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Light Matrix
Leo Villareal,
2015
* abstract
light display
* Awning.
North side of Market, West of 36th.
* 39.956350,-75.194700 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+villareal.net
LAWN
2019
* word
sign
* Southeast corner of the Lawn at uCity Square.
Northwest corner, 37th and Filbert.
* 39.957310,-75.195685 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* Exhibits: New,
Unidentified
* See also:
+thelawnphl.com/
Glyph of Nature
Jeffrey Maron,
1986
* abstract
symbols
* On the wall.
Southeast corner 36th and Market.
* 39.956010,-75.194000 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+jeffreymaron.com
Refractive Light Spine
James Carpenter,
1988 - 1989
* big
collection of triangles
* Over the entrance.
Southwest corner, 36th and Market.
* 39.956050,-75.194800 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+James Carpenter Design Associates, Inc.
Untitled
Lark Lucas,
1982
* people
standing,
sitting,
hats,
umbrellas,
food,
musical instruments,
machines and tools,
balloons, airplanes,
signs,
buildings,
plants,
birds,
elephant,
giraffe,
camel
* visible through the fence
* Walls.
North side of Filbert, West of 34th.
* 39.956900,-75.192250 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
Untitled
James Lloyd,
1974
* abstract
snake
* Originally in the middle of the sidewalk. Moved closer to the building late 2005 or early 2006. The last picture is from the original location.
* South side of Market, West of 36th.
* 39.956210,-75.195550 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+sculpturelightsource.com
Face Fragment
Arlene Love,
1976
* big
face fragment
* In front of the Monell Chemical Senses Center.
South side of Market between 34th and 36th (35th Street doesn't intersect Market).
* 39.955900,-75.193150 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+Arlene Love interview on Vimeo
+monell.org
Spectral Grove
Softlab,
2019
* abstract
tree-like forms
* Northwest corner, 37th and Market.
* 39.956560,-75.195915 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+softlabnyc.com
Dream of Sky
Timothy Duffield,
1976
* big
abstract
elephant
* South side of Market at the 37th Street Walkway.
* 39.956265,-75.196200 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* Exhibits: Favorites
* See also:
+timothyduffield.com
Corp. James J. Cochran VFW Post 251 Memorial
* Named for James J. Cochran
* small
VFW emblem,
eagles,
arrows and shield,
olive branch
* The VFW Post, which has since closed, was named for Cochran in 1919. Whether this was intended as a memorial to Cochran in particular or a tribute to all the members of the Post is unclear.
* inscription:
Corp. James J. Cochran
Post No. 251
Veterans of Foreign Wars
of the United States
* North side of the triangle at 37th, Powelton, and Lancaster.
* 39.959610,-75.195335 [map] [nearby]
* On the Powelton tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified,
War
* See also:
+findagrave.com's John J. Cochran page
Innovation Plaza
ex;it,
2015
* Quotes from Alan Kay,
Eleanor Roosevelt
and
Andy Warhol
* abstract geometric forms,
some internally lit
* In addition to the quotes, the blocks on the North end display the names of many innovators.
* inscription:
"The best way to predict the future is to invent it." - Alan Kay
"You must do the thing you think you cannot do." - Eleanor Roosevelt
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." - Andy Warhol
* Plaza.
37th from Market to Chestnut.
* 39.955645,-75.196295 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* See also:
+entry for this piece on exploreexit.com
+exploreexit.com
+wikipedia.org's Alan Key page
+wikipedia.org's Eleanor Roosevelt page
+wikipedia.org's Andy Warhol page
Orders of Nature
Soo Sunny Park,
2014
* big
abstract form
* visible through the highly reflective glass
* Interior.
Northeast corner, 38th and Market.
* 39.956790,-75.197675 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+soosunnypark.com
Cross
1969
* cross,
arch
* Roof.
University Lutheran.
North of 37th and Chestnut.
* 39.955350,-75.196240 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation
