MIA Pinnacle Awards 2008
Special Award for Artistry and Technology
“Illumination” Solar Light Sculptures
Culver City, Calif.
Stone Supplier and Fabricator: Campolonghi Italia S.r.L. Massa, Italy (honoree, MIA member)
Installation Consultant: Dee Brown Inc., Garland, Texas (honoree, MIA member)
General Contractor: Webcor Builders, San Mateo, Calif.
Artist/Stone Installer: Brad J Goldberg Inc., Dallas
Stone Consultant: Giovanni D'Angiolo, Querceta, Italy (MIA member)
“Illumination” consists of a series of seven solar-powered light sculptures which define the entrance drive to the new Symantec facility in Culver City. Energy from the sun is collected via photovoltaic arrays incorporated into solid 18’-tall X 2’ 9”-diameter free-standing honed Carrara white marble columns. The columns are topped with horizontal 1’4”-diameter X 12’-long “light tubes” fabricated from translucent white marble to emit a luminous glow.
