Times Square, 'The DNA Spiral'

HER Number

10987

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Times Square, 'The DNA Spiral'

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad

Sculpture

Site Type: Specific

Sculpture

General Period

21ST CENTURY

Specific Period

21st Century 2001 to 2100

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

2000 by Charles Jencks. A 4.5m tall galvanised steel spiral representing the DNA double helix. Commissioned by the International Centre for Life.

Easting

424390

Northing

563760

Grid Reference

NZ424390563760

Sources

Art On the Riverside, Grainger Town Partnership, Arts Council England, Nexus and Newcastle City Council, Public Art in Newcastle - A Guide (booklet)