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Article: DLR Group Delivers Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse, a New Paradigm in Courthouse Design
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- January 1, 2009
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A new paradigm in courthouse design is being realized for the Wayne Lyman Morse U.S. Courthouse through the General Services Administration's "Design Excellence Program," which brings new focus to the design quality of federally-procured projects.
DLR Group, created a courthouse that bridged the chasm that is widely agreed to have developed over the past two centuries between "us" the citizens and "them" the government. By focusing on concepts of integrity, vitality, dignity and substance, the building was infused with imagery that beckons all citizens to reclaim their proprietary relationship to our system of justice.
The courtrooms of the Eugene, Oregon Federal Courthouse were articulated ...