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Halo (sculpture)

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ball to deliver an almost frictionless encircling motion while balancing the entire weight of the ring and arm, allowing the sculpture to pick up and create swaying momentum in winds as low as 2 km/h. The unit has a capacity designed for extreme weather conditions, with brakes in place to
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The sculpture consists of a 12-metre diameter tapered yellow ring held by a 6-metre-long (20 ft) silver cantilevered arm pivoting off-centre atop a 13-metre-high (43 ft) angled silver mast. The arm also serves as a
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was finally completed in July 2012 and was formally opened on 19 August 2012. The cost for the sculpture was $ 1.3 million and was funded by the developers of Central Park, Frasers Property Australia and
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Reflective pearlised glaze has been applied to the components of the sculpture to give a glistening glow of its surfaces after extensive research and testing with a specialist colour consultant.
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support found in the decommissioned Brewery Yard building, while the off-centered encircling motion of the ring is the re-imagination of stirrings of brewing alchemy and the
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The three separated pieces of the ring were then reassembled and connected to the arm and bearing assembly. Finally, the assembled parts were lifted onto its mast.
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It was designed by artists Jennifer Turpin and Michaelie Crawford of Turpin + Crawford Studio while engineering firm, Partridge, was responsible for the delivery.
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and Partridge with the President's Award at the 2012 Engineering Excellence Awards Sydney for their innovative techniques in management, design and fabrication.
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were carried out to enable the minimum use of materials and fixtures to provide a stiff and stable structure in real wind conditions.
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design, together with its wind driven motion, are intended to provide a calm setting against the hectic activity of the highly
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13 m × 12 m × 12 m (43 ft × 39 ft × 39 ft)
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Mechanical engineer, Arran Gordon of Partridge, designed a bearing unit that uses a 12mm diameter
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connections. As the ring's turning speed and tilting angle are dependent on wind force, detailed
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Commissioned by the developers of Central Park in collaboration with the local government,
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After three years in research, design and construction since its original conception,
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The carbon fibre ring and arm were fabricated and painted at a boat building yard in
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draws inspiration from the site's rich brewery heritage. The sculptural form of
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was officially opened on 14 August 2012 and has since been donated to the
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absorb and dampen the motion at higher revolutions and degrees of pitch.
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Australia, in collaboration with the City of Sydney.
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33°53′8.201″S 151°12′1.045″E / 33.88561139°S 151.20029028°E / -33.88561139; 151.20029028
'Halo' with O'Connor Street in the background
Kinetic sculpture
Chippendale
Sydney
New South Wales
wind powered
kinetic sculpture
Sydney
Central Park
Kent Brewery
Broadway
sail
City of Sydney


brewing-vat
tipsy
minimalist
urbanised environment
carbon fibre
stainless-steel
finite element analysis
wind tunnel tests
partially stabilised zirconia ceramic
Nowra
Sekisui House

Chippendale Green
The Institution of Engineers Australia

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