Linbeck Group completed work on the Turrell Skyspace at Rice University in July 2012. This one-of-a-kind art installation presented several construction challenges, including an interior and exterior "knife-edge" design and installation and a large flat soffit that could have no expansion joints.
"By far the most challenging aspects of the project were balancing the budget with the artist's vision," says Tom Butler, project manager with Linbeck. "The knife-edge design called for differing materials to come together in ways that had never been tried before. Successful installation came only after multiple full-scale mock-ups were completed and tested visually and functionally."