Installing Pathways

October 1, 2021

Pathways was installed last week at Rochester Community & Technical College. Here’s a look at how that went:

A 50-step instruction manual was created to locate each part for assembly on site.
Each step had to be carefully considered so that it followed a structural logic.
A full-scale template was created for the foundation to locate vertical parts.
The first parts are installed.
A combination of articulating boom lift, ladders, and manpower was used to assemble the sculpture.
Pathways takes shape, gradually, on the second day.
A thunderstorm ended the first day of installation prematurely.
Precision was critical. Miraculously, most parts were automatically plumb and level.
On the third and final day, Pathways gained significant density. Watching the play of sunlight and shadow throughout the day was thrilling. Witnessing the landscape lighting for the first time was the icing on the cake.

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