So obviously going with four letters would be much less costly if you can make the four letters work for you. Also much less space consuming if your city i dense.

To state the obvious the Robert Indiana LOVE sculpture is very iconic but is an actual word. HOPE works but is also an actual word.

There are lots of neighborhoods and communities that have for twitter purposes and marketing created a four letter acronym. While these are not words by their repeated use makes them recognizable. If the budgets on the full spelling gives you pause then this approach is a winner. And you can probably make the letter assembly taller.

NoMa in the Washington, DC area stands for North of Massachusetts Avenue.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NoMa  

Thank you,

Charles Bergen AIA LEED AP


Charles Bergen Studios




On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 4:18 PM Allison Porterfield <aaporterfield@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Sherri (and PAN Pals)! 

I just looked into this in the fall as part a graduate Applied Learning Lab course. Teams made up of half business students along with planners, architects, and students in my arts program consulted for the downtown Tempe business improvement district. Our team researched and recommended unique signage. We also spoke to Phoenix-based environmental graphics and signage firm Thinking Caps Design, who are great.

A few price points we found:

●Cleveland: $40,000 each, plus design costs
●Beale Street: $144,000 approximate cost for two arches
●Winnipeg: $120,000
●Toronto: $100,000 initially, up to $400,000 rebuild
●Brisbane: $300,000 for permanent version
●Hamilton, Canada: $300,000

The locations above should link to sources. Obviously, pricing will vary widely depending on scale, materials, lighting, pedestrian traffic, intended longevity, environmental conditions, etc. 

I can directly send you more info if you'd like. Let me know. 

Best,

Allison Porterfield
310.795.3276


On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 12:54 PM Brueggemann, Sherri <sbrueggemann@cabq.gov> wrote:

Hello PAN members.

 

Just wondering if anyone has had any experience with having these types of very large letters in the name of your city fabricated? (Kind of the Robert Indiana LOVE gone wild photo op…

Looking for some ballpark costs.

Thanks!

Sherri Brueggemann

 

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SHERRI BRUEGGEMANN

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city of albuquerque

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cabq.gov/publicart

 

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