The new addition will be a 12-story glass edifice at the front of the existing four-story building and will include a 60-ft waterfall--all designed by Chermayeff, Sollogub and Poole Inc., the architectural firm behind the original building. The Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority is partially funding the development through the issuing of $34 million worth of bonds.
The National Aquarium is more than just a top attraction," Gov. Parris N. Glendening said at the ceremony, "but it is a model of something just as important to all Marylanders--that combining economic growth and environmental protection can be successful."
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