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Masonry Institute of Iowa Awards Fountain Design03-01-07 | News

Masonry Institute of Iowa Awards Fountain Design




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The Roth Fountain, Sioux City, Iowa.







Intricate steer head terra cottas from the razed Live Stock National Bank & Exchange Building are now spouts for the new fountain.


Landscape architects know the value of artistic touches to a project. Take the Masonry Institute of Iowa?EUR??,,????'?????<

The new fountain has an interesting history. The Live Stock National Bank & Exchange Building in Sioux City, Iowa was designed by architect William Steele in 1915, which included intricate terra cotta designs of steer heads, florals, geometic shapes and signage by Scotsman G.G. Elmslie. Some of that terra cotta is now in the Sioux City Public Museum, saved after the building was mostly destroyed by fire in the winter of 1998.

Fountain designers, Steve Blenderman, an artist, and Kirk Hoefling, a sculptor, had the idea of designing a fountain as an homage to the old building. They replicated the building?EUR??,,????'?????<

For more information, visit www.blenderman-hoeflingdesign.com




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