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Fort Lauderdale advisory board favors local, purple design for NE 13th Street "Unity Beacon"
Summary
The Central City CRA advisory board reviewed five finalist designs for a new "Unity Beacon" at the NE 13th Street roundabout and coalesced around a local artist's purple design as the top choice, recommending the top two options (No. 1 and No. 5) to the Public Art & Placemaking Advisory Board.
The Central City CRA advisory board on Monday reviewed five finalist proposals to replace the existing Unity Beacon at the NE 13th Street roundabout and said it preferred a purple design by a local team as its top recommendation.
Joshua Carden, the city’s cultural affairs officer, told the board the call-to-artists produced three applicants who supplied five distinct design packages. He said proposals were informed by a community survey and emphasized durability and nighttime lighting in their concepts. Two applicants submitted two designs each; one applicant submitted a single package.
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