Evolve 17 雕塑 by Davis McCarty is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 银奖 in 美术与艺术装置设计 Competition Category.

银美术· 2021

Evolve 17 雕塑

by Davis McCarty

Client: Leidos Inc.

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 美术 Category

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The Design

About Evolve 17 雕塑

《Evolve 17》是一件为某企业总部行政中庭创作的悬吊式雕塑。作品呈棱柱形立柱形态,高7000毫米、宽1200毫米,重达250公斤。Evolve 17由161个独一无二的构件组成,采用二向色亚克力、不锈钢、铝材与镜面等材质,并结合LED灯光与自然光。二向色面板在不同视角下呈现不同色彩,因此当参观者环绕立柱行走时,色彩会随之流转变幻。定制的铝制铰链使每一块面板都能旋转并锁定在选定的角度。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

Evolve 17 雕塑是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计Evolve 17 雕塑将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Evolve 17 雕塑是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。

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