NASCAR Hall of Fame Wins National Architecture Award
In approaching the challenge of designing a Hall of Fame for
NASCAR, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners sought to capture the essential spirit of
NASCAR and its sport in architectural form. In exploring the possibilities for
expressing speed and spectacle, they were drawn to the arena of action, the
racecourse, where fans and race teams come together each race week for the
spectacle of race day. Curving, sloped forms are evocative not only of the
dynamic and changing shape of the racetrack but also of the perception
of speed, which is at the heart of the NASCAR spectacle.
The NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C., has earned
national recognition in the Innovative
Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program
(IDEAS2). Conducted annually by AISC, the IDEAS2 awards recognize
outstanding achievement in engineering and architecture on structural steel
projects across the country.
My challenge on this assignment was how to handle the
technical aspects of the light. The interior space mixes halogen,
tungsten, fluorescent, and natural light in a single area. Each registers a
different color so I decided to shoot at dusk when the ambient light balances
perfectly with the artificial lighting.
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Architect: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
Project Area: 700,000 sq
Photographer: Jim Evangelista
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