Light Pond

Location
Funder

Five hundred eighteen concrete pavers that each contain an array of integral acrylic rods and LEDS, a LED micro controller and a sensor. The sensors triangulate sounds such as footfalls and conversations and create a wave pattern like ripples on a pond. Each sound that is sensed creates a wave origin point and the ripples propagate, interact with each other, and reflect off of the perimeter, all based on the wave equation. Commissioned by the City of Aurora by Milender White for the Parkside at City Center (14531 E Alameda Ave, Aurora, CO, 80012).

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Services

Design
Electromechanical Engineering
Fabrication
Installation
Public Art
Structural Engineering

Year Completed

2021

Dimensions

30' x 100'

Materials

Concrete, LEDs, micro-controllers, and sensors