass and steel (completed in 1970)Prior to redevelopment (and what's now called the Tempe Municipal Building), the lot that housed Tempe City Hall was also the site of the city jail, firehouse, library, and court ... According to the City of Tempe, the architects explained the...

By Claire Lawton

July 25, 2011

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Artists: Michael and Kemper Goodwin

Medium: solar-bronzed glass and steel (completed in 1970)

Prior to redevelopment (and what's now called the Tempe Municipal Building), the lot that housed Tempe City Hall was also the site of the city jail, firehouse, library, and court ... According to the City of Tempe, the architects explained the design concept as addressing five critical requirements: a "timeless architecture" that would retain its identity in a changing environment; a complete respect for the Arizona sun; an "open space vista" at the heart of a tight site; open citizen access emphasized by a "walk-in" environment; and "community integration" by having the overall plan "radiate" into the immediate surroundings.

The countdown to Best of Phoenix continues! Last year, we profiled 100 Creatives who made a mark on the local arts scene. This year, we'll have 100 creative representations of Phoenix. No scope or requirement on medium or size -- we'll include photography, painting, sculpture, video, installation, literary, and more. What do you see when you Imagine PHX?

Imagine PHX, so far:

100: Steven Revering's Westward Ho
99: Jon Ashcroft's Suspended in Geography

98: William LeGoullon's Table
97. Jason Hill's Phoenix Financial Center

96. Kyle DeWitt's Tempe Center for the Arts
95: Allison Elliott's Walls of Downtown Phoenix
94. Fausto Fernandez's Grid City
93. Chikara Kakizawa's Ship Out of Water
92: Dayvid LeMmon's Process / Gentrification

91. Irma Sanchez's Phoenix Rising
90. Eduardo Rivera's De Colores

89. Arnold Guerrero's Camelback Mountain
88. Sean Deckert's Ginae vs. the 12th Street Gang
87. Pete Petrisko's Admiral of Phoenix
86. Quincy Ross' Lone Skyscraper
85. Andrew Armstrong's Illustrated Cityscape
84. Thomas Schultz's Phoenix Artifact
83. Adrian Lesoing's N. Evergreen
82. Suzanne Falk's Kon Tiki Hotel
81. Lindz Lew's Bon Voyeur
80. Kevin Patterson's Phoenix Swamp Beast
79. Ramy Sidarous' Three Windows
78. Will Mejia's Orpheum Theatre
77. Steve Weiss' Portrait of Louis Lee
76. Larry Willis' Apparition on East McDowell
75. Claire Warden's Untitled No. 3
74. Randy Zucker's Dancing Saguaro
73. Robert Brandan Martinez's Medical Cannabis Tax Stamp
72. Edward Jensen's Phoenix Financial Center

71. Andrew Knochel's View from PURL

70. Mark Dudlik's Phoenix Rebound

69. C.J. Dyer's Bird's Eye View

68. Virginia Martinez's Airport Scene

67. Carrie Marill's "It's a Cowboy State"

66. Eric Iwersen's The Saguaros Have Been Here the Longest

65. Danielle D'Aleo's 602far

64. Jesa Townsend's Stars of Flowers

63. Andrew Pielage's Sandra Day O'Connor Courthouse

62. Carol Panaro-Smith and James Hajicek's Arc of Departure
61. A Military Parade in Phoenix (c. 1888)

60. Charles Anthony Darr's Phoenix Haboob

59. Lisa Marie Sipe's Sweeping Succulent
58. Brad Armstrong's Phoenix Carnival
57. B. Spiderman's "... And I Never Did Get That Pony Either"
56. Colton Brock's 810 N. 4th St.
55. Melanie and Michelle Craven's Twin Cactus
54. 407 E Roosevelt St.
53. Betty Schlueter's "The Sonoran"
52. Saskia Jorda's "You are Here - Part I: Migration"
51. Tempe's Mill Avenue (c. 1930)

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