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Post by The MERSEY Wave on Nov 22, 2003 11:11:33 GMT -5
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Post by LV on Nov 24, 2003 17:12:06 GMT -5
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Post by Kev on Nov 25, 2003 3:36:32 GMT -5
Great pics them m8! Personally, I think its great! It looks good going out of Liverppol, but coming back, it looks stunning! Can't wait for those lights! I have spoken to some people who think they look like freddy cruger's hands!  Don't wory about posting links to the site....keep up the good work! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D  I had a guy on here weeks ago who registered and posted a link to his site all over the board. It had no other purpose than to spam the hell out of the board. So I erased them at once! |
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Post by MERSEY WAVE on Dec 16, 2003 16:54:36 GMT -5
THE Mersey Wave, Liverpool's first gateway feature, is now lighting up the skies in the south of the city where it is visible up to a mile away.
Speke Boulevard was closed to traffic for the grand switch-on last night, which featured performances by local children, a sound-and-light spectacular and a fireworks display.
The event, at the Partnership for Learning Centre, was attended by 150 guests who were told that the illuminated structure is unique in being the first sculpture in the UK designed to be viewed from a moving car.
Spanning the dual carriageway, the Mersey Wave is 200ft long and 100ft high - the same size as seven double-decker buses and 30ft taller than the famous Angel of the North at Gateshead.
The sculpture took six months to build and was installed using a massive 120-tonne crane.
It is the first project completed by Liverpool Land Development Company - formed in April - with the main funding coming from the North-west Development Agency (NWDA).
The switch-on was performed by Development Company chairman Ray O'Brien, NWDA executive director Helen France and the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Coun Ron Gould.
The Mersey Wave was designed by internationally-acclaimed Czech-born lighting artist Peter Fink in collaboration with urban designer Igor Marko of Art2Architecture.
The feature is part of a wider arts scheme in Speke Garston which also involves sculptures being installed on four roundabouts on Speke Road, Speke Hall Avenue and at the Estuary Commerce Park.
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Post by Kev on Dec 30, 2003 4:00:49 GMT -5
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Post by matt on Jan 8, 2004 5:43:40 GMT -5
Regeneration can sometimes be a bit dodgy (the fourth grace anyone?!), but the work being carried out in south Liverpool is superb. The Mersey Wave and the sculptures by the retail park and airport look superb. They're well worth a drive past at night!!
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