the Armillary
“Celeste”
CLIENT: the Marlowe, Kimpton Hotels
LOCATION: Cambridge, MA
DESIGNER: Salmon Studios, LLC
SERVICES: Conceptual Design, Design Development, Fabrication, Installation
MATERIALS: Weathering steel, architectural bronze, custom formed stainless steel
In 2015…
Salmon Studios and ModVic unveiled their latest creation….
a kinetic sculpture in the form of an Armillary, which was designed to embody the hote’ls themes of discovery and exploration…
During the course of the project, the team consulted with experts in the fields of Astronomy and Physics…
Located directly between MIT and the Boston Museum of Science, a monument to science was created…
Owen J. Gingerich
Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, History of Science: Harvard University.
Senior Astronomer Emeritus, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Ken Brecher
Professor Emeritus of Astrophysics, Boston University
Fabricated in the Salmon Studios main hall, the assembled sculpture measured 25’ tall.
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