Blue Carpet
Fact Sheet
Title
Blue Carpet
Artist
Thomas Heatherwick Studio
Commissioner
Newcastle City Council
Commenced
1996
Completed
2001
Location
New Bridge Street, Newcastle City Centre
Dimensions/Scope
2500 sq m (whole square), 1,500 sq m (area of blue carpet)
Materials
Resin, glass, steel, wood, bronze, fibre optic, concrete, trees
Total Project Budget
£ 1.2m
Funding Sources
Newcastle City Council
National Lottery via the Arts Council of England
Department of the Environment
European Regional Development Fund
Northern Arts and private sector
Summary Artist's Brief
To create a new public square in Newcastle City Centre which will be a distinctive public open space, attractive and vibrant, enjoyable and memorable, of exceptionally high design and in keeping with the surrounding buildings.
Project Manager
Nader Mokhtari, Service Development Manager, Newcastle City Council
Other Professionals
City Engineering Services, Newcastle City Council (highway design)
City Design, Newcastle City Council (landscape architecture)
Planning and Transport, Newcastle City Council (traffic management/transport issues)
Tyne and Wear Museum Service (Laing Art Gallery)
Alastair Snow, Art Consultant (competition process/design development phase)
Ron Packman, Packman Lucas (structural consultant)
Sheffield Hallam University (materials research)
Contractors
Cityworks, Newcastle City Council (site preparation and installation)
Resin Building Products
Pitchmastic
Pallam Precast
Janes Ltd
McNulty Boats Ltd
Contact for Further Information
Nader Mokhtari, Service Development Manager.
Newcastle City Council, Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 8PD.
Tel. No. 0191 211 6035
Paul Rubenstein,
Head of Arts and Culture, Newcastle City Council, address as above.
Tel. No. 0191 232 8520
