Client: Charlotte-Douglas International Airport
Location: Charlotte, NC, United States
Completion date: 2012
Artwork budget: $500,000
Project Team
Artist
Ed Carpenter
Working drawings & renderings
Oahn Tran
Working drawings & renderings
Curtis Pittman
Metal Fabrication
SteelFab
Installation
Metrolina
Custom fittings & hardware
West Coast Wire Rope
Glass Fabrication
Haefker Studio
Glass Fabrication
Glass Strategies
Lighting
Howard Brothers Electric
Project Administration
Arleen Daugherty
Photographer
Mitchell Kearney
Photographer
Ed Carpenter
Overview
“Ascendus” suggests the excitement of flight and evocations of wings, feathers, and, especially, ascent. Rising to a height of 60′ against a background of beautiful native trees and shrubs, it is a prominent icon at the turnoff to Charlotte/Douglas International Airport and visible from several adjacent roadways. The high tech forms and materials of the sculpture are illuminated at night by fifty-four LED flood lights mounted throughout the structure. Implementation of “Ascendus” was a collaboration between Ed Carpenter Studio, Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, Arts and Science Council of Charlotte, SteelFab of Charlotte, and the consultants, suppliers, and sub contractors listed in details.
Goals
Implementation of “Ascendus” was a collaboration between Ed Carpenter Studio, Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, Arts and Science Council of Charlotte, SteelFab of Charlotte, and the consultants, suppliers, and sub contractors listed in details.