B of the Bang sculpture, Manchester
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B of the Bang was a striking, spike-covered public sculpture in Manchester, designed by Thomas Heatherwick to commemorate the 2002 Commonwealth Games and noted for both its ambitious engineering and subsequent structural problems.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| B of the Bang | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
outdoor sculpture
ⓘ
public sculpture ⓘ |
| architect | Thomas Heatherwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artMovement | contemporary public art ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Manchester City Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New East Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| cost | approximately £1.42 million ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| demolishedIn | 2009 ⓘ |
| designer | Thomas Heatherwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dismantlingStartDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| fabricator | Westbury Structures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerLocation | junction of Alan Turing Way and Ashton New Road, Manchester ⓘ |
| fundedBy | public funds ⓘ |
| hasPart | 180 steel spikes ⓘ |
| hasShape | starburst of leaning spikes ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 56 metres
ⓘ
around 184 feet ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | the starting gun at a race ⓘ |
| legalActionAgainst |
Thomas Heatherwick Studio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
structural engineers ⓘ |
| legalActionBy | Manchester City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | out-of-court settlement ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Manchester ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInArea | Sportcity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
City of Manchester Stadium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Etihad Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
corten steel
ⓘ
weathering steel ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | phrase "bang" in "the bang of the starting pistol" ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ambitious engineering
ⓘ
falling spikes ⓘ structural problems ⓘ |
| purpose | to commemorate the 2002 Commonwealth Games ⓘ |
| safetyIssue | risk of spikes detaching in high winds ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| structuralEngineer | Packman Lucas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
engineering controversy
ⓘ
public debate about public art spending ⓘ |
| unveiledBy | Linford Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unveilingDate | January 2005 ⓘ |
| weight | over 180 tonnes ⓘ |
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