Design Requirements—

This project uses Google technologies such as the Text-to-Voice API as well as their sentiment analysis. It also has room to add certain features surrounding their natural language processing technologies in the future!

For those passing through, this installation is just a colorful display that creates a pleasant ambiance. The visual elements are all just large curves with varying amplitudes and frequencies, and they are represented through Google colors.

Since the listening areas are sparse and along the edges, people just walking by should have no problems getting to and from locations through this bridge. It was designed not to be obstructive.

For those employees that want to spend more time on the bridge, they have the option of stopping to listen to the voices and stories of the people they are directly building for—the residents of East Liberty. They can do this while looking outside the window, towards the city itself.

Lastly, since the installation is a conversational piece, it has to be experienced from both inside and outside for it to work properly. Hopefully, it can serve as a mediator for enhanced understanding on both ends.