Archinect - News 2013-05-26T02:49:39-04:00 http://archinect.com/news/article/65223638/situ-studio-wins-contest-for-2013-times-square-valentine-heart-design Situ Studio Wins Contest for 2013 Times Square Valentine Heart Design Alexander Walter 2013-01-10T15:41:00-05:00 >2013-01-14T20:18:30-05:00 <img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/s7/s7x3ei9rkqqaae0n.jpg" width="514" height="341" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>Brooklyn-based design firm Situ Studio is the winner of this year's annual Times Square Valentine Heart Design. Over the last five years, the Times Square Alliance has invited architecture and design firms to submit proposals for a romantic public art installation celebrating Valentine's Day in Times Square. This year's winning design, Situ Studio's Heartwalk, will be unveiled on Tuesday, February 12, 2013, and remain on view until March 8, 2013.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta></head></html> http://archinect.com/news/article/37378609/big-love-for-times-square BIG Love for Times Square HotSoup 2012-02-08T16:22:00-05:00 >2012-02-08T23:15:21-05:00 <img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/se/se0z9ye451j3lcf6.jpg" width="514" height="326" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>&ldquo;The transparent tubes refract the lights of Times Square, creating a cluster of lights around the heart. The hovering heart will appear to pulsate as its tubes sway in the wind. When people touch a heart-shaped sensor, the heart will glow brighter as the energy from their hands is converted into more light.&rdquo;</p></em><br /><br /><p> Bjarkes Ingles, recent New York transplant, gives a giant glowing valentine to his new home as designer of the fourth annual Valentine's Day installation for Times Square.</p>