Algorithmic Tapestry
Algorithmic Tapestry is a 10,864 sq. ft. seven-color 3/8-inch epoxy terrazzo public art floor for the Engineering Centers Building at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. The design is based on geometric algorithms commonly used by engineers, with depictions of quasicrystals, nanocrystals, and a series of digital and analog references to computing technology and numeric systems from 20,000 years ago to the present. Reviewed by Art in America as the Best in Public Art from 2002. Reviewed in Architectural Record. Winner of the National Honor Award Floor of the Year by the National Terrazzo and Mosaic Association. Winner of the Golden Trowel Award by the International Masonry Institute.
