SMoCA Scrim Wall

View On Black Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Scrim Wall James Carpenter Design Associates Completed 1999 Media Dichroic glass, glass, metal wikipedia Dichroic glass The Glass Scrim Wall is a free standing exterior wall enclosing an outdoor sculpture garden at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. James Carpenter Design Associates designed the scrim wall as a physical and visual barrier between the new outdoor sculpture garden and the adjacent street. Fifty six laminated translucent glass panels, each approximately 4 x 7 , are hung from a curving steel structure 21 high and 65 long. Between each bay of panels is a row of laminated Dichroic glass blades which cast varying shades of color onto the panels. Glass lamination technology, coupled with a sophisticated, yet simple steel structure, enables large and heavy glass panels to have an appearance of a lightweight lantern. From the street, the wall acts as a prominent marker for the museum entry. Lit by the intense Arizona sun during the day and by artificial lights at night, it has an intriguing, presence depending on the quality of light, viewer s proximity, and the direction of approach. As the viewer enters the interior of the sculpture court they will observe the many reflected colors as they bounce off of the white opalescent plaster that composes the exterior of the James Turrell Skyspace, Knight Rise. Carpenter collaborated with architect Will Bruder in designing the wall. 59906977 N00 has added SMoCA Scrim Wall at 2009 04 06 17 19 26 and tagged as arizona architect

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