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Lead Times, and Why They Are What They Are
Eight weeks for fiberglass, twenty-four for a large bronze. A breakdown of where the time actually goes, and what can and cannot be compressed.
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What we have learnt, written down: how to specify, what things cost, why a material behaves the way it does, and what actually goes wrong on site. Written by the people who do the work — engineers, designers and project managers — rather than by a marketing team.
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Category: InspirationMetal Leopard Sculptures for Contemporary Landscapes
A reference set of big-cat forms in corten, stainless and mirror finish, with heights, settings and what each approach costs to maintain.
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Category: EngineeringFoundations for Heavy Sculpture: Who Designs What
The most common programme delay we see is a foundation nobody owned. Here is the division of responsibility that avoids it.
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Category: MaterialsWhy We Hone Marble That Runs Wet
Polished marble in a fountain looks superb for one season and patchy for the next twenty. The reason is a two-line chemistry problem.
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Category: Buying guidesSpecifying Sculpture for a Hotel Arrival Sequence
The porte-cochère is the most photographed square metre of any resort, and the hardest place to get a sculpture right. Six things to settle first.
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Category: EngineeringHow Wind Load Quietly Decides Your Sculpture
Above about six metres, wind stops being a checkbox and starts designing the piece. What specifiers should know before the form is fixed.
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