Client: Port of Portland, Portland Airport Public Art
Location: Portland, OR, United States
Completion date: 2023
Artwork budget: $420,000
Project Team
Project Manager
Karl Schulz
Cumming Group, Inc.
Project Manager
Wendy Given
Portland Airport Public Art
Computational Design
Danae Polyviou
AKT II, London
Computational Design
Alexandra Toivonen
AKT II, London
Computational Design
Joel Hilmersson
AKT II, London
Computational Design
Jeg Dudley
AKT II, London
Engineering
Rebecca Lubrano
Simpson, Gumpertz, and Heger
Engineering
Paul Kassabian
Simpson, Gumpertz, and Heger
Overview
Corten Steel and Bolts, 81’L x 25’H x 44’W. Commissioned by the Port of Portland and Portland Public Art, for the new Parking and Rental Car facility (PACR) at Portland International Airport (PDX)
Goals
The brief called for a large-scale, signature artwork to enhance the large island in the shuttle bus turnaround where travelers will be picked up or dropped off coming from or going to the rental car center. Atlas, simultaneously massive in scale, yet transparent, light, and airy forms a complex visual experience that celebrates arrival and departure.