Congratulations to our 2012 SteelDay Student Photo Contest grand prize winner!
Xiaolong Li, Bucknell University
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Photo description: An inside view of the 2008 Olympic Stadium designed by artist Weiwei Ai. The stadium is commonly known as "the bird nest" and is constructed with massive steel columns bended and arranged in an absolute random pattern. In this picture, massive steel columns seem to fall out of the sky straight into the ground, raying in a random order. Standing in between them is like being in a natural crystals cave, having amazing spatial experience. The three people in the background provide a perspective of the size of these steel columns.
Look for Xiaolong Li's photo to be published in the November issue of MSC magazine and also featured as a Steel Shot on a Friday this fall on the MSC website!
Li also submitted one of our Honorable Mention entries, shown below.
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Photo description: In this picture, an old man with a French hat is passing by "the bird nest" with his shadow in front of him. The sun light is shining on "the bird nest's" giant steel frame, creating a breathtaking visual impact and the flexibility of steel enables the artist to be creative beyond the limit.
Congratulations to those who submitted other notable entries!
The entries receiving Honorable Mention will be featured as Steel Shots on Fridays this fall on the MSC website!
Alexius Tan, Polytechnic Institute of NYU
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Photo description: The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge spans New York Harbor between the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn. The bridge was completed in 1964, and remains the longest span in North America. The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is a vital part of New York City's transportation network, carrying 12 lanes of traffic.
Atchyut Sappa, University of Texas at San Antonio
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Photo description: Hays Street Bridge has two spans, one with Whipple-Phoenix truss and the other with Pratt truss. It was built in the early 1880's over the Nueces River, west of Uvalde. In 1910, it was relocated over the Union Pacific Railroad on Hays Street. It was nominated for inclusion in National Register of Historic Places, (Ref# 12000787).
Joshua Brickman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Photo description: Pictured here is the Central Branch of the Seattle Public Library, located in the heart of downtown Seattle. Its unusual, but compelling form demonstrates steel’s power as both an architectural and structural element. The library’s use of steel not only provides a strong structural framework, but also allows for great flexibility in interior programming and personal engagement with the library’s collections and spaces. The Seattle Central Library’s steel design parallels the mission of all libraries: provide a solid framework for knowledge acquisition, but also allow individuals the flexibility to pursue discovery in a personal manner.
Alexandre Drouin, Université Laval
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Photo description: The Quebec bridge, or Pont de Québec in French, was built in 1917 and connect Québec city and Lévis. It crosses the Saint-Laurent River. It's the second longest cantilever bridge in the world. In Québec, this bridge represents much more than a way to cross water. It's a symbol of what we were able to do with steel.
Thank you to all of those who participated in the contest!
Celebrate the Visual Experience of Steel
Students enter by submitting a photo that best pictorially celebrates the visual experience of steel. Winners will be announced on SteelDay, September 28, 2012.
Winning entries will be featured as Steel Shots on www.modernsteel.com. One grand prize winner will receive a digital photo frame and will be published in Modern Steel Construction magazine!
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