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Mike Brannon

San Antonio, TX, US

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F1 Art Lighting Suspension - TEDx Austin / COTA Formula 1 Racetrack

This was a project to design art lighting to inspire and compliment the TEDx Austin 2013

conference's "Fearless" theme held at the Circuit of the America's new 100 million dollar

Formula 1 racetrack in Austin.  To design the piece we considered the shape of the track itself, its long sloping curves, which also mirrored the observation tower (designed by Miro Rivera Architects), as well.

The final piece was made of water-jet cut aluminum nearly, 10 feet long by 12" x 3/8" thick with layers of dichroic film and wireless, color changing LEDs on the upper deck. It looks like a section of the racetrack itself and/or a full sinewave frozen in time.  

As seen in Enlightenment Magazine March 2014  &  NHome Texas Magazine July 2013

2016 ADEX Platinum Award winner 

                   

 
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Status: Built
Location: Austin, Texas
My Role: Designer/builder
Additional Credits: Charles Schirmer LEED AP AIA

 
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 Enlightenment Profile March 2014
Enlightenment Profile March 2014
 Enlightenment Profile March 2014
Enlightenment Profile March 2014
 NHome Texas July 2013 - Lightlink article
NHome Texas July 2013 - Lightlink article
 NHome Texas cover July 2013
NHome Texas cover July 2013
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F1 Suspension green 2
2016 ADEX Platinum Award winner
2016 ADEX Platinum Award winner