Snapshot: The Lost Writing on the Wall

by Mark Robins | 1 May 2020 12:00 am

A fanged gopher and a jellyfish swimming on top of a Picasso-esque toilet are repeated over and over wrapping around the Southwestern College, Wellness & Aquatic Center in Chula Vista, Calif. These two ancient Mayan hieroglyphs (along with another) illustrate the words first, health and cool in a language from a civilization dating 11 centuries ago. They are depicted on 0.125- and 0.080-inch perforated aluminum metal panels.

Architect: Gensler, New York City, www.gensler.com[1]
Construction manager: Balfour Beatty, Los Angeles, www.balfourbeattyus.com[2]
General contractor: Brady SoCal Inc., La Mesa, Calif., www.brady.com/socal[3]
Metal installer: Letner Roofing, Orange, Calif., www.letner.com[4]
Perforated metal: Dri-Design, Holland, Mich., www.dri-design.com[5]

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