Source: Socketsite

The construction of the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project that’s now underway includes a public art component which the Cuban-American artist Jorge Pardo has been commissioned to fulfill.

Known for employing a broad palette of “vibrant colors, eclectic forms, and industrial materials,” Pardo’s proposed installation is slated to adorn the future McAllister BRT Station, across from and adjacent to San Francisco’s City Hall.  And the concept design will be presented to the City’s Architectural Review Committee next week, as rendered and revealed above and below.

As envisioned, Pardo’s installation is composed of 13 light sculptures on either side of McAllister, constructed of painted steel and polycarbonate with an anti-graffiti coating and two different color palettes, one warm and the other cool.