b'SAFE HANDS PROJECT1 Bloor St E, TorontoIMAGINESTANDINGon the side-walk and looking up 700 feet into the sky and thinking that this structure is impossibly high. Now imagine being on the balcony of the 75th floor and looking down and thinking I hope this building is solid.The public trusts that their buildings and bridges are safe and secure for them to use at any time. Neither wind nor snow nor loading conditions can degrade the prime directive ofengineers,architectsandbuildersfor public safety. This largely successfulnotion results in the confidence of people in their development professionals and their institutions. Ron Arad, renowned UK artist and architect, explored the interplay of artist and material while contemplating thisconcept,andimaginedwhathas become a tribute to those people and organizations who do their jobs well: the notion of Safe Hands.The sculpture located at 1 Bloor St E in Toronto was commissioned by the developer ofthat76-storeytower,GreatGulf.The commanding 88-foot-tall pair of intertwined spiresconsistsof24diametersteel pipesofvaryingwallthicknessdesigned by Torontos Blackwell Structural Engineers. The steel pipes, or bones, were fabricated by M&G Steel and provide the necessary stability and flexibility for the crushed stainless steel surface skin that was developed and applied byStreamlinerFabrication.Components werepreassembledinEtobicokeand shipped downtown for installation by Stampa Steel erectors.There were enormous challenges at every turn. This nontraditional structure had to be ADVANTAGE STEEL FALL 2019|21'