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# Engineered Artworks

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- [Oakland North: In West Oakland, artists build lifesize submarine merging nostalgia and futurism](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/oakland-north-in-west-oakland-artists-build-lifesize-submarine-merging-nostalgia-and-futurism/) - The Nautilus submarine from Oakland North. Deep in West Oakland, a collective of artists called Five Ton Crane (5TC) is hard at work tuning up their submarine. Although it doesn’t go underwater, there seems to be little else this lifesize vessel can’t do—it even defends its perimeters with a water spear gun and bumps tunes
- [Civic Center: Back to the Future with Raygun Gothic Rocketship](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/civic-center-back-to-the-future-with-raygun-gothic-rocketship/) - Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Back to the Future with Raygun Gothic Rocketship Next door to the Amtrak train station on the San Francisco waterfront, a 40-foot retro rocket sculpture has been created by Five Ton Crane, a group of Burning Man associated artists for a year-long installation, and it’s stunningly playful. The artists Sean Orlando,
- [Mayor Unveils Monumental Raygun Gothic Rocketship Sculpture](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/mayor-unveils-monumental-raygun-gothic-rocketship-sculpture/) - San Francisco, CA—Mayor Gavin Newsom today joined the Black Rock Arts Foundation (BRAF) and the Port of San Francisco to celebrate the unveiling of Raygun Gothic Rocketship, a 40-foot-tall sculpture created by a team of Bay Area artists lead by Sean Orlando, Nathaniel Taylor, and David Shulman. The Rocketship, poised as if to board passengers
- [Time-Lapse of the Steampunk Tree House installation at Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton, DE.](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/time-lapse-of-the-steampunk-tree-house-installation-at-dogfish-head-craft-brewery-in-milton-de/) - Here’s a great time lapse of the SPTH installation Dogfish. Click here to check out the Tree House page on the Dogfish website
- [MAKE: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Things About Sean Orlando](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/make-5-4-3-2-1-things-about-sean-orlando/) - By Goli Mohammadi Posted 2013/06/10 @ 2:48 pm Category Art & Design, Makers Click here for original MAKE article Oakland, Calif.-based artist, fabricator, project manager, and creative director Sean Orlando is not only a gifted visionary in the realm of large-scale installations, but he is a skilled organizer, leading 50+ member crews of talented folks
- [Lost & Foundry Artist in Residence](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/lost-foundry-artist-in-residence/) - Lost & Foundry Oakland presents Time Peace by Anja Ulfeldt www.lostandfoundryoakland.com Lost & Foundry Oakland proudly presents an exhibition of new works by Artist in Residence, Anja Ulfeldt. Time Peace is the culmination of a 5-week residency featuring a series of rotary devices that measure time and symbolize its passage. Six wall-mounted sculptures act as
- [Lost & Foundry Studios Open House](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/lost-foundry-studios-open-house/) - Hi friends. It's time for another Lost & Foundry Studios Group Art Show and Open House. I will have three new sculptures on display that were created during my deYoung Museum Artist in Residence. Come on down for some refreshments, peruse our "Resource Allocation Junk Sale", wander around our shop & individual studios, and experience
- [Architecture for Humanity Burrows Street Pocket Park Project](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/architecture-for-humanity-burrows-street-pocket-park-project/) - Engineered Artworks worked with Architecture for Humanities SF and MoreLab to fabricate and install a new "Pocket Park" on Burrows Street in San Francisco.
- [The Steampunk Tree House featured on HGTV](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/the-steampunk-tree-house-featured-on-hgtv/) - Dogfish Head's Metal Treehouse Stay in Dogfish Head Brewery's metal treehouse and order up a pail of beer.
- [Creative Careers: A forum on artistic, administrative, and production jobs in the arts](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/creative-careers-a-forum-on-artistic-administrative-and-production-jobs-in-the-arts/) - Sean Orlando will be participating in the Creative Careers panel discussion at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Creative Careers: A forum on artistic, administrative, and production jobs in the arts Hosted by Berkeley Rep Have a desire to make your passion for the arts a true profession? Jump start your career and discover a field that's vast
- [Touring The Nautilus Submarine Art Car at Maker Faire 2013](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/touring-the-nautilus-submarine-art-car-at-maker-faire-2013/) - Mythbusters tours the Nautilus Submarine Art Car. "a project of the Five Ton Crane artist collective"...and Christopher Bently... "The roving land-submarine was entirely custom designed and constructed, with a surprising number of high-tech features like RFID security, GPS navigation, and even iPad interface controls. It also has a harpoon water gun cannon!"
- [Studio time with Photographer Lucas Krech in the Engineered Artworks Studio](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/studio-time-with-photographer-lucas-krech-in-the-engineered-artworks-studio/) - Website: Lucas Krech- Portrait and Fine Art Photography
- [It's not rocket science... it's rocket art](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/its-not-rocket-science-its-rocket-art/) - 'Rocketship' becomes icon at Beakerhead Full Story Behind the three-storey, "retro-futuristic" Raygun Gothic Rocketship is an artist whose rich childhood informs all his projects. And with a father who was an aerospace engineer, it is no surprise the rocket ship Sean Orlando and the rest of the California-based Five Ton Crane art collective have erected
- [Dogfish Head celebrates three years with the Steampunk Treehouse](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/dogfish-head-celebrates-three-years-with-the-steampunk-treehouse/) - Three years ago, we christened the Steampunk Treehouse with a bottle of Life & Limb. If you've been to the Milton brewery, you've seen it ... and if you haven't, well, what are you waiting for? (Music: "Planet Zero" by Jahzzar, http://betterwithmusic.com)\Get more Dogfish Head: http://www.dogfish.com https://www.facebook.com/dogfishheadbeer http://twitter.com/dogfishbeer
- [Exploring Systemic with the Urbanauts](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/exploring-systemic-with-the-urbanauts/) - deYoung Museum Blog Post Posted by Andrea Martin on June 20, 2013 This post was written in collaboration wtih Jasmin Bode. In plain sight or behind closed doors, in basements, or beneath manhole covers, lurk the myriad systems that support city life—drains, running water, sewage treatment, and fire-suppression, to name just a few. The Urbanauts,
- [Sean Orlando to create artwork for West Seattle fire station](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/sean-orlando-to-create-artwork-for-west-seattle-fire-station/) - Oakland, Calif.-based artist Sean Orlando will create a permanent artwork for Fire Station 32 in the West Seattle Junction. The new fire station will be built at the existing location, 3715 W. Alaska St., and will be the lead station for Battalion VII, which covers all of West Seattle, southwest Seattle, Harbor Island and the
- [The Steampunk Tree House featured in new Taschen book](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/the-steampunk-tree-house-featured-in-new-taschen-book/) - The Steampunk Tree House & 5TC featured in new Taschen book: Tree Houses: Fairy Tale Castles in the Air. "Five Ton Crane (5TC) is a group of "artists, geeks, and inventors" from the San Francisco Bay Area. As they describe their own work: "5TC does the heavy lifting that the individual artist couldn't do on
- [Video tour of Saint Louise Studios and The Nautilus art car- Landor & Associates circa 2011](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/video-tour-of-saint-louise-studios-and-the-nautilus-art-car-landor-associates-circa-2011/)
- [The de Young Museum announces Sean Orlando as a 2012 Artist Fellow](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/the-de-young-museum-announces-sean-orlando-as-a-2012-artist-fellow/) - The de Young Museum has announced Sean Orlando’s collaborative 2012 Artist Fellowship. Teaming up with Rebar and in partnership with the Black Rock Arts Foundation, we will be developing Urbanauts, a speculative exploration of urban infrastructure and the everyday urban experience. “Through a series of interwoven conversations, urban expeditions, and conjectural artworks, Orlando and Rebar will examine
- [The Nautilus Submarine Art Car featured in Popular Mechanics](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/the-nautilus-submarine-art-car-featured-in-popular-mechanics/) - 10 Wild Art Cars From Burning Man In late August, a community of more than 50,000 like-minded folks gathers for a week in the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada for the annual Burning Man festival. Cars are not allowed as transport in this temporary small city, yet art cars called Mutant Vehicles are encouraged
- [West Oakland’s Industrial Arts Corridor](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/west-oaklands-industrial-arts-corridor/) - SPUR LUNCHTIME FORUM Image credit: Flickr user Nick Winterhalter West Oakland has emerged as a vital hub in the international Industrial Arts Movement, which is re-inhabiting the city’s industrial infrastructure and deploying its tools to new ends. Often overlooked behind warehouse doors, a diverse cluster of new organizations is exploring a shift from individual creative
- [Five Ton Crane @ The Exploratorium](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/five-ton-crane-the-exploratorium/) - Saturday Feb. 18th Five Ton Crane (represented by Alan Rorie, David Shulman, and Sean Orlando) will share their retro-futuristic large installation projects, such as their Raygun Gothic Rocket All activities and workshops run from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm and are on a first-come, first-serve basis. A collaboration between the Exploratorium, MAKE Magazine, and Pixar
- [The Raygun Gothic Rocketship @ Pier 14, SF](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/the-raygun-gothic-rocketship-pier-14-sf/) - Check out this fantastic photo of the Rocketship at Pier 14 in SF by John C Maffei Apogee Photography
- [Sean Orlando at Landor](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/sean-orlando-at-landor/) - I gave a talk about Five Ton Crane and collaborative large-scale art at Landor and Associates on November 3rd 2011. For those of you who couldn't attend, here's a teaser video created by Michael Friel that we previewed at the event.
- [The Rocketship makes a cameo appearance in the latest iPhone 4S commercial](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/the-rocketship-makes-a-cameo-appearance-in-the-latest-iphone-4s-commercial/) - Look beyond the jogger at the very beginning of the commercial as he's running down the Embarcadero in San Francisco...
- [2011 Burning Man images by NK Guy](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/2011-burning-man-images-by-nk-guy/) - Click here for the full collection
- [New Rocketship photos at Pier 14, SF by Richard Pechner](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/new-rocketship-photos-at-pier-14-sf-by-richard-pechner/) - Click here for the full set
- [The Steampunk Tree House featured on AOL Real Estate](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/the-steampunk-tree-house-featured-on-aol-real-estate/) - Artist Sean Orlando says that one of the primary benefits of his ultrahip tree house is "you can see your enemies coming from a mile away." Designed in 2007 as an art installation for the Burning Man festival in Black Rock City, Nev., the home and 40-foot metal tree it sits in were created almost
- [Meeting at the Raygun Gothic Rocketship](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/meeting-at-the-raygun-gothic-rocketship/) - SF Photoblog post by Scott Hess I'm walking along the waterfront and the energy is powerful, fresh and uplifting. Â The images and happenings flowing by me now feel like the whole world is lifting off in joyous flight. The Raygun Gothic Rocketship from the 2009 Burning Man festival has landed in a prime spot near
- [Raygun Gothic Rocketship inspirations](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/raygun-gothic-rocketship-inspirations/) - We create these large-scale immersion based installations in part because we hope, in some small way, to inspire people to create, dream and invent... to help generate a little spark of the imagination and to grease the wheels of ingenuity. The Raygun Gothic Rocketship is a symbol of a future that never happened, and idea
- [Great little video montage of the Raygun Gothic Rocketship installation on Pier 14 by "The Other Martin Taylor"](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/great-little-video-montage-of-the-raygun-gothic-rocketship-installation-on-pier-14-by-the-other-martin-taylor/)
- [Join the RGR and 5TC Crew for a very special “Landing” party- Friday, August 6 @ 3:00 pm on Pier 14 in SF](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/join-the-rgr-and-5tc-crew-for-a-very-special-landing-party-friday-august-6-300-pm-on-pier-14-in-sf/) - San Francisco, August 6, 2010 – The Black Rock Arts Foundation (BRAF) and the Port of San Francisco will celebrate the opening on August 6th at 3:00 PM at Pier 14, of an iconic, large-scale sculpture created by a team of Bay Area artists lead by Sean Orlando, Nathaniel Taylor, and David Shulman. This 40-foot-tall artwork, the
- [The Raygun Gothic Rocketship featured on KRON 4- Best of the Bay](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/the-raygun-gothic-rocketship-featured-in-kron-4-best-of-the-bay/) - I did a long interview with KRON 4 at Makers Faire about the RGR project, that was consequently edited into a short interview. Regardless, check out this great segment featuring some amazingly talented artists and inventors, including the Mousetrap and Orion Fredericks. KRON 4 Interview at Makers Faire 2010
- [The Steampunk Tree House has been successfully transplanted in Delaware at Dogfish Head Craft Brewery](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/the-steampunk-tree-house-has-been-successfully-transplanted-in-delaware-at-dogfish-head-craft-brewery/) - The Tree House install crew just spent an incredible 2 weeks in Delaware permanently installing our first large-scale group installation project. So many people contributed to the creation of this one of a kind sculpture. The Steampunk Tree House project was also the origin and catalyst that first brought together the Five Ton Crane Arts
- [The Steampunk Tree House successfully installed at Dogfish Head Brewery in Milton, DE](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/the-steampunk-tree-house-successfully-installed-at-dogfish-head-brewery-in-milton-de/) - The Tree House install crew has been working feverishly for a week in 90 degree heat with 100% humidity... and having a great time! It's great to see all the pieces back together again... Click here for the official press release.
- [Rocket art landing on SF waterfront: SF Examiner](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/rocket-art-landing-on-sf-waterfront-sf-examiner/) - By: John Upton June 7, 2010 Click here for full article Eye-catching: The 40-foot, 8-ton sculpture “Raygun Gothic Rocketship” is slated to be installed along San Francisco’s waterfront in August where the “Crouching Spider” piece once stood. SAN FRANCISCO — It won’t fly anybody to the moon, but a retro-themed rocket ship planned for The
- [The Raygun Gothic Rocketship featured on G4 TV @ Makers Faire](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/the-raygun-gothic-rocketship-featured-on-g4-tv-makers-faire/) - Check out the fun little interview I did with G4 TV at Maker's Faire. They of course edited out most of everything I said... oh well... so it goes... Game Reviews - E3 2010 - AOTS Exclusive
- [Help Plant a Tree House for Memorial Day weekend!](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/help-plant-a-tree-house-for-memorial-day-weekend/) - This is the very last weekend that we'll have to work on the Tree House before we load the trucks... come one come all...
- [Tested.com interview with "yours truly" talking about the Rocketship at the 2010 Makers Faire](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/tested-com-interview-with-yours-truly-talking-about-the-rocketship-at-the-2010-makers-faire/)
- [Robots and Rockets: Mashable highlights at Maker Faire](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/robots-and-rockets-mashable-highlights-at-maker-faire/)
- [The Road to Maker Faire: How to Launch a rocket!](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/the-road-to-maker-faire-how-to-launch-a-rocket/) - The Raygun Gothic Rocketship has been successfully installed and is "standing by," ready for the 2010 Makers Faire weekend. Our gantry tower has been erected and the explosive bolts on the escape hatch are armed! We are all systems go...! The RGR is more than just a shiny outer hull... and so we wanted to
- [Make: Interview with the RGR Lead Artists](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/make-interview-with-the-rgr-lead-artists/) - MFBA: Interview with Raygun Gothic Rocketship crew Maker Faire Bay Area, the world’s largest DIY festival, is right around the corner, taking place at the San Mateo Fairgrounds on May 22nd and 23rd. One of the biggest new projects coming to the Faire this year is the Raygun Gothic Rocketship, pictured above and hand-crafted by
- [Help Plant a Tree House](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/help-plant-a-tree-house/) - The Five Ton Crane Arts Group proudly announces…! the historic, permanent installation of…! the beloved Steampunk Tree House! Click here for more info This iconic, fully immersive work of art was the first epic creation by the Oakland based arts group Five Ton Crane. First exhibited at the 2007 Burning Man festival in Nevada, it went
- [The Raygun Gothic Rocketship featured on the 2010 Maker Faire poster](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/the-raygun-gothic-rocketship-featured-on-the-2010-maker-faire-poster/)
- [The Raygun Gothic Rocketship featured on the NASA Ames website](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/the-raygun-gothic-rocketship-featured-on-the-nasa-ames-website/) - Click HERE for the full story A 40-foot high rocket from the future and a 20-foot tall bird with its head and wings on fire will light up on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. Is this a science experiment gone awry? No, it’s all part of Yuri’s Night.
- [New kinetic sculpture: The Entomological Dangler finished...](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/new-kinetic-sculpture-the-entomological-dangler-finished/) - Just in time for the March 2010 First Friday Five Ton Crane group art show. Opening night was a huge success! Thank you everyone for coming out. The Dangler is currently on display at the Warehouse 416 Gallery. Gallery Hours: Thursday & Friday March 11th, 12th, 18th, & 19th, 2010 1pm-7pm Check out some opening
- [Entomological Dangler- New Work in Progress](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/entomological-dangler-new-work-in-progress/) - This is a new kinetic piece that I'm working on for the upcoming Five Ton Crane Group art show on March 5th, 2010. The gears were given to me many years ago and have been sitting around the shop forever. I've always had it in my mind to assemble them in some way. It'll operate
- [Winterizing the Tree House](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/winterizing-the-tree-house/) - Tom Sepe took this funny little video of us monkeying around with the Tree House. We spent a few hours wrestling with black plastic in an attempt to keep the winter rains out. These are the first steps as we prepare the Tree House for permanent installation in Delaware.
- [... Engineered Artworks?](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/engineered-artworks/) - An engineer is a person who is professionally engaged in a field of engineering. Engineers are concerned with developing economical and safe solutions to practical problems, by applying mathematics and scientific knowledge while considering technical constraints.[1][2] As such, the work of engineers is the link between perceived needs of society and commercial applications. Some consider
- [Heartseed](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/heartseed/) - New sculptural concept inspired by seed anatomy Designed in Solidworks 2009. The Heartseed is 16 feet tall and 8 feet wide. The main body is CNC plasma cut steel. The core is lined with wood. Four red Chinese lanterns hang from the center of the seed providing illumination.
- [Short documentary on the building of the Raygun Gothic Rocketship](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/short-documentary-on-the-building-of-the-raygun-gothic-rocketship/) - By Sean Donnelly Blast Off! from Sean Donnelly on Vimeo.
- [The Raygun Gothic Rocketship featured on TIME.com](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/the-raygun-gothic-rocketship-featured-on-time-com/)
- [The Raygun Gothic Rocketship featured in the Oakland Tribune](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/the-raygun-gothic-rocketship-featured-in-the-oakland-tribune/) - 8/26/2009: Artists riding rocket to Burning Man 9/17/2009: Oakland artists launch rocket at Burning Man By Sean Donnelly For the Oakland Tribune
- [New movie by Cory Mcabee: Stingray Sam](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/new-movie-by-cory-mcabee-stingray-sam/)
- [The Raygun Gothic Rocketship "Launch": September 4, 2009](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/the-raygun-gothic-rocketship-launch-september-4-2009/)
- [The Raygun Gothic Rocketship- Teaser Video](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/the-raygun-gothic-rocketship-teaser-video/)
- [Steam power featured on NBC](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/steam-power-featured-on-nbc/) - Tom Sepe set up this little interview with NBC Bay Area News, which aired on the morning of Nov. 21 2008. Featuring myself, Alan Rorie, Tom Sepe, Deborah Sciales, Emily Beighly and Oliver Lowe. Oliver is working on a book titled “Steampunk: The Retro-Futurist Dream” to be published by RE:Search Publications, of which Tom and
- [Featured in an interview with Adrian Ioniţă from EgoPHobia](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/featured-in-an-interview-with-adrian-ionita-from-egophobia/) - Translated (and transcribed) into French & Romanian EgoPHobia [εγωφοβια] is an independent cultural e-journal published (initially) every two months dedicated mainly to original contributions in literature and philosophy. Click here for the full interview. It’s possibly the most comprehensive interview that I’ve done up to date. Big thanks to John Manyjohns for his contribuations to
- [The Tree House featured in IEEE](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/the-tree-house-featured-in-ieee/) - The Tree House is featured in a very small way in this latest Steampunk article in IEEE Spectrum Magazine. ... along with KSW and Tom Sepe. http://spectrum.ieee.org/print/6810 The IEEE is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Full Article
- [Hot-Rod Railwheel](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/hot-rod-railwheel/) - Built for The 2008 Great West End and Railroad Square Handcar Regatta and Exposition of Mechanical and Artistic Wonders! The Lumbering Contraption is starting to look really hot! Designed and built by the Tree House Crew at Louise Street Labs. Check out pics by Alan Rorie of Almost Scientific: http://www.almostscientific.com/LumberingContraption/ Here are the latest images
- [The Tree House featured in the East Bay Express](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/the-tree-house-featured-in-the-east-bay-express/) - The Tree House covered in the East Bay Express, installed at The Crucible's Fire Arts Festival http://www.eastbayexpress.com/artsculture/steam_punks_in_the_trees/Content?oid=785433
- [The Tree House featured on the Weather Channel](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/the-tree-house-featured-on-the-weather-channel/) - Who would have thunk it...? The Weather Channel? http://climate.weather.com/articles/steampunk032708.html?page=1
- [13 of the Coolest Art Installations in the History of Burning Man](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/13-of-the-coolest-art-installations-in-the-history-of-burning-man/) - http://matadornights.com/12-coolest-art-installations-in-the-history-of-burning-man/ It's pretty amazing and quite an honor to be included in this list.
- [Curiosities of Locomotive Design](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/curiosities-of-locomotive-design/) - The Enterprising Inventor. The man who ventures to stray from the familiar beaten path may stumble into a quagmire, but he may have the good fortune to discover a vein of rich ore which the beaten path would never reveal. When an inventor scorning the common forms proceeds to work out new and original shapes

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- [Emergence - Edmonds, WA](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/emergence-edmonds-washington/) - Emergence is a large-scale public art sculpture and gateway installation created for the Edmonds Creative District. Commissioned by the Edmonds Arts Commission, this site-specific public artwork is located at Richard F. Anway Park, adjacent to the Washington State Ferry terminal lanes and marking the entrance to Edmonds’ newly designated Creative District. Inspired by the form
- [Little Big House - San Ramon](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/little-big-house-san-ramon/) - Little Big House is a site-specific public art installation by Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt of R&R Studios, installed at the newly developed Heritage Park in San Ramon, California.
- [Daisy Lane - EDC](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/daisy-lane-edc/) - Daisy Lane Portal – Large-Scale Festival Installation at EDC Las Vegas | Engineered Artworks
- [Human Hamster Wheels](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/human-hamster-wheels/) - Custom human hamster wheels by Engineered Artworks—interactive kinetic sculptures for events, activations, and energy-powered public installations.
- [Urbanauts](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/urbanauts/) - Urbanauts is a public art series exploring urban infrastructure through sculpture. Created by Sean Orlando and Matthew Passmore at the de Young Museum.
- [Deco Fish Art Car](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/deco-fish/) - Deco Fish by Engineered Artworks: Art Deco-inspired custom art cars with LED lighting, fire effects, and pro audio, built for immersive public experiences.
- [Magic Carpet Twins](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/magic-carpets-twins/) - Magic Carpets Twins: LED art cars by Engineered Artworks with interactive light displays and sound systems, commissioned for Frozen Oasis and Black Rock Philharmonic.
- [Squid Art Car](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/squid-art-car/) - Engineered Artworks’ Squid Art Car features LED lighting that mimics cuttlefish color shifting, combining kinetic sculpture and custom fabrication on wheels.
- [Burrows Street Pocket Park - San Francisco, CA](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/burrows-street-pocket-park/) - Engineered Artworks fabricated custom benches, steel gates, and placards for Burrows Street Pocket Park, enhancing public space in San Francisco's Portola district.
- [Family Bridges - Oakland, CA](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/family-bridges-oakland-ca/) - Engineered Artworks fabricated CNC steel public art for Family Bridges’ Lake Merritt Child Care Center in Oakland, enriching the facade with playful, civic design.
- [Latham Square Plaza - Oakland, CA](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/latham-square-plaza/) - Engineered Artworks fabricated custom placemaking elements for Latham Square Plaza in Oakland using steel, reclaimed wood, and cast iron for civic activation.
- [Cal State East Bay - Hayward, CA](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/cal-state-east-bay-sign/) - Engineered Artworks fabricated Cal State East Bay’s 60′ stainless steel letter monument with integrated LED lighting for lasting public impact.
- [Raygun Gothic Rocketship](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/raygun-gothic-rocketship/) - The Raygun Gothic Rocketship is a 40′ retro-futuristic sculpture by Sean Orlando and team, now permanently installed at Wings Over the Rockies in Colorado.
- [The Steampunk Tree House](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/the-steampunk-tree-house/) - The Steampunk Tree House – a large-scale public sculpture made of steel and reclaimed wood, permanently installed at Dogfish Head Brewery.
- [Capitol Theater](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/capitol-theather/) - Engineered Artworks built The Capitol Theater, a custom mobile art car with immersive Art Deco cinema, crafted for the Renwick Gallery and national exhibition.
- [The Nautilus Art Car](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/the-nautilus/) - The Nautilus, a steampunk-inspired art car with LED lighting, navigation tech, and immersive interiors—built for full mobility and magic.
- [Engine 32 1/2 - Seattle, WA](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/engine-32-1-2/) - Engineered Artworks fabricated Engine 32 ½, a large-scale public sculpture for Seattle’s Fire Station 32—crafted in steel to honor firefighters and community .
- [Gertie's Ghost - Tacoma, WA](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/gerties-ghost/) - Gertie’s Ghost is a large-scale public sculpture fabricated by Engineered Artworks for Sound Transit—blending legend, steelwork, and Tacoma’s railway history.
- [Welcome Tower - San Francisco](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/welcome-tower/) - Welcome Tower – San Francisco’s Icon Reimagined in Public Art Commissioned by Unison for a year-long installation at Pier 14 on San Francisco’s Embarcadero, Welcome Tower is a monumental public artwork that reinterprets the iconic Coit Tower as a tribute to the evolving identity of San Francisco. Designed and fabricated in 2019, the sculpture reflects
- [Elektra Art Car](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/elektra/) - Elektra – Fire-Breathing Kinetic Dragon Sculpture Commissioned as a private large-scale sculpture project, Elektra is a fully engineered, fire-breathing vehicular dragon fabricated at Engineered Artworks by a collaborative team of over 60 artists. This kinetic sculpture merges art, engineering, and spectacle into a visually stunning, technically advanced creation designed to dazzle audiences and defy expectations. From
- [Kilroy Stars](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/kilroy-star/) - Kilroy Stars – Monumental LED Light Sculptures Kilroy Stars is a constellation of monumental light sculptures fabricated by Engineered Artworks, illuminating skylines across the Western United States. Originally conceived during the pandemic as symbols of hope and connection, these beacon-like artworks have since become permanent architectural installations in Austin, Long Beach, Seattle, and San Diego. Each
- [Y-Knot Saloon](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/y-knot-saloon/) - Y-Knot Saloon – Immersive Western Art Car Y-Knot Saloon is a fully immersive, mobile sculptural installation designed by Sean Orlando, JP Conte, and Keith London. Engineered and fabricated by Engineered Artworks with carpentry by Dave Keane of Folly Builders, the project transforms a 50-foot automotive chassis into a functioning Western-style saloon on wheels. Constructed using
- [John Edmark: Dahlias - Resonance Bar, Dubai](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/john-edmark-dahlia-art-installation-dubai/) - John Edmark: Dahlias – Resonance Bar, Atlantis The Royal, Dubai Dahlias is a pair of large-scale, illuminated wall sculptures commissioned for the Resonance Bar at Atlantis The Royal Hotel in Dubai, UAE. Created by artist and mathematician John Edmark in collaboration with Sean Orlando and the fabrication team at Engineered Artworks, these kinetic-inspired sculptures are
- [Salesforce Tower - San Francisco](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/salesforce-tower-san-francisco/) - Salesforce Tower – San Francisco Restoration & Maintenance of “Day for Night” by Jim Campbell Day for Night is an iconic large-scale public artwork by artist Jim Campbell, located on the top eight floors of San Francisco’s Salesforce Tower. The installation features over 11,000 custom-programmed LEDs, which display atmospheric, low-resolution video imagery across the building’s
- [Electric Daisy Carnival 30th Anniversary Art Car](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/electric-daisy-carnival-30th-anniversary-art-car/) - Electric Daisy Carnival – 30th Anniversary Art Car Commissioned by Insomniac Productions, this towering, sculptural art car was fabricated by Engineered Artworks to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC)—one of the world’s largest electronic music festivals. Within just one month, EA transformed concept into reality: a monumental birthday cake-shaped vehicle built for
- [Stella - Omaha, NE](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/stella/) - Stella – Kiewit Luminarium, Omaha, NE Stella is a monumental icosahedron sculpture permanently installed in the front atrium of the Kiewit Luminarium, a new science museum in Omaha, Nebraska. Commissioned as a signature piece for the institution, Stella is a 20-foot-diameter immersive sculpture designed to engage visitors of all ages in a tactile exploration of
- [Apollonia Art Car](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/apollonia/) - Apollonia – Burning Man Art Car by Yves Behar Apollonia is a sculptural art car reimagined by renowned designer Yves Behar and brought to life in collaboration with the fabrication team at Engineered Artworks. Made for Burning Man, this large-scale mobile artwork explores themes of geometry, motion, and interconnection through an elegant array of illuminated
- [Dragonfly Art Car](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/dragonfly/) - Dragonfly is a kinetic, LED-lit art car sculpture fabricated by Engineered Artworks for Burning Man 2024. Designed by Sean Orlando with custom steel & lighting.
- [Resilience - Norfolk, VA](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/resilience-norfolk-va/) - Resilience – Five Points Park, Norfolk, Virginia Resilience is a large-scale public sculpture and immersive gathering space located at the entrance to Norfolk’s revitalized Five Points Park. Designed by public artist Sean Orlando, the sculptural work is composed of 23 distinct blades of grass, joined together in a unified circular form that symbolizes the resilience
- [Aspen Grove - Denver, CO](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/aspen-grove-denver-co/) - Climbable public sculpture fabricated by Engineered Artworks for Denver’s 16th St. Mall. Large-scale steel art with canopy, swing, and sanctuary.
- [Unity Flame – Kirkland, WA](https://www.engineeredartworks.com/Portfolio/unity-flame-kirkland-fire-station-21-kirkland-wa/) - Unity Flame – Kirkland Fire Station 21 – Kirkland, WA A permanent public sculpture honoring first responders and community connection A site-specific metal sculpture designed to honor the strength, unity, and diversity of both the firefighters of Kirkland Fire Station 21 and the residents they serve. This flame-inspired public artwork features twisting, powder-coated steel tubes

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