Glance Sculpture

Shanghai, China
Fifty-Foot Cast Glass and Steel Sculpture
Design, Design/Engineer, Engineer, Value Engineer, Consult, Fabrication, Installation

We designed this cast glass and stainless steel sculpture to be simple in shape, yet imposing in scale; striking in its transformation of light, yet delicately slender. The 50-foot (15.2m) crystal cone, an engineering feat unto itself, rises like a spire of light from a stainless steel base and recalls traditional monumental forms, such as the Egyptian obelisk, as well as the sleek minimalism of contemporary skyscrapers. 

To create this sculpture, currently on view in Shanghai, China, we drew on our decades working with architectural glass and metal to employ new casting techniques in combination with forged metal for an artistic end. During the day, the glass reflects and diffuses the changing light and color of the sky, and at night, the sculpture glows from within, through a hidden integrated lighting system.