Merlion
04-23-2007, 06:22 PM
This is quite something worth seeing when it is complete. The first link below is the news story. Further down are two old articles about the project.
Halo sculpture nearing completion (http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.1349142.0.halo_sculpture_nearing_compl etion.php)
THE "Halo", the latest of East Lancashire's Panopticons, is almost finished on hills above Haslingden.
The controversial sculpture on Duckworth Clough, Top O' Slate, Haslingden, is one of six designed to celebrate the region.
http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/_images/db/49/16/has.491631.full.jpg
Preparation work began earlier this year, and Mid Pennine Arts say that it should be open to the public in two months
Landlab win international competition (http://www.landlab.co.uk/newSelect.asp?newsID=19)
....Halo is a 25m-diameter, circular steel structure, raised off the ground on a tripod, housing a solar array, self-powered cameras and lighting. The structure is clad in white photo-reflective material to ensure that it can be seen from miles around. Its simple, symmetrical shape ensures its legibility from long distances and from any viewpoint. Its reflective coating and lighting ensures that the structure is visible against any background, including surrounding hills, different weather conditions and at night. The structure has a hole in its centre to frame views of the sky.
The materials for the structure are inspired by robust outdoor constructions such as pylons and mobile phone masts. Its form is influenced by the shape of the surrounding hills and the use of a horizontal circle to create a space, rather than a vertical line that would create a tower. The flying saucer idea is derived from both form and materials, and the idea of creating a sister landmark to Jubilee Tower in Darwen, which looks like a 19th century moon rocket!
The structure has been designed to give maximum visual impact, a long life-span, minimal maintenance and functional flexibility at minimum cost by wise use of standard industrial materials and by making the most of the site.
Northern Way funds iconic works of art (http://www.thenorthernway.co.uk/news.asp?id=206)
25th October 2006, The Northern Way today announced it is investing £4.4million in iconic works of art as part of an innovative £13million cultural programme across the North.
The Welcome to the North programme (part of the Northern Ways Market the North to the World investment priority) is a unique programme that will see a small number of major pieces of art positioned at key gateways across the North .....
Halo (East Lancashire)
The Northern Way has invested £153,000 towards the lighting and other strategic costs of delivering Halo - an 18m-diameter, permanent circular steel structure, which will be raised seven metres off the ground on a tripod. Halo is one of a series of 21st century landmarks (Panopticons) at high-point sites across East Lancashire that aims to symbolise the renaissance of the area.
Halo sculpture nearing completion (http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.1349142.0.halo_sculpture_nearing_compl etion.php)
THE "Halo", the latest of East Lancashire's Panopticons, is almost finished on hills above Haslingden.
The controversial sculpture on Duckworth Clough, Top O' Slate, Haslingden, is one of six designed to celebrate the region.
http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/_images/db/49/16/has.491631.full.jpg
Preparation work began earlier this year, and Mid Pennine Arts say that it should be open to the public in two months
Landlab win international competition (http://www.landlab.co.uk/newSelect.asp?newsID=19)
....Halo is a 25m-diameter, circular steel structure, raised off the ground on a tripod, housing a solar array, self-powered cameras and lighting. The structure is clad in white photo-reflective material to ensure that it can be seen from miles around. Its simple, symmetrical shape ensures its legibility from long distances and from any viewpoint. Its reflective coating and lighting ensures that the structure is visible against any background, including surrounding hills, different weather conditions and at night. The structure has a hole in its centre to frame views of the sky.
The materials for the structure are inspired by robust outdoor constructions such as pylons and mobile phone masts. Its form is influenced by the shape of the surrounding hills and the use of a horizontal circle to create a space, rather than a vertical line that would create a tower. The flying saucer idea is derived from both form and materials, and the idea of creating a sister landmark to Jubilee Tower in Darwen, which looks like a 19th century moon rocket!
The structure has been designed to give maximum visual impact, a long life-span, minimal maintenance and functional flexibility at minimum cost by wise use of standard industrial materials and by making the most of the site.
Northern Way funds iconic works of art (http://www.thenorthernway.co.uk/news.asp?id=206)
25th October 2006, The Northern Way today announced it is investing £4.4million in iconic works of art as part of an innovative £13million cultural programme across the North.
The Welcome to the North programme (part of the Northern Ways Market the North to the World investment priority) is a unique programme that will see a small number of major pieces of art positioned at key gateways across the North .....
Halo (East Lancashire)
The Northern Way has invested £153,000 towards the lighting and other strategic costs of delivering Halo - an 18m-diameter, permanent circular steel structure, which will be raised seven metres off the ground on a tripod. Halo is one of a series of 21st century landmarks (Panopticons) at high-point sites across East Lancashire that aims to symbolise the renaissance of the area.