~ "Sentinel"~

Tonight after work Mike and I met friends for dinner at the harbor. Had a great meal and good conversation.... After dinner we went downtown for some Gelato.  I had half chocolate and half salt water carmel,   (delicious I might add) then stopped by a few places trying to get something to photograph. To be honest I just wanted to get home and flake out on the couch

A bit about the sculpture:.

Marking the entrance to the city’s Arts District, the Sentinel stands 22’ above the plaza. Together with the Archimedean Seats that are lighted at night, the sculpture defines the gathering place. The artist-designed custom paving unifies the site. Conceptually relating to the neighboring cultural institutions, math, science, and art are integrated. The paving pattern was derived from a tessalation composed of polygons are combined and recombined to form a continuous pattern. The seating, composed of two or more polygons with a common vertical side, are based on Archimedean Solids as building blocks. The “Sentinels” draw from geometry- circles, facetted forms, polygons.
The plaza design was the result of a collaboration with Nakano Associates Landscape Architects and extensive community involvement.