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Nottingham Uni Jubilee site

The grey building always makes me think of Thunderbirds.Aspire is the tall sculpture here, it is a 60m tall, red and orange steel sculpture, and was, until ove...
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The grey building always makes me think of Thunderbirds.Aspire is the tall sculpture here, it is a 60m 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,Designed by Ken Shuttleworth and MAKE Architects it comprises an 8m high concrete foundation and 52m high red and orange steel tower. The sculpture weighs 854 tonnes, and cost £800,000, which was donated by an anonymous benefactor.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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