Dear Friends of the National Cave and Karst Research Institute,
The good people at the Carlsbad Department of Development (CDOD) continue to work hard at promoting Carlsbad, including NCKRI. CDOD's Jeff Campbell recently updated their website to show updated time-lapsed photographs of the construction of NCKRI Headquarters from November of last year into September. They take about a half minute to see and are located at http://nm-carlsbaddod.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=483 <http://nm-carlsbaddod.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=483&ART=1681&admin=1> &ART=1681&admin=1. Just go there; there is nothing to click or do except watch the photos change. You won't see much change in the first four sets of photos, which show when the ground was prepared and the foundation poured, but the last six show the framing and covering of the building. If you are not familiar with the location, the photo series on the left shows the northwest side of the building from Cascade Drive. The round section of the building is our bookstore. The photos on the right show the northeast side of the building. A decorative canal (currently drained of water during construction) is in the foreground. The red iron core of our colonnade is on the left side of the photo (the arches for the colonnade were all installed today, so it will soon be covered and completed). Behind it are the classroom (first floor), library (above it), and stairwell. The entrance vestibule and elevator shaft are in the central part of the photo. The narrow window is the tallest in Carlsbad. The gray wall on the right leads left to the entrance. The wall will soon be faced with limestone, with the NCKRI logo beautifully done in metals extending from it. Water will flow down that limestone wall behind the logo The exterior appearance of the building won't change much in the coming months as the work now focuses on the interior. We don't yet have a target date for opening. We're looking for additional funds to complete parts of the interior that we can't finish under the current contract, as well as to build some outstanding museum exhibits we have planned. If you have suggestions or contacts for potential sponsors, please let me know. Thank you for your interest and support, George *********************** George Veni, Ph.D. Executive Director National Cave and Karst Research Institute 1400 Commerce Dr. Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220 USA [email protected] www.nckri.org 001-575-887-5517 (office) 001-210-863-5919 (mobile) 001-413-383-2276 (fax)
