Three new light rail stations in the U District, Roosevelt and Northgate neighborhoods open in less than two months!
We're excited to welcome everyone to the new facilities on Oct. 2, but in the meantime, we're giving you a sneak peek of what makes them come alive: the amazing public art.
The art pieces were inspired by the local communities these stations will serve - from cyclists in Roosevelt to the natural environment around Northgate.
Take a closer look at each piece with the video and photos below!
Northgate Station:
Mary Ann Peters was inspired by the nature and sounds of the Northgate area. With an homage to the Washington State Insect, the Green Darner dragonfly, she created a painting in glass for the west clerestory of the platform.
Cris Bruch’s plaza sculpture serves as a landmark and meeting place for train riders and neighbors from the nearby urban village. A large, gracefully arching, painted-steel structure, the sculpture emulates natural forms and public utility structures.
Bruch describes his other sculpture, located on 1st Avenue Northeast near the north entrance, as a large, "low-dimension cluster of polyhedrons."
Roosevelt Station:
R & R Studios, the team of Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt, created a landmark for the neighborhood on the plaza at 12th Ave NE and NE 66th Street. Their sculpture “Building Blocks” is a 49-foot-tall, 21-foot-wide, and 2-1/2 -foot deep stepped pyramid painted in bold tones of gold, yellow, green, blue and red.
Luca Buvoli has created a pathway using bold, graphic artwork suggesting runners and cyclists in motion, to help guide passengers from the station’s exterior to the underground platform.
U District Station:
Lead Pencil Studio’s sculptures evoke the architectural ornament once seen on historic buildings.
Visit our website for more details on Sound Transit's art program, STart.