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Flying Saucer Grove
Title:   "Flying Saucer Grove"
Artist:  

Martha Schwartz
Location:   BankAtlantic Center
Medium:  

Integrated Art - Plaza design
Year:  

1998

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Description
Renowned landscape artist Martha Schwartz, collaborating with architect Ellerbe Becket, designed this enormous 80,000-sq. ft. entry plaza to the arena. Inspired by the green and earth tones of the nearby Everglades, she created a design that enhances the entertainment theme of the arena, home of the Florida Panthers, along with concerts and extravaganza events.

The plaza design encompasses:
-sixteen (16) light poles with canopy, each measuring 25 feet high
-fourteen (14) seat planters made of fiberglass resin, 16 feet diameter, with colors mirrored the light canopies
-stripped pattern paving throughout the plaza landscaping

 

  
   
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