[Source: Connie Cone Sexton, Arizona Republic, June 10, 2008] — The floating sculpture being built for the downtown Civic Space Park isn’t even off the ground yet, but already has won an award. The sculpture recently received the Excellence in Structural Engineering Award from the Arizona Structural Engineers Association. The award was given to Tucson-based M3 Engineering and Technology, a member of the sculpture’s design and fabrication team, which is headed by CAID Industries, also of Tucson.
Boston-area artist Janet Echelman designed the sculpture. When completed, it will be suspended 38 feet above the park on a framework of two steel rings, tapered poles and cables. It will rise to an overall height of 100 feet and be approximately 100 feet wide at the top. The roughly $2.4 million project is designed to show the wind in motion and create dappled shade in the park. It will change colors, from blue to orange to pink, according to the season. [Note: To read the full article, click here.]
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