Evolve 17 Skulptuur by Davis McCarty is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Hõbeauhind A' Design Award in Kujutava kunsti ja kunstiinstallatsioonide disain Competition Category.

HõbeKunst· 2021

Evolve 17 Skulptuur

by Davis McCarty

Client: Leidos Inc.

Hõbeauhind A' Design Award Winner in Kunst Category

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The Design

About Evolve 17 Skulptuur

Evolve 17 on rippuv skulptuur, mis on loodud ühe ettevõtte peakontori juhtkonna aatriumi jaoks. Teos on prismakujuline sammas, mis on 7000 mm kõrge, 1200 mm lai ja kaalub 250 kilogrammi. Evolve 17 koosneb 161 unikaalsest osast ning selle valmistamisel on kasutatud dikroilist pleksiklaasi, roostevaba terast, alumiiniumi ja peegleid koos LED-valguse ning päikesevalgusega. Dikroilised paneelid näitavad eri vaatenurkadest erinevaid värve, mistõttu värvid muutuvad, kui külastajad samba ümber liiguvad. Spetsiaalne alumiiniumhing võimaldab igal paneelil pöörelda ja lukustuda valitud nurga alla.

The Recognition

About the Hõbeauhind A' Design Award

Evolve 17 Skulptuur on Hõbeauhinna A' Design Award võitja, ülimalt prestiižikas tunnustus, mis antakse tipptasemel, suurepärastele ja muljetavaldavatele disainidele. Hõbevõitjad on ülimalt säravad ja erakordselt loovad tööd, mis illustreerivad oma disainerite silmapaistvat kogemust, annet ja teravmeelsust. Evolve 17 Skulptuur peaks olema imeline, eeskujulik töö, mis on märkimisväärselt professionaalne ja sügavalt uuenduslik. See Hõbeauhinna A' Design Award võidudisain on väga tähelepanuväärne, imetletud leiutis, mis toob kasu ning nihutab kunsti, teaduse, disaini ja tehnoloogia piire. Evolve 17 Skulptuur on laialdaselt kadestatud looming, mis äratab soove, tekitab positiivseid tundeid ning süütab hämmastust ja imestust.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Evolve 17 symbolizes a visionary meeting point to promote a culture of collaboration and entrepreneurship.

It is designed to metaphorically unite solutions from different angles. It decorates the executive atrium for the Leidos Headquarters.
Dimensions & Packaging: Custom Fabricated prismatic column. 7000mm Tall x 1200mm wide 250kg, 161 unique pieces,
Tags: Lobby Art, Geometric Sculpture, Dichroic, Kaleidoscope, Site Specific, Color Changing Art,
Production Technology: Dichroic Plexiglass, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Mirrors, LED's, and Sunlight The dichroic plexiglass, like a quantum particle, can simultaneously exhibit different colors to viewers from different angles. When the observer circles the sculpture the dichroic panels morph between states of colors. The sculpture uses a patent pending hinge made from 5mm water jet aerospace grade aluminum. "The Signal Bracket" offers 330' of rotation and locks in place at the desired angle.
Design Challenge: Because the building compress and expands on the top floor due to wind, our design had to both be suspended from the ceiling and simultaneously affixed to the floor.
Research: With the triangular polygon as the base shape for both the virtual projection of objects in digital space and the real manifestation of this sculpture, EVOLVE is both a metaphorical and physical bridge between the virtual webs that connect Leido’s to the rest of the world and the physical impact that those webs have in everyday life.
Inspiration: We have been stuck with the same Greek columns for 2000 years. I decided to try reinventing a column for the-space age. Evolve17 is a a 23’ color changing kaleidoscopic, that bends light
Project Duration: Executive Floor Leidos HQ Reston VA From Now Till 2099
Operation Flow: Evolve is a cosmic kaleidoscope that changes colors as viewers walk by. At dawn, Visitors are welcomed in with playful colored shadows that move throughout the day. Evolve is gracefully suspended by aircraft cable, and uses NASA developed dichroic Plexiglas to create a space age feel.
Patents: Copyright Belongs to Davis McCarty
Team Members: Davis McCarty
Adrian Stein
Amy Rodriguez
Image Credits: Photos by: Jay Townsend & Garrett Rowland