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Scottsdale Civic Center Library
(Lower Level)
3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd.
Completed: 1998
Media: kinetic steel, concrete,
glass, special light fixtures, motors, sun reflectors, fiberglass
 Five
monumental columns run along the central aisle of the main reading room.
A large face in silhouette at the top of each column projects images onto
large rounded screens positioned in the clerestories. The Pillars
of Thought form a procession, representing a visual
metaphor for the life of the mind. Light and shadow projections symbolize
different styles of thinking (structured vs. random, focused vs. divergent,
geometric vs. informal). The projections, or thought patterns, slowly
move and change as sunlight shines through water- and wind-driven reflectors.
People sitting in the reading room are aware of the shifting patterns
overhead without actually being distracted by them.
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