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CrenellatedHabitatbyTonyBloom
TheWhisperingGrassesWalkwayspansJohnLaurieBoulevardbetweenBriseboisDriveandCharleswoodDriveN.W.
CrenellatedHabitatconsistsoftwocurvedpanelsplacedateachendofthepedestrianbridgewhichcreateacurvedfunnelontheconcreteapproach.Imagesrelatingtothenaturalenvironmentofthesitewereappliedintothecurvedsurfacesusingsandblasting,grinders,inscribers,scalars,plasmacutsandlayering.
Connectiontothecommunity
TheDr.E.W.CoffinElementarySchoolhasacloseconnectiontoNoseHillPark--theschooladoptedtheWhisperingWoodsthroughtheCity'sAdopt-a-Parkprogramin1995,andwroteletterstotheWardAldermanvoicingtheirsupportforafuturepedestrianoverpass.Whenbuildingontheoverpassbegan,theschoolincludedtripstosketchtheongoing
constructionoftheoverpassaspartoftheircurriculum.TheschoolalsoworkedwiththeBrentwoodCommunityAssociationtoshowtheirinterestinsubmittinganamefortheoverpassstructure.TheireffortsresultedintheJohnLauriepedestrianoverpassbeingnamedtheWhisperingGrassesWalkway.
TheArtist
TonyBloomworksatStonecrop,hisstudioinCanmore,Alberta,producingcopper,bronze,steel,ceramic,concrete,andplazasculpture.HehashadexhibitionsalloverNorthAmericaincludingVancouver,Ottawa,Arizona,NewYork,andSanFrancisco,aswellasmanyinternationalshowingssuchasinBarcelona,SpainandMino,Japan.HisawardsincludetheMayor'sAwardforExcellence(Canmore),aCanadianSocietyofLandscapeArchitectsMeritAward,SpecialRecognitionfromtheEdmontonUrbanDesignAwardsProgram,aProvinceofAlbertaAchievementAward,threeCanadaCouncilAwards,anAlbertaDesignCompetitionAwardandmanymore.
TheProject
• Theartistwaschosenthroughanopencallprocessin2005,whereallinterestedartistsareinvitedtosubmitanapplicationforfourdecorativepanelsand/orrailingstoflankeithersideoftheJohnLauriePedestrianOverpass.
• ThebudgetforCrenellatedHabitatwas$75,000.• TheprojectwasacollaborativeinitiativebythePublicArtProgramandCityofCalgaryTransportation
Infrastructure,thebusinessunitsponsor.• Thecapitalprojectwhichprovidedthefundingwastheconstructionof
theJohnLauriePedestrianOverpass.• TheJohnLauriePedestrianOverpasswascompletedinAugust2005.