Public Art on MAX Red Line
During construction of Airport MAX Red Line, Design Team Artists Christine Bourdette and Vicki Scuri worked with project architects to design system-wide elements including a shelter canopy form inspired by airplane wings, signal buildings painted "banner blue" and windscreen glass patterns that provide color and design on the platforms.
Gateway Transit Center
- The Gateway "Feathers" by Frank Boyden consist of three 14-18' long painted aluminum feathers that track the wind atop 20' poles.
- The feathers, which are visible from the I-205 freeway, the bike path and the train, create a landmark for the transit center and signify the start of the airport line with a bright and colorful allusion to flight.
Parkrose/Sumner Transit Center
- Designed by Peter Reiquam, home furnishings made of galvanized steel blend the private with the public and subtly cue the passenger in the direction of travel. At the north end of the platform on the outbound track are two armchairs in a modernist vein symbolizing the era of aviation. At the south end, a dining table and four chairs represent a more domestic setting suggesting the return home. Additional pieces of furniture provide seating for passengers waiting at the plaza level.
- The "Fishbird" bridge, designed by Ed Carpenter, provides pedestrians access to this station platform located in the median of I-205. Being near the Columbia River and the Portland International Airport, the bridge is meant to suggest a creature which might swim or fly. Tight budget constraints required a simple, low-tech solution, hence the traditional box truss structural concept. Passengers on Airport MAX as well as motorists on I-205 are treated to dramatic views of the huge, enigmatic creature flying over the freeway.
Cascades and Mt Hood Ave stations
- Swirling wind patterns in ceramic frit are featured on the windscreen glass at Parkrose, Cascades and Mt Hood Avenue stations.
- Design team artists Christine Bourdette and Vicki Scuri also worked with the project architects to design the shelter canopy which borrows its form from an airplane wing.
Portland International Airport Station
- "Time Flies," a porcelain enamel mural located between the platform and baggage claim area, features a sequence of images related to time and motion. It was designed by Christine Bourdette.
- Bronze rails imbedded in the concrete at the base of the escalator link directly to the MAX tracks and a dynamic chevron pattern animates the pavement on the platform.
Airport MAX Public Art Advisory Committee
Gordon Anderson
Deborah Horrell
Ismail Karim
Gary Pagenstecher
Larry Rank