​​​​​​Phoenix Municipal Courthouse​​​

 

 

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ARTIST:   Brad Goldberg
DATE:   1999
LOCATION:  300 W. Washington St. 
TYPE:   Building
MATERIALS:   Stone, Landscaping
BUDGET:   $81,000
DISTRICT:   8
ZIP CODE:   ​85003​


​​Brad Goldberg's artistic adaptation of the courtyard for the Municipal Court combines architecture, landscape, art and history. The landscape element of his design mixes native groundcover with a canopy of more than 85 mesquite trees, which are historically native to the site. But the most striking aspect of the entire design is the series of three primary-    access walkways that lead to and from the building and an interior square. A geometric patchwork of yellow, black and green stone suggests decorative rugs that extend from the building's entrance to surrounding streets in a gesture of welcome. As the artist explains, "The beauty of these walkways aim to psychologically emit a sense of calm to the users of the building whose purpose within can often be anxiety-filled."