Building 180’s 2018 Year in Review

A Whale of a Year!

Thanks for coming along for the ride! Building 180 celebrated many milestones in 2018; below are some highlights. We look forward to creating with you in 2019!

We closed out 2018 with our monumental #BigBlueWhale installation, informally called Ethyl, on Crissy Field in San Francisco, CA. 5 months in the making, Building 180 with artists Joel Dean Stockdill and Yustina Salkinova--commissioned by the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Hub Strategy and Communications with support from The National Parks Service and Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy--turned a warehouse into a recycling center and set out to turn over 5,000 lbs of plastic into art! Every nine minutes the weight of a blue whale (that's 300,000 lbs!) is dumped into our oceans. Learn more about the project in the award-winning documentary below.

Every Nine Minutes

Sculptures on the Strip!

We brought two amazing sculptures to the Las Vegas Strip at Fashion Mall Plaza.

Heartfullness II (below) by Katy Boynton, which was dedicated to the 2017 Las Vegas shooting victims. The heart is a testament to the city's resilience and ability to heal after tragedy.
InSpire (below) by HYBYCOZO. Artists Serge Beaulieu and Yelena Filipchuk create artworks that investigate geometry through light, shadow, and perception.

Heartfullness II by Katy Boynton

InSpire by HYBYCOZO

Interior Design, Styling + Curation!

Building 180 curated several interiors in 2018, including:

Twitch (an Amazon subsidiary), San Francisco: Twitch's brand new HQ in San Francisco spans 9 stories. Building 180 styled and curated over 100 rooms in the office including their main lobby with 3 large installations. The full video footage of the renovation is below.
Alpine Investors, San Francisco: Building 180 brought this space to life by adding our unique touch.
Atlassian, San Francisco: The office's 3-story staircase was the canvas for artists Strider Patton and Knits For Life, curated by Building 180

Rope wall by Lish Dawn

Building 180's Collaboration with Twitch | Inside SF's HQ

Collaborative mural and string art piece by artists Strider Patton and Knits For Life

Agapolis + Building 180 Artist in Residency!

Building 180 co-created a new artist in residency program embedded in a purpose-driven community, situated on 22 acres in Portola Valley, CA. In 2018 we welcomed 8 artists over the course of 2 6-week programs:

The spring and fall programs each culminated in an end of residency showcase. Applications for the Spring 2019 program will open at the end of March. Keep your eye on our page here for updates.