$1 million sculpture garden to be built next year

              By ARDA HAMALIAN
Courier Staff Writer
A plaza, sculpture garden and
amphitheater, designed by nation-
. ally renowned artist Jody Pinto, are
going to be the next new additions to
the PCC campus. The $1 million
project is part of the $100 million
Master Plan which also included
Construction of the new library, the
parking structure, Community·Edu­cation
Center, and Child Develop­ment
Center.
A special committee was formed
to conduct a national search for an
artist to design the project. Thirty
artists responded to the search and
three of them were chosen to present
models of their designs to the Board
of Trustees.
According to Dr. Grover Goyne,
the PCC foundation president, Pinto's
model was unanimously chosen by
the board because of its convenience.
· and beauty by day and night.
Her design consists of a circular,
shaded plaza that overlooks the sculp­ture
garden. The garden will be land­scaped
with grass, bushes and scat­tered
trees and will have a channel of
water running through it. A few path­ways
will be constructed through the
. garden, connecting the buildings,
parking lot, plaza and amphitheater.
· The paths will also meet fire depart­ment
regulations.
Finally, at the lower end of the
garden; there will be a small amphi­theater
about 90 feet in diameter.
Seating facilities will be placed
alorig the circumference .and interior
of the plaza a5 well as the borders and
interior of the garden.
Hundreds oflights will be embed- ·
ded along the walkways and within
walls and benches, so when night
Please see GARDEN, Page 4
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ARTIST RENDERING BY JODY PINTO