Administrative Offices, Arecibo Observatory, Arecibo, PR

Date of Sketch: July 21, 2017

Sited at the rim of the 300 meter radio telescope which appeared in the movie 'Contact' is a new research structure for the National Science Foundation. The main administrative floor is raised four levels above grade and serves scientific staff housed in the seven-story vertical core. The core supports eight arms which contain research spaces for resident astronomers.  Bernstein's 2nd Symphony, 'The Age of Anxiety' characterizes the hectic pace of urban life but offers an antidote by substituting timeless values for contemporary ones.