{"615635":{"#nid":"615635","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Nimbus Seemingly Defies Gravity in Minneapolis","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/people\/tristan-al-haddad\u0022\u003ETristan Al-Haddad\u003C\/a\u003E, part-time lecturer for the School of Architecture, is currently constructing a piece of weathering steel titled \u003Cem\u003ENimbus\u003C\/em\u003E in Minneapolis, MN across the street from the Central Library. Commissioned by the City of Minneapolis as an extension of the redesign of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fieldoperations.net\/project-details\/project\/nicollet-mile.html\u0022\u003ENicolett Mall\u003C\/a\u003E, Nimbus was inspired by halos of light and by art featuring elegant poses signifying levitation and stillness. Despite its steel structure, Nimbus seemingly defies gravity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The piece is both derivative of the extrinsic site forces and projective of its own intrinsic desires. It is derivative in the way in which it serves as a knuckle between the primary axis of Nicolett Street and the Atrium of the Central Library,\u0026rdquo; according to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/formations-studio.com\/work#\/nimbus-1\/\u0022\u003EFormation Studio\u0026rsquo;s description of the sculpture\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;In terms of the intrinsic desires, the piece aspires to create a visceral experience of light, form, and phenomena.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe installation of Nimbus continues and is expected to be completed by the end of 2018. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nicolletmallart.org\/three-artists\/tristan-al-haddad\/#tristan\u0022\u003EClick here to stay up-to-date on the installation of the structure and to learn more about Nimbus.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/people\/tristan-al-haddad\u0022\u003ETristan Al-Haddad\u003C\/a\u003E, part-time lecturer for the School of Architecture, is currently constructing a piece of weathering steel titled \u003Cem\u003ENimbus\u003C\/em\u003E in Minneapolis, MN across the street from the Central Library. Commissioned by the City of Minneapolis as an extension of the redesign of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fieldoperations.net\/project-details\/project\/nicollet-mile.html\u0022\u003ENicolett Mall\u003C\/a\u003E, Nimbus was inspired by halos of light and by art featuring elegant poses signifying levitation and stillness. Despite its steel structure, Nimbus seemingly defies gravity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Tristan Al-Haddad, part-time lecturer for the School of Architecture, is currently constructing a piece of weathering steel titled Nimbus in Minneapolis, MN across the street from the Central Library. "}],"uid":"34569","created_gmt":"2018-12-19 19:58:38","changed_gmt":"2018-12-19 20:10:02","author":"cwagster3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-12-19T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-12-19T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"615634":{"id":"615634","type":"image","title":"Nimbus","body":null,"created":"1545249467","gmt_created":"2018-12-19 19:57:47","changed":"1545249572","gmt_changed":"2018-12-19 19:59:32","alt":"Nimbus Structure in Minneapolis ","file":{"fid":"234388","name":"nimbus.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nimbus.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nimbus.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":42193,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/nimbus.jpg?itok=cj22kT9R"}}},"media_ids":["615634"],"groups":[{"id":"48996","name":"School of Architecture"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003ECarmen Wagster\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003EMarketing and Events Coordinator\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology | School of Architecture\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:carmen.wagster@design.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ecarmen.wagster@design.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["carmen.wagster@design.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}