Walking on Clouds

 
[BP Pedestrian Bridge, Chicago (2004) Frank Gehry /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

Although its official name is the BP Pedestrian Bridge, I've heard Frank Gehry's sinuous
walkway referred to as Cloud Walk.

 
[Cloud Walk (2009) /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

Anish Kapoor's sculpture Cloud Gate sits nearby, so perhaps the walkway's original name
was once tied to a cloud theme at work in Millennium Park.

 
[Bridge and landscape /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

But once the bridge's design was agreed upon and construction began, the cloud idea
may not have seemed quite right for the snaking, stainless-steel plated walkway. Plus BP ponied up the cash to cover the cost of the structure.

 
[Bridge's edge /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

When we spied this side of the bridge hovering over the landscape, spaceships and the
outer reaches of the universe came to mind. Maybe there is a connection to the sky and clouds and floating on air after all. What do you think?
Posted by designslinger at 2/25/2010 1:59 AM
Categories: Architecture, Art, Gardens
Tags: Chicago Millennium Park BP Pedestrian Bridge sculpture Cloud Walk Frank Gehry
 

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