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To Recognize and Congratulate COSI on their Tenth Anniversary on the Riverfront.
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WHEREAS, COSI is Columbus' dynamic hands-on science center, featuring over 300 interactive exhibitions and over 100,000 square feet of exhibit space; and
WHEREAS, COSI also offers a variety of special events, family programs, camps, and more; and
WHEREAS, COSI was recently named the #1 science center in the country by Parents magazine; and
WHEREAS, COSI celebrates ten years of science, learning, and fun at its world-class, 320,000 square foot building at 333 West Broad Street; and
WHEREAS, COSI's building was designed around the former Central High School, which was built in 1924 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places; and
WHEREAS, the opening of COSI's building on November 6, 1999, garnered widespread international publicity, from architectural magazines in Japan to Vogue to Time magazine's two-page spread; and
WHEREAS, the building was designed by world famous architect Arata Isozaki, whose vision for the project celebrated COSI's past and embraced its future; and
WHEREAS, the facility continues to draw thousands of visitors downtown, with last year's total number of visitors the highest since 2004; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize and congratulate COSI on their tenth anniversary on the riverfront.