Client: West Haymarket Joint Public Agency
Location: Lincoln, NE, United States
Completion date: 2016
Artwork budget: $890,000
Project Team
Other
Curtis Pittman
Computer Modeling & Working Drawings: Curtis Pittman
Other
KPFF
Engineering: KPFF
Industry Resource
Biella Lighting Design
Lighting Design: Biella Lighting Design
Other
Puritan Manufacturing
Metal fabrication: Puritan Manufacturing
Other
Davis Erection
Steel Erection: Davis Erection
Other
Haefker Studio
Glass Fabrication: Haefker Studio
Landscape Architect
The Clark Enersen Partners
The Clark Enersen Partners
Artist
Ed Carpenter
Other
Arleen Daugherty
Project Administration: Arleen Daugherty
Client
Joint Public Agency
Joint Public Agency
Industry Resource
Hampton Construction
Site Preparation: Hampton Construction
Industry Resource
City of Lincoln Project Management: Project Control
Overview
Lincoln NE Haymarket Plaza, Pinnacle Bank Arena, 2016 /
“Harvest” / Plaza sculpture / 48’ W x 45’ H /
Stainless Steel, laminated dichroic glass, copper, lighting. /
Designed to contribute on both the big urban scale and the intimate pedestrian scale. When experienced on approach through the plaza, the sculpture will reveal increasing complexity and fine craftsmanship.
Goals
The City of Lincoln NE sought a landmark sculpture to complement the Pinnacle Bank Arena then under construction in the revitalized Haymarket District. Carpenter won the commission based on a design submitted in 2012, but, because of funding delays, the project was not completed until 2016. Carpenter’s challenge was creating a piece big enough to hold its own alongside the 16,000 seat arena, while not blocking views along adjacent streets toward the Arena. His solution was a 45’ tall partially transparent structure that has a bold luminous presence on the center axis of Canopy Street and is fully visible on the cross axis as well, while preserving views of the Arena. The curving forms of the sculpture complement those of the Arena and may also suggest a sheaf of wheat, a fountain, or the supports of the preserved train canopies along Canopy street.
Process
The creation of “Harvest” involved collaboration with the project architects, landscape architects, officials in the Mayor’s office, the City’s project manager, a steel fabricator in Omaha, a general contractor in Lincoln, and a host of local subcontractors. Placement of the sculpture in relation to the Arena and integration with the already completed plaza paving and seating were major concerns. Various locations were studied through 3-D modeling prior to settling on the final location.
Additional Information
Fifty five thousand pounds of polished stainless steel were used in the fabrication of “Harvest”, along with 420 panels of laminated glass and 80 stainless steel cables structurally linking the sculpture from top to bottom.