Students Exhibit Designs for Sunnyside Park Band Shell

PULLMAN, Wash. – A group of third-year architecture students have created designs for a possible band shell for Sunnyside Park in Pullman. Students will present models of their designs from 3 to 5 p.m. March 8, at Pullman City Hall, 325 S.E. Paradise.

The band shell project came about after a rainy Fourth of July celebration a few years ago in which a local band lost some of its sound equipment, said Kurt Dahmen, Pullman’s recreation superintendent. Organizers of the event began discussing a need for a band shell at the park, located on an approximately 25-acre site on the west side of Pullman. They decided to ask students to come up with designs.

A total of 15 students in Michael Owen’s Architecture Design class worked on the projects. The students were shown the site and then came up with their designs. The band shell will include a stage area, restrooms, storage and a concessions area.

The public will have the opportunity to vote on their favorite design. The displays will remain at City Hall until March 16. The student projects are a starting point for the city project. City officials will then come up with a final design and determine funding.