PHOTO OF THE MONTH Horace E. Dodge Memorial Fountain Detroit MI Japanese architect Isamu Noguchi received a $2 million commission to design the most prominent feature of Hart Plaza in Detroit - the fountain. It is intended to honor the legacy of Horace E. Dodge, Sr. and his son for their contributions to Detroit and the auto industry. Many see a retro-futurist take on a UFO in the fountain's design, while others have compared it to an inverted wing-nut. Noguchi used early computer technology to program the fountain's 300 water jets to perform a series of thirty-three different spray patters. Pretty impressive for a mid-1970s creation. |
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