Public art & sculpture · East Midlands
Aspire
Aspire in England East Midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Aspire is a public sculpture in England East Midlands, United Kingdom, dating from 2008. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
Aspire is a work of art, constructed on the Jubilee Campus of the University of Nottingham, in Nottingham, England. It is a 60-metre (200 ft) tall, red and orange steel sculpture, and was, until overtaken by Anish Kapoor's Orbit, the tallest free standing public work of art in the United Kingdom. It is taller than B of the Bang (which was dismantled in 2009), Nelson's Column, the Angel of the North, and the Statue of Liberty (excluding the pedestal). The name Aspire was chosen after a competition to name the sculpture, which was open to staff and students at the university.
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Background
Architecture
Aspire is a type of hyperboloid structure, designed by Ken Shuttleworth and Make Architects. It consists of an 8 m high concrete foundation and 52 m high red and orange steel tower. The sculpture weighs 854 tonnes, and cost £800,000, which was donated by an anonymous benefactor. The sculpture is lit during the hours of darkness. Fabrication of the sculpture took 23 weeks and was completed by Watson Steel Structures in Bolton, Greater Manchester. It was then transported to Widnes, Cheshire, where Merseyside Coatings Ltd applied the distinctive red and orange colour scheme. The structure was fabricated in three parts and lifted onto the concrete foundation by cranes on-site.
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- Coordinates
- 52.9512, -1.1844
- District
- Nottingham
- Parish
- Nottingham, unparished area
- Postcode
- NG7 2TU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Nottingham South
- Established
- 2008
Sources
- wikidata: Q126397 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Aspire (sculpture) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Aspire?
- Aspire is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NG7 2TU), in the parish of Nottingham, unparished area.
- When was Aspire built?
- Built or established in 2008.
- Who owns Aspire?
- Aspire is owned by University of Nottingham.
- Is Aspire free to visit?
- Yes, Aspire is free to enter.
- How do I get to Aspire?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NG7 2TU. It sits within the Nottingham South parliamentary constituency.