Boston designer Mikyoung Kim wants residents in Riverdale Park to relax or play while gently rocking in her steel swing-like sculptures as mirrors create a light show beneath the elevated Purple Line station. Because the 40-yard platforms will be relatively small, especially compared with more cavernous Metro stations, the artwork in many cases will dominate Purple Line stations, making them distinct from one another. (Peter Erskine)[Purple Line stations are slated to have ‘unique’ public art]The rail line will extend from Bethesda in Montgomery County to New Carrollton in Prince George’s County. Most Purple Line stations will consist of a street-level platform with benches covered by 50-foot glass canopies and buffered by windscreens. [Maryland, Purple Line contractor ‘still far apart’ on line’s cost, opening]The winning designs were selected by committees of state transit officials, members of the Montgomery and Prince George’s arts councils, the Purple Line contractor, art professionals and residents, Lattuca said.

Source: Washington Post June 22, 2019 23:33 UTC