International sculpture competition in Belfast, Northern Ireland won by Ed Carpenter. Monumental gateway sculpture will rise over Broadway Roundabout in 2008.

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Trillian rises over Broadway Roundabout, marking the southern entrance to Belfast, offering a symbol of transformation. Its gesture is bold and delicate, engineered and organic, familiar and extraordinary. The delicacy of nature and the strength of human resolve are suggested in graceful lines and robust steel. Trillian reaches upward toward the light. Perched and leaning, it suggests life in the balance. This sense of precariousness is only symbolic, however, as myriad armored cables insure great structural integrity and redundancy. At night Trillian forms a luminous beacon in the sky, visible for miles. Rainy skies are penetrated by beams of light extending up into the mists, further heightening the presence of the sculpture.

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Title: "Trillian"

Dimensions: 45 M high x 42 M wide.
Materials: Steel truss structure clad
 with cellular polycarbonate sheet.

Project Manager: Oanh Tran.
Project Administrator: Arleen  Daugherty.
Structural Engineering: Grant Davis.
Lighting Design: C.E. Marquardt.