Advanced Design Development
Our design for artwork at the Duarte Gold Line station incorporates imagery drawn from the natural and social histories of the community. On the station platform, low-relief cast bronze pavers depict orange blossoms, branches and fruit. These pavers are set within larger areas of accented color which create "rugs" of complementary color and texture within the larger paving pattern.
Also on the platform, we have designed a series of four steel-and-stone columns. The columns are approximately 12' tall, and are placed within the areas of paving artwork described above. Each column incorporates a different aspect of local history. In one, the carved limestone capital is drawn from the tooled leather designs of a 19th century California-style saddle. In another, the traditional weaving patterns of the Tongva/Gabrieleno people resemble a gathering basket. The third column capital is carved with a pattern of California live oak and acorns, and the final column's abstract imagery is a rendering of the topography of the San Gabriel River wash and the path of the Gold Line as it crosses it.
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The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority would like to thank the following members of the Duarte Station Design and Art Review Committee (SDAR) for their participation in the selection process: Mr. Ed Cox; Mr. Darrell George; Mr. Jason Golding; Ms. Karen Herrera; Ms. Saralyn Lowenstein; Mr. Dominic Milano; Mr. Mark Wood; and Ms. Sue Wyninegar.
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