
Client: ALVERNO COLLEGE
Location: MILWAUKEE, WI, United States
Completion date: 2006
Artwork budget: $150,000
Project Team
Artist
LYLE LONDON
Art in Metal USA LLC
Architect
Marsha Sehler
Uhlein Wilson Architects

Overview
Philanthropist Roy Reiman gave a generous gift to Alverno College that covered the cost of a new Student Center, an outdoor plaza that served as a focus for the campus, and other beautification projects. One of the elements in the plaza was a fountain that required a central sculpture. The fountain acts as a 'dryscape' in the winter months as well.
Goals
The major goal was campus beautification. The new student center along with the adjacent plaza fountain and sculpture were to be a new focus of student activity. The sculpture itself was intended to serve as an inspirational icon for students, staff, and visitors to the campus. The scale had to be appropriate to the fountain and plaza and the sculpture needed to have a lighting feature to draw viewers after dark.
Process
As the winner of the plaza sculpture competition, Uhlein-Wilsons Architects, the College Administration, Alverno student body, the donor, and local residential community representatives to create an inspirational sculpture for the large fountainthat dominates the plaza in front of the new Student Center. The piece acts as a visual icon and focus for outdoor campus activities and events