Client: Regional Transporation District
Location: Denver, CO, United States
Completion date: 2016
Artwork budget: $134,000
Project Team
Industry Resource
Joe Riche
Demiurge Design
Client
Lindsey Smith
RTD Denver
Artist
Molly Dilworth
Overview
Sculpture for the 40th and Airport light rail station, Denver, CO Painted metal, 2016, 10’ x 50’ x 3’
Date of completion: March 2016 (14 months from contract to completion)
Commissioning Agency: Regional Transportation District Denver
Goals
Inspired by contemporary nanoscience research at Colorado School of Mines and experimental dome building in Trinidad and Gardner, the metal relief sculptures for the 40th & Airport station honor the experimentation, innovation and future problem-solving that are critical to the culture of Colorado.
Process
The collaboration was mainly with Demiurge Fabrication who engineered, built and installed the sculpture. I collaborated with RTD and Demiurge with site specifications, pedestrian flow and site lines, permits, fabrication and install timeline.