Landlines / Urban Art Projects
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The international studio Urban Art Projects (UAP) transformed a standard parking garage into a large scale “art-come-architecture project” on Albert Street in Brisbane. The art project entitled ’Landlines’ is a contour map of the area that wraps itself around three faces of the 9 floor parking garage.
More about Landlines and more images after the break.
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The contoured map is made of 549 powder coated, laser cut aluminum panels, all 1.2m x 3.6m. The map not only creates a new aesthetic for those walking past the building but also hides the unappealing look of parked cars. The work also functions practically as a solar guard and allows air to permeate the parking deck.
The contoured map was a response to how few people get the chance to take-in the view from the top of the skyscrapers that dominate the city. By illustrating the contours of the surrounding landscape, ‘Landlines’ brings the view from the building down to the street level.
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As seen on World Architecture News. All photography by Aperture Photography.
PROJECT 53 Albert Street
CLIENT Nettleton Tribe Architects
LOCATION Brisbane, QLD, Australia
ARTIST Jennifer Marchant
ARTWORK TITLE Landlines
ART MANAGEMENT Urban Art Projects
YEAR 2008
I’m still deciding on this one…It makes a very powerful visual statement and is an obvious improvement from the parking garage aesthetic, but the concept is pretty trivial. Aside from the fact that a very small percentage of the street population would recognize this as a contour map, it would seem that those that do could interpret this as a slap in the face. Are we really supposed to be satisfied with a contour map as a replacement for the vistas the building is supposedly “bringing down to street level”? It functions far better as a satirization; otherwise, it’s just a really expensive solar guard/art installation.
I agree, good point. the concept is “trivial”.
loosman can’t stop shaking his head…….
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oh wow. pretty! I think this is neat looking.
It is trivial, but no less interesting than many parking garage/office facades done in a more traditional vein with columns, piers, and more recognizable architectural elements – which may often go unnoticed by the general population as well.
Or in other words, many aesthetic patterning systems have a trivial foundation, whether they are traditional or “new art”.
My only real problem is with the cost. I can only assume it was rather high.
gives an otherwise generic exterior an identity… “ya know… that building with the squigglies on it…”
As a resident of Brisbane, I have walked by this installation many times, and definitely appreciate its beauty. (There is a fantastic bookshop close by).
However the concept of bringing the skyscrapers view to the street is rubbish. Even though I know now that they are contours, its impossible to tell exactly which part of Brisbane the contours relate to.
Still a very nice project.
There is an interesting article on Brazilian Urban Art: From Street to Chic
“An in-depth look at some of the up and coming stars in the Brazilian art scene. The current trend is leaning towards urban art which is catching the eye of many galleries and critics.”
http://www.alternativelatininvestor.com/art2.php
This looks fantastic! Its great to see something different than your typical enclosed car park space.
As to whether people understand its meant to be a contour map or not, like all art it is open to interpretation and without any mention of dollars I dont think you can really assume it was expensive. A really nice solution in my opinion.
I love the idea of using contour map
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