Mt Carmel College of Nursing: Before & After

[BobG]

Here's a picture of Mt Carmel College of Nursing in Columbus, OH. Pretty impressive looking. Mt Carmel College of Nursing

The medical staff surrounding the patient is a nice touch. Arch closeup

What makes it more impressive is what the building looked like before the renovation. Mt Carmel project by Eric Grohe

Here's a project of his in Bucyrus, OH. Great American Crossroads

 

[JasonRox]

I'm not a fan of that kind of thing done to buildings.

 

[cronxeh]

Ahh but of course. The American interpretation of a healer, holding the staff of caduceus (2 snakes), the magic wand of control and occult, the protector of merchants and thieves; rather than the staff of asclepius (one snake), the god of health.

 

[Astronuc]

There is a mural on the side of a building in Columbia, South Carolina. It is a picture of a sunset seen through a tunnel. The problem - it is so realistic that in the evening, people have mistakenly driven into the side of the building. So they erected a barrier to prevent drivers from trying to enter the tunnel.

 

[matthyaouw]

None of them were observed persuing a roadrunner just beforehand were they?

 

[Moonbear]

I'm never overly impressed by things like that done entirely for aesthetics, mainly because I've known enough about the behind-the-scenes finances of colleges and universities to know they are wasting money on sculpture while telling departments they have no money for necessities.

 

[Pengwuino]

I'm never overly impressed by things like that done entirely for aesthetics, mainly because I've known enough about the behind-the-scenes finances of colleges and universities to know they are wasting money on sculpture while telling departments they have no money for necessities.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: too true.

I'd be the type to try to walk through that 2nd murale though.

 

[DaveC426913]

The technique is called 'Trompe l'Oeil' - to deceive the eye.

 

[hypatia]

I think its beautiful, he's a very good artist. Its also a very cheap way to spruce up a tired building vs a stone/cement make over.

 

[tribdog]

lol moonbear, it isn't sculpture. Or were you perhaps thinking of an episode in your own life? Didn't get a new microscope because of the new fountain?

 

[cronxeh]

Here is more:

http://www.corante.com/mooreslore/archives/images/caduceusstlouis.jpg

http://www.uiuc.edu/tours/quad/antratour/henrycaduceus.jpg