here is a short video of the exhibition and public presentation party
WAMchatter, October 26th, 7pm at the Weisman Art Museum
Please join us for our public presentation for the Plaza Design Competition at the Weisman Art Mueseum. A reception prior to the event will be held at the Weisman at 6pm with presentations to follow across the plaza from the museum in room 230 of the STSS building. See you then!
This weekend was the Weisman Art Museum Grand Reopening Gala (Saturday, Oct. 1) and WAMdemonium (Sunday, Oct. 2nd). The new expansion featured our team’s design competition materials for a new public plaza at the east end of the Washington Avenue Pedestrian and Bike bridge. Kick off festivities started Saturday night. Bob Kost, Director of Planning & Urban Design at SEH, was invited to attend the reopening gala with hundred of arts patrons including the wold renown architect, Frank Gehry. It was an exciting weekend. We look forward to presenting to the professional jury and the public on October 26th.
See some of the pictures from the weekend’s events below.
Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota
The SEH team completed their submission for the Mississippi River Bridge Plaza Design Competition on Thursday, September 1st. The timeline for selection of the winning entry among the four finalist teams is listed below.
October 1, 2011 Revealing: The Weisman Art Museum Grand Reopening Gala (Sold-Out)
October 2, 2011, 1pm WAMdemonium: WAM Grand Reopening & Exhibition of Design Competition Submissions
October 26, 2011, afternoonTeam Presentations to Jury
October 26, 2011, 7pmPublic Presentation of Designs, Weisman Art Museum
October 27, 2011Decision Announced
3-D visualization of plaza concept illustrated by team members at EE+K Architects a Perkins Eastman Co.
Christopher Baker’s ”SWARM” art piece creates a programable sound and light project providing an interactive, variable user experience.
WAM Plaza, with its fully integrated ecology, landscape, architecture and new media public arts paltform can serve as a model for new public spaces at U of M.
Rendered site plan illustrating an integrated plaza and new media arts platform.
Out of tortuous hours of plaza paving color studies, WAMZA Artsmaster, color ninja emerges
next spring, artist Karen Bausman is hoping to change all of that with the installation of a series of living walls, bringing a network of lush plant life to the Gansevoort Plaza.
Piezoelectric walkway
I thought it was interesting that at least some of the criteria where public art might add points to LEED certification were issues we are thinking about for WAM Plaza. (Pay no attention to the “light pollution” part.)
More soft seating from rebar - Bushwaffle
