earlier this summer designboom wrote a story on danish artist olafur eliasson’s installation ‘your rainbow panorama’, a large scale walkway to be set atop the ARoS århus kunstmuseum. with construction underway, here’s just a quick update on how the building process of the work is going. ‘your rainbow panorama’ is set for completion by the end of this year.

olafur eliasson: your rainbow panorama update individual platforms waiting to be pieced together to form the circular walkway

 

 

elisasson’s large rooftop walkway measures 52 metres in diameter and is constructed from a color spectrum of glass which runs around its entire perimeter. when complete, ‘your rainbow panorama’ will measure a distance of 150 m, providing visitors to the ARoS århus kunstmuseum a 360º view of  the city of århus, denmark.

olafur eliasson your rainbow panorama the pathway is made from a weight-bearing steel construction which sits beneath the terrace deck photo by matthais kallage

olafur eliasson your rainbow panorama formation of the pathway photo by matthais kallage

olafur eliasson your rainbow panorama photo by ole hein pedersen

olafur eliasson your rainbow panorama pieces of glass which will make up the colorful spectrum photo by karl-heinz bayer

olafur eliasson your rainbow panorama photo by karl-heinz bayer

olafur eliasson your rainbow panorama example of one section

olafur eliasson your rainbow panorama model