Field Visit
Date 19 February 2004
Event ID 613914
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/613914
Sculpture, set in a rock garden between the dual carriageway and two office byildings, composed of eleven straight steel columns in a straight line which form an inverted V at the top. Twinkling at night, fibre-optic lights oscillate between white and blue, with each point of light reflecting off the opposite column.
Commissioned by The EDI Group Ltd, Constellation was designed by Marta McGlynn Associates, Ove Arup & Partners (Scotland) were the structural and electrical engineers, and the contractor was N. G. Bailey & Co. Ltd. The design and construction period was from December 2001 to June 2002.
Constellation was designed to complement the office buildings 'Sirius' and 'Veda'.
Inscriptions : None
Signatures : None
Design period : 2001-2002
Year of unveiling : 2003
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN1493)
