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Visitors
to the residential and retail complex at Americana at Brand inevitably end
up fountainside, pulled in by the gravitational force of the choreographed
waters and the promise of romance.
WET
worked with Americana developer Rick Caruso—for whom WET designed the
fountain at The Grove in Los Angeles—in crafting a plaza showpiece that
fosters a vibrant sense of community for Glendale, yet at the same time
transports visitors to a secret place where abstract shapes express our
deepest passions and longings.
Located
in a landscaped park at the heart of Americana, the tandem water feature
employs over one hundred thirty jets to interpret songs by Barry White,
Judy Garland, Bobby Darin, and more. Concentric rings of agile jets in the
fountain's 80-foot diameter pool move in ways that would impress any
Broadway choreographer, and at its center a pair of fan-shaped jets evoke
an ongoing romantic drama.
At
night, the feature becomes a twinkling constellation on the plaza, perhaps
convincing any would-be sweethearts that this is the time and place to
fall in love.
The
gold-leafed statue at the center of the second pool was selected by
developer Rick Caruso in honor of Americans who fought at Normandy in
WWII. The figure, which was not designed by WET, is a replica of Donald De
Lue's 1949 Spirit of American
Youth memorial sculpture in France.
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