Big Blue

Canada Square Park / London / England / 2000

Public Space and sculpture

Client: Canary Wharf (Financial District)

Infrastructure Architect: Olin Partnership (UK) / Koetter Kim & Associates (UK)

Retail Architect: Chapman Taylor & Partners (UK)

Composite Structure: SP Technologies (UK)

Glazing Structure: Arup Facade Engineering (UK)

Canada Square Park is the uppermost level of a car parking and shopping centre at the heart of the financial district of Canary Wharf. This large circular sculpture, fabricated using advanced boat building techniques rests on a ring of structural glazing at the centre of the park and acts as a visual link between the ground level park and the shopping centre below. Canada Square Park is the uppermost level of a car parking and shoppingcentre at the heart of the financial district of Canary Wharf. This largecircular sculpture, fabricated using advanced boat building techniquesrests on a ring of structural glazing at the centre of the park and acts as avisual link between the ground level park and the shopping centre below.