“Flying Bridge”
Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington, is known for its strong science programs. “Flying Bridge” spans physically and metaphorically between the biology and chemistry departments in C.W.U.´s new Dean Science Building. Like a gleaming light-seeking organism it hovers beneath the atrium´s eighty-foot high skylight. Its aluminum structure and dichroic glass panels play in the light, casting moving shadows and projections when the sun is aligned. At night, special lighting casts colored light onto architectural surfaces. Cables from the upper ring pipe help stabilize the bridge deck, and laminated dichroic glass panels accentuate the graphic qualities of the cables.
