| 词条 | Metropolitan Courthouse |
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|name = Metropolitan Courthouse |status =complete |image = Metropolitan Courthouse Albuquerque New Mexico.jpg |image_size = 250px |caption = |location = 401 Lomas Blvd. NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico |coordinates = {{coord|35|5|30|N|106|39|04|W|display=inline,title}} |start_date =2001 |completion_date = 2003 |architect = DCSW Architects |owner = |cost = $83 million[1] |floor_area = 244,000 sq ft [2] |top_floor = |floor_count = 9 |building_type = Office |antenna_spire = |roof = {{convert|53.3|m|ft|abbr=on}}[3] |elevator_count =10 |structural_engineer= |main_contractor = Bradbury Stamm Construction |opening = |developer = }} The Metropolitan Courthouse is a courthouse in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, housing the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court. The building is located on the northwest corner of 4th Street and Lomas Boulevard in an area known as the Courthouse District. The courthouse rises {{convert|175|ft|m}} and has nine stories.[3] Designed by DCSW Architects in a contemporary Art Deco style, it features a three-story rotunda finished with granite, marble, and travertine[4] and a {{convert|36|ft|m|adj=on}} sculpture of the scales of justice.[1] Ground was broken on the project in May 2001[2] and the building was topped out the following June.[5] The courthouse opened for business on January 20, 2004, replacing the old Metro Courthouse at 4th and Roma.[6] From 2005 to 2009, the Metro Courthouse was at the center of a high-profile fraud investigation, during which allegations emerged that a group of conspirators had siphoned off $4.2 million from the courthouse construction project in a scheme described by the Albuquerque Journal as "breathtaking in scope and star power."[7] Eight people were eventually named as defendants in the case, including the former president pro tempore of the New Mexico State Senate and a former mayor of Albuquerque. The investigation ended with six of the accused pleading guilty to conspiracy and mail fraud, while the other two pleaded guilty to misprision of felony.[8] See also
References1. ^1 {{cite news | last=McKay | first=Dan | title=Courthouse Has History Of Troubles - Cost Overruns Among Previous Problems | newspaper=Albuquerque Journal | location=NM | date=March 31, 2007 | page=A1}} 2. ^1 {{cite news | last=Ramirez | first=Chris | title=Courthouse Work an Inside Job | newspaper=Albuquerque Journal | location=NM | date=October 22, 2002 | page=D2}} 3. ^1 {{cite web | title=Metropolitan Courthouse | url=http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=metropolitancourthouse-albuquerque-nm-usa | publisher=Emporis | accessdate=25 April 2011}} 4. ^{{cite web | title=About Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court | url=http://www.metrocourt.state.nm.us/xnet/main.jsp?folder=about&file=aboutcourt | publisher=Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court | accessdate=25 April 2011}} 5. ^{{cite news | last=Velasco | first=Diane | title=Steelworkers 'top out' the courthouse | newspaper=Albuquerque Journal | location=NM | date=June 17, 2002}} 6. ^{{cite news | title=Court Doors Open Today | newspaper=Albuquerque Journal | location=NM | date=January 20, 2004 | page=D1}} 7. ^{{cite news | title=Accused of $4.2 million ripoff | newspaper=Albuquerque Journal | date=March 30, 2007 | author=Gallagher, Mike | author2=Sandlin, Scott | location=NM | page=A1}} 8. ^{{cite news | title=The Final Chapter - Sentencing of Courthouse Architect Ends Corruption Case | newspaper=Albuquerque Journal | date=July 9, 2009 | author=Gallagher, Mike | author2=Sandlin, Scott | location=NM | page=A1}} External links
3 : Skyscraper office buildings in Albuquerque, New Mexico|Courthouses in New Mexico|Government buildings completed in 2003 |
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