Transforming Dilworth Plaza with Pulse

Philadelphia, PA (population 1.5 million) is home to Dilworth Plaza, which is adjacent to City Hall in William Penn’s original Center Square.

Commissioned by the Center City District, which is overseeing the transformation of the plaza, Janet Echelman’s “Pulse” will be a dynamic, highly visible permanent work of art that will create both a playful and meaningful embellishment on the new fountain that is part of the $55 million renovation of the plaza. “Pulse” will use five-foot-tall, moving columns of atomized water, to reflect in real time the movements of the transportation system below, which serves as a gateway for 300,000 passengers in Center City each day. ($130,000)