When we were approached by the organisers of Sculpture in the Gardens to provide structural engineering support to artists exhibiting at this three-month long celebration of sculpture at Auckland’s Botanic Gardens, we knew we had to help. 

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This pro-bono project saw us designing the sculptures and undertaking construction monitoring for five artists exhibiting at the 2019-2020 event, namely: 

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• Sasha Reid – Composition 10 

• Gina Ferguson – If I should walk on water 

• Oriah Rapley – The Guardians 

• Aaron Frater – The Safety Gardner 

• James Wright – Hand in the Dirt 

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Benefits of having us on the team:

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• We helped bring each artist’s vision to life, advising them about suitable materials and how to build their sculpture. 

 

• We designed each piece so that it was strong enough to support someone’s weight. 

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• Each sculpture is unique, so there are no precedents. We successfully engineered these using innovative engineering thinking and our considerable experience of engineering sculptures for the likes of Gibbs Farm. 

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• We offered our services pro-bono, as part of our support of the arts in New Zealand.