Donor & Scientific Prize Wall at Rockefeller University

Category
Environmental

Role
Design development, production

Date
2020

Two sculptural hemispheres at heroic scale, made of hundreds of steel parts, flow in complex curves. One recognizes donors, one recognizes prize winners. They base their geometries on a geodesic dome, echoing the exterior of the University auditorium in which they are located. 

Studio
C&G Partners

Press & Awards
UCDA Award of Excellence
Graphis, Silver, Environmental Design



Scientific prize plaques each host a custom illustration of a prize-winning Rockefeller scientist, done in engraving-style dot portraits by Wall Street Journal “hedcut” artists. The steel forms of the prize wall are finished in a brushed finish, and hold names, accomplishments and hand-drawn portraits of each scientist. The University is home to a constantly growing list of winners of Nobel, Lasker and other prestigious scientific prizes. On the donor recognition wall, subtle line art inspired by real biomedical research images can be found close up on all of the donor plaques.


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Bruce Chao, 2025

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