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DISCOVERY HALL <br />June 1, 1977 <br />South Bend Common Council <br />4th Floor, County -City Building <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />Dear Council Members: <br />a� <br />Century <br />Center <br />Joseph A. Wetzel Associates, a nationally- recognized museum design <br />firm, has submitted a proposal for the first phase in the planning, <br />design and construction of the permanent exhibits in Discovery Hall <br />Museum, a department of the City of South Bend. <br />This firm was one of four exhibit design firms interviewed by the <br />Mayor's Advisory Committee on Discovery Hall. Wetzel Associates <br />was selected by the Committee to submit a formal proposal for an <br />exhibits planning program because, 1) their initial proposal incl- <br />uded a master plan, workshops, graphics and presentations which are <br />essential in proper museum exhibit programming, 2) this firm has had <br />considerable experience in the planning and designing of industry - <br />related museums which will be especially beneficial to Discovery <br />Hall, 3) the imaginative and unique design and purpose of Century <br />Center calls for similar imagination in the programming within its <br />individual units. The Committee feels that Wetzel Associates is <br />best prepared and staffed to provide the finest in modern museum de- <br />sign concepts and, 4) because Wetzel Associates is exclusively a de- <br />sign firm (the other three firms would be involved in all three phases, <br />including exhibit fabrication), the museum could, in the long run, <br />save on exhibit construction costs by receiving bids from local firms <br />for the final fabrication phase. <br />At the moment, Phase One of the exhibits project is especially im- <br />portant. As indicated in the design firm's proposal, among the items <br />to be furnished include a series of sketches for proposed exhibit <br />areas, in- person presentations by the exhibit designers, and a slide <br />presentation based on the exhibit design plan. These will be parti- <br />cularly useful in future fund - raising activities and presentations. <br />Funds raised from this activity will be used to pay for exhibit design <br />and construction costs. 1� <br />ECPN1r- � <br />„Ui'3 2 1977 <br />A museum of local industry, technology <br />and commerce, featuring the Studebaker <br />Historic Vehicle Collection. <br />CHIEF Di PU1Y CO'a <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />120 South Saint Joseph Street <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />(219) 284 -9714 <br />