New installation connects two of Detroit`s most iconic buildings
(Artdaily.org)

Library Street Collective announced the installation of Detroit Skybridge by Phillip K. Smith, III in partnership with Bedrock, Quicken Loans Community Fund and Wayne County. Connecting two of Detroit’s most iconic buildings, One Woodward and the Guardian Building, the 100 foot long 16th floor skybridge will become a floating bar of light hovering over the streets of Downtown Detroit. Inspired by the modular white concrete of Yamasaki’s 1962 skyscraper and the mosaic of color within the 1929 Guardian Building, Smith has created a unique color program for this significantly scaled project. Composed of shifting gradients and moving planes of light, this precisely paced installation will merge art with architecture at the scale of the city. The pedestrian bridge was constructed in 1976 by architect Gino Rossetti to allow access for Michigan