The collaboration between the Seattle office of Arup and Boston-based artist Janet Echelman illustrates this reliance on “first principles” of engineering, as Cormac Deavy, an Arup principal, puts it. Echelman's installations, often made of woven net, respond to the forces of nature, including wind, sun, and water. Her most recently completed piece—Skies Painted with Unnumbered Sparks—was installed for about two weeks in March outside the Vancouver Convention Centre, marking the 30th anniversary of the Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) Talks and the event's move to British Columbia from its previous home in Long Beach, California.
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