Documented artwork / suspended glass installation
Glasshouse Sculpture
Credit as documented: Dale Chihuly
Dale Chihuly's suspended Glasshouse sculpture extends one hundred feet through the conservatory-like centerpiece of Chihuly Garden and Glass. Hundreds of hand-blown forms create a composition in red, yellow and orange. Chihuly worked closely with the project architect to develop a building suited to the work, drawing on his longstanding interest in conservatories. The exhibition's account places installation in March 2012 and its public opening on May 21 that year.
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At a glance
- Year / version
- 2012 (installation began March; exhibition opened May 21)
- Materials
- hand-blown glass
- Documented setting
- indoor
- Dimensions
- Sculpture 100 ft long; building's 40-ft height and 4,500-sq-ft area are architectural context, not artwork dimensions.
- Dimensions apply to
- Documented object or named component scope only; no relocation/engineering specification. Source disagreements and architectural measurements remain explicitly qualified.
- Availability
- Unconfirmed
Places & versions
Installation history
Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.
2012 (installation began March; exhibition opened May 21)
Glasshouse, Chihuly Garden and Glass, Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington
- Site
- Glasshouse, Chihuly Garden and Glass, Seattle Center
- City
- Seattle
- State / region
- WA
- Country
- United States (inferred; not independently confirmed)
- Address
- 305 Harrison St
Installation details checked 2026-10-17.
Materials and construction
The sculpture is suspended within a glass-and-steel building forty feet tall and occupying 4,500 square feet. Those measurements belong to the architectural enclosure. The work's published length is one hundred feet; the venue does not give a complete object envelope or structural loading specification.
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Sources
- www.chihulygardenandglass.com ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17
- www.chihulygardenandglass.com ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17