Public art should do more than decorate. Brooks + Scarpa targeted a triple bottom line with their design of the recently completed Gateway Sculpture at Pembroke Pines City Center in southern Florida. Constructed to enhance user experience, the sculpture is made up of four yellow stainless-steel tree columns topped with kinetic canopies that create the effect of dappled light as visitors walk beneath. Environmental and economic sustainability were considered for the project, which is designed for...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building http://inhabitat.com/brooks-scarpa-completes-forest-like-kinetic-sculpture-ringed-with-rain-gardens
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