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Celebrating our 31st year of publication • Be sure to visit us online at www.worldfencenews.com MARCH 2015 In last month's edition, it was reported that the Chain Link Fence Manufacturers Institute (CLFMI) had awarded its 2014 Les Grube Me- morial Design Award to Michele (Mi- chael) Cetera, AIA, of New York City and the 458 Construction Company, Inc. of Staten Island for their work on the "Ghost House" project at Ran- dall's Island Park in New York City. (Randall's Island Park comprises most of an island in the East River between East Harlem, the South Bronx and As- toria, Queens.) Cetera served as both the archi- tect on the project, and, as CEO of 458 Construction Company, also per- formed the installation. He donated his services through Probono Design, Inc. as 501(c)(3) nonprofi t organiza- tion which promotes improvemens to public spaces and installations of pub- lic artwork. The Les Grube Memorial Design Award was created to highlight the versatility and functionality of chain link fencing products, and the Ghost A unique public structure fabricated from chain link There's nothing spooky about this Ghost House House certainly fi ts that bill. The Ghost House is a public sculpture commissioned for Randall's Island Park by the New York City De- partment of Parks in partnership with the Bronx Museum of the Arts. The concept for Ghost House originates with artist Wilfred Kant Smith's "Fences Furniture" public sculptures, a series of historically-in- spired furniture constructed entirely of chain link fence. A bench for a pub- lic area made of chain link materials is just one example. According to the artist, the sculpture subtly suggests ar- chitect Frank Ghery's innovative use of chain link fence in his early Santa Monica home. The title Ghost House recalls architect Philip Johnson's structure of the same name in New Canaan, Conn. Ghost House expands the furni- ture concept to delineate the entire home, inspired by the many baseball backstops in Randall's Island Park. The sculpture uses chain link ma- terials to create a delicate three-di- mensional "drawing" of a house exe- cuted in woven steel wire and pipe. Ghost House has a footprint of 18 by 24 feet, and stands 16 feet in height. Industry guidelines were fol- lowed in the design and detailing of the structure, using standard chain link fence fabric, pipe, and fi ttings. Story and photos continue on page 10 The "Ghost House," pictured at left with the Robert F. Kennedy Triborough Bridge in the background, is constructed entire- ly from chain link materials donated by Eastern Wholesale Fence Co., Inc. It has a footprint of 18 by 24 feet, and stands 16 feet in height. Industry guidelines were followed in the design and detailing of the structure, using standard chain link fence fabric, pipe and fi ttings. The concept for Ghost House originates with artist Wilfred Kant Smith's "Fences Furniture" public sculptures, a series of historically-inspired furniture constructed entirely of chain link fence. continued on page 10