Forwarded from MapHist. Wow! Congratulations Osher staff! It looks like a lot of hard work went into this re-opening. Angie -------- Original Message -------- Subject: announcement of Osher Map Library (re)opening Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:19:12 -0400 From: Joel Kovarsky <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: To: This just out a couple of days ago: http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=290578&ac=PHnws . It sounds like quite an impressive structure: "Designed by Koetter Kim & Associates of Boston, the three-story building at the intersection of Bedford Street and Forest Avenue now marks the gateway to the campus. The highly visible structure is distinctive, in part, because of the aluminum panels that clad the upper levels. More than 100 of them are part of the 156-foot etching of the Dymaxion Map." Joel Kovarsky