Plans for the International Dark Sky Discovery Center, which will house the Phoenix area’s largest telescope, are coming into focus. The center announced Tuesday that the conceptual design has been completed and construction is on track to begin in…
As part of SWABACK’s overall efforts associated with the physical planning, design, and community building process, our team started with extensive research, investigation, and dialogue focusing on key themes that we believe will be important in the creation of a special new environment, while ensuring that we remember the history of the greater community that we are joining. These themes are always evolving and becoming more crystallized throughout the early stages of planning and design, but they help to guide the overall direction of the project at its infancy. The proposed planning and design direction is a direct and deliberate outcome of the following four core brand dimensions.