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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/ROO_Echelman_PhotoChristinaLazarSchuler_4249_YYMGJH.jpg/250px-ROO_Echelman_PhotoChristinaLazarSchuler_4249_YYMGJH.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/ROO_Echelman_PhotoChristinaLazarSchuler_4249_YYMGJH.jpg/375px-ROO_Echelman_PhotoChristinaLazarSchuler_4249_YYMGJH.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/ROO_Echelman_PhotoChristinaLazarSchuler_4249_YYMGJH.jpg/500px-ROO_Echelman_PhotoChristinaLazarSchuler_4249_YYMGJH.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="713" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Artist</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Janet_Echelman" title="Janet Echelman">Janet Echelman</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Year</th><td class="infobox-data">2009–2010</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data category">Tenara brand <a href="/wiki/PTFE_fiber" title="PTFE fiber">PTFE fiber</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Olympic_Oval" title="Richmond Olympic Oval">Richmond Olympic Oval</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richmond,_British_Columbia" title="Richmond, British Columbia">Richmond</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Water Sky Garden</b> is a sculptural environment designed by artist <a href="/wiki/Janet_Echelman" title="Janet Echelman">Janet Echelman</a>. The garden is located outside the <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Olympic_Oval" title="Richmond Olympic Oval">Richmond Olympic Oval</a>, an official venue for the <a href="/wiki/2010_Vancouver_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 Vancouver Olympics">2010 Vancouver Olympic Games</a>. The installation consists of a wetland treatment <a href="/wiki/Pond" title="Pond">pond</a>, 300 ft. <a href="/wiki/Boardwalk" title="Boardwalk">boardwalk</a>, two 52 ft. pedestrian <a href="/wiki/Bridge" title="Bridge">bridges</a>, two net <a href="/wiki/Sculpture" title="Sculpture">sculptures</a>, and a <a href="/wiki/Fountain" title="Fountain">fountain</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design">Design</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Water_Sky_Garden&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ROO_Echelman_PhotoPeterVanderwarker_4238_YYMGJH.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/ROO_Echelman_PhotoPeterVanderwarker_4238_YYMGJH.jpg/262px-ROO_Echelman_PhotoPeterVanderwarker_4238_YYMGJH.jpg" decoding="async" width="262" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/ROO_Echelman_PhotoPeterVanderwarker_4238_YYMGJH.jpg/393px-ROO_Echelman_PhotoPeterVanderwarker_4238_YYMGJH.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/ROO_Echelman_PhotoPeterVanderwarker_4238_YYMGJH.jpg/524px-ROO_Echelman_PhotoPeterVanderwarker_4238_YYMGJH.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683" /></a><figcaption>Water Sky Garden, Vancouver</figcaption></figure> <p>The boardwalk and "sky lanterns" were inspired by Richmond's cultural communities. Richmond's <a href="/wiki/Immigrant" class="mw-redirect" title="Immigrant">immigrant</a> population is the highest of any city in Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-population_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-population-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> More than half of these immigrants are of Asian descent.<sup id="cite_ref-Asian_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Asian-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The boardwalk was designed to resemble the choreography of the <a href="/wiki/Dragon_dance" title="Dragon dance">Dragon Dance</a>, a performance frequently used in Chinese festivals. The <a href="/wiki/Nitobe_Memorial_Garden" title="Nitobe Memorial Garden">Nitobe Memorial Garden</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dr._Sun_Yat-Sen_Classical_Chinese_Garden" title="Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden">Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden</a>, both in Vancouver, were important inspirations for paths, ponds and framing of the garden's landscape.<sup id="cite_ref-FormandFunction_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FormandFunction-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The boardwalk was designed to encourage people to linger and view the </p><p>garden. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ROO_Echelman_PhotoChristinaLazarSchuler_12_YYMGJH.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/ROO_Echelman_PhotoChristinaLazarSchuler_12_YYMGJH.png/264px-ROO_Echelman_PhotoChristinaLazarSchuler_12_YYMGJH.png" decoding="async" width="264" height="373" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/ROO_Echelman_PhotoChristinaLazarSchuler_12_YYMGJH.png/396px-ROO_Echelman_PhotoChristinaLazarSchuler_12_YYMGJH.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/ROO_Echelman_PhotoChristinaLazarSchuler_12_YYMGJH.png/527px-ROO_Echelman_PhotoChristinaLazarSchuler_12_YYMGJH.png 2x" data-file-width="543" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Water Sky Garden from underneath</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ROO_Echelman_PhotoPeterVanderwarker_0413_YYM.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/ROO_Echelman_PhotoPeterVanderwarker_0413_YYM.png/220px-ROO_Echelman_PhotoPeterVanderwarker_0413_YYM.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/ROO_Echelman_PhotoPeterVanderwarker_0413_YYM.png/330px-ROO_Echelman_PhotoPeterVanderwarker_0413_YYM.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/ROO_Echelman_PhotoPeterVanderwarker_0413_YYM.png/440px-ROO_Echelman_PhotoPeterVanderwarker_0413_YYM.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683" /></a><figcaption>Top Detail of Water Sky Garden</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Snowywaterskygarden.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Snowywaterskygarden.jpg/220px-Snowywaterskygarden.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Snowywaterskygarden.jpg/330px-Snowywaterskygarden.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Snowywaterskygarden.jpg/440px-Snowywaterskygarden.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Snowy day at Water Sky Garden</figcaption></figure> <p>The pond collects rainwater from the Oval's roof and surrounding landscape. It is then purified and re-circulated to be used to <a href="/wiki/Irrigate" class="mw-redirect" title="Irrigate">irrigate</a> the plants in the surrounding space, provide clean water for the Oval, and empty into the adjacent <a href="/wiki/Fraser_river" class="mw-redirect" title="Fraser river">Fraser River</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FormandFunction_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FormandFunction-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Aeration for the pond is provided by a fountain on the South side of the garden. </p><p>The "sky lanterns" are made of ultraviolet-resistant <a href="/wiki/PTFE_fiber" title="PTFE fiber">PTFE fiber</a> nets, supported by painted galvanized steel rings. At night, the lanterns are lit with submerged lights, and the boardwalk is lit with <a href="/wiki/LED" class="mw-redirect" title="LED">LED</a> spotlights. The eastern lantern is 75 ft. at its largest <a href="/wiki/Diameter" title="Diameter">diameter</a>, and the netting is 25 ft. deep. The northern lantern is 52 ft. at its largest diameter. Its net is 25 ft. deep with a 14 ft. tail that descends to the pond below. The garden was designed so that participants can both look at and look through the netted sculptures without obstructing the view of the Oval building or the surrounding garden area. </p><p>The initial design process began with the creation of a three-dimensional computer model created using custom software. Those forms were then translated into <a href="/wiki/CAD_software" class="mw-redirect" title="CAD software">CAD software</a> in order to define the geometry and surfaces of the sculpture. These digital structures were then exported to a gravity and wind simulator in order to determine the necessary twine tenacity to withstand strong winds. 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