Sapphire Tower Sculpture
07-16-08 | San Diego Condo Tower Splashes Out On Public Art
07-14-08 | Sapphire Tower Shatters Public Art Boundaries
08-13-07 | Grand sculptures to complement Sapphire Tower
residential high-rise
..............................07-14-08 | Sapphire Tower Shatters Public Art Boundaries
08-13-07 | Grand sculptures to complement Sapphire Tower
residential high-rise
July 16, 2008
San Diego Condo Tower Splashes Out On Public Art
The Sapphire Tower condominium project in downtown San Diego takes a unique approach to attracting attention by using public art. While most public art is at the base of a structure, the Sapphire Tower's Borgonovo sculpture will stretch 80 feet from tip to tail. The design from artist Betsy Schulz is a modern metal and glass structure with two different textured glass colors set as the shimmering gemstones. Borgonovo will be made of two-tiered mesh, aluminum panels, textured and laminated blue and clear glass, and blue-LED string lights to illuminate the glass at night. Borgonovo is one of two major art pieces being installed at Sapphire Tower both designed by Schultz and costing just under a half a million dollars total.
