Discussion Thread

Several months ago, ASCE uploaded an article about buildings in Germany made to resemble the word, "home". It was designed to be a historic reminder of the American history in that city pertaining to World War II.

https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-source/civil-engineering-magazine/article/2022/03/residential-towers-in-germany-to-resemble-letters?utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io

That left me thinking of other examples or artistic infrastructure. On The Ohio State University Main Campus, there is the Garden of Constants, featuring statues of all the one-digit numbers, and multiple equations embedded into the ground. These are all stationed outside Dreese Lab, serving as a remainder of the laboratory's devotion to electrical engineering, and computer and information science.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/garden-of-constants
https://www.sculpturecenter.org/oosi/items/show/1338

What artistic infrastructure are you aware of?

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Alexander Granato A.M.ASCE
Student
Bexley OH
granato.3@...
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My university's engineering building had some similar artwork carved into the marble along the wall outside of the building, next to the lake. I wouldn't call it functional, but it certainly was really cool.

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Christopher Seigel P.E., M.ASCE
Civil Engineer
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-31-2022 02:37 PM
From: Alexander Granato
Subject: Inserting Art Into Infrastructure

Several months ago, ASCE uploaded an article about buildings in Germany made to resemble the word, "home". It was designed to be a historic reminder of the American history in that city pertaining to World War II.

https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-source/civil-engineering-magazine/article/2022/03/residential-towers-in-germany-to-resemble-letters?utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io

That left me thinking of other examples or artistic infrastructure. On The Ohio State University Main Campus, there is the Garden of Constants, featuring statues of all the one-digit numbers, and multiple equations embedded into the ground. These are all stationed outside Dreese Lab, serving as a remainder of the laboratory's devotion to electrical engineering, and computer and information science.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/garden-of-constants
https://www.sculpturecenter.org/oosi/items/show/1338

What artistic infrastructure are you aware of?

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Alexander Granato A.M.ASCE
Student
Bexley OH
<maskemail>granato.3@...</maskemail>
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