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Chattanooga Street Art: <\/strong><\/span>Structures<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The outdoor art experience in Chattanooga includes structures that tell a story. Two of the largest installations downtown touch on the city\u2019s cultural and economic past, current successes, and what\u2019s to come.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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City Thread<\/span><\/h1>\n
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The Artists<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

Based in Syracuse, New York, Molly Hunker and Greg Corso specialize in architecture and design, aiming to create spaces that bring a city\u2019s social scene to life. Answering a challenge to re-envision an alley in a southern city, they partnered with Metal Arts Foundry and NOUS Engineering on this design.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Process<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

A continuous line of bright green steel tubes that create seating, tunnels, and micro-stages, City Thread creates a colorful alleyway off 7th Street downtown. The winner of the Passageways 2.0 international design competition, the structure zig-zags through the alley in a way that visually creates a collection of \u201curban rooms,\u201d or gathering spaces. Some have said the installation is a visualization of the city\u2019s fiber-optic internet. Others see it as a reflection of Chattanooga\u2019s reputation for innovation, for adventure, and for the arts. When lit up at night, City Thread\u2019s contrast against the alley\u2019s red and blue walls is simply magical.<\/span><\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong> Cooper\u2019s Alley, off 7th Street<\/span><\/p>\n

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