Landscaping was underway around the new City Central Archives and OPL Materials Centre on Thursday. I stopped by on my way from the Centrepointe Library and snapped these shots of the public art installation in the courtyard to the northeast of the building.
As I recall the house suspended in the sky is supposed to light up at night; perhaps giving a different impression.
The installation was selected by a panel of experts assembled by the City from a number of proposals. There was a prior public showing of the proposals, this was not my selection.
At one of the last meetings of the stakeholder group for the building development I attended, just after this installation was selected, I queried the choice. A staff member assured me the public art process was followed assiduously and this was the unanimous recommendation of the expert panel.
I hope they're right and it doesn't continue to look like some remnant the building contractors forgot to remove.
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Open House with tours of the new facilities, including the conservation lab, vault, and more
When: Saturday, July 9, 2011, from noon to 4 p.m.
See:http://www.fcoa-aavo.ca/node
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