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Commission approves tile-based public art for 477 9th Avenue amid debate over scale and visibility
Summary
The commission approved a $225,000 site-specific tile installation at 477 9th Avenue by a New York design duo; commissioners debated whether multiple two-story tile arches would read as building ornamentation rather than standalone art before passing the proposal 3–1.
The Civic Arts Commission approved a $225,000 public-art package for a five-story mixed-use building at 477 9th Avenue that uses printed and hand‑screened tiles to clad multiple entry archways.
The project consultant said the design wraps the building with site-specific tile on seven prominent archways—two larger entry arches and five two-story arches near resident and office entrances—and that the tiles are fabricated abroad to meet budget and durability requirements. “We went…
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