Let's face it, metro Atlanta has always had a problem with parking. The abundance of our concrete jungle doesn't always allow for sufficient parking in and until more citizens stop driving themselves around and start following the ways of mass transit the city will continue to have a road and parking crisis.One location that never has sufficient parking is the Fellini's/La Fonda at the corner of Roswell and Wieuca Road. In this parking lot, you have a mix of one-way streets, parallel parking, 90 degree angle parking, and 60 degree angle parking. Due to a variety of the size of the road that circles the two restaurants, different angles of parking spaces are used to fix the maximum number of cars. Every square foot is used as cars line 2/3rds of the buildings and the outer edge of the perimeter.
Located in the center of this photo is a parking deck that stays well hidden in this upper class area of Buckhead. It sits
between the Target and Dick's Sporting Goods and caters to shoppers in these stores as well as others. The deck is very large, but the remainder of it remains hidden from the eye of those on East Roxboro and Peachtree Street. This deck is of the mindset that if you have to build a parking deck in order to provide for massive structures like the ones in the photo then it might as well adapt to its surroundings.
This parking deck is the opposite of the previous photo in that it is not hidden from plain site nor does it blend in with the surrounding area. The deck, which is located between Georgia State and Underground Atlanta, takes on the roll of an art form. I would imagine the people who commissioned this mural were of the mindset, if we have to have this parking deck to accommodate for the cities attractions, we might as well make it visually interesting! This is just one example of how parking decks can differ while still serving their purpose.
Located in the center of this photo is a parking deck that stays well hidden in this upper class area of Buckhead. It sits
between the Target and Dick's Sporting Goods and caters to shoppers in these stores as well as others. The deck is very large, but the remainder of it remains hidden from the eye of those on East Roxboro and Peachtree Street. This deck is of the mindset that if you have to build a parking deck in order to provide for massive structures like the ones in the photo then it might as well adapt to its surroundings.
This parking deck is the opposite of the previous photo in that it is not hidden from plain site nor does it blend in with the surrounding area. The deck, which is located between Georgia State and Underground Atlanta, takes on the roll of an art form. I would imagine the people who commissioned this mural were of the mindset, if we have to have this parking deck to accommodate for the cities attractions, we might as well make it visually interesting! This is just one example of how parking decks can differ while still serving their purpose.
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For the sketchbook I want everyone to get out and take new photos specifically for the class--to pick places to visit and observe after you've done the reading, when you'll (hopefully) be thinking about things in a new way. That said, these examples are all quite interesting.
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