Sculpture called The Pearl is rising at RiversEdge

RiversEdge along the Downtown Southbank is preparing to add an aluminum and stainless steel sculpture called The Pearl.

The city issued a permit Friday for the sculpture at 1915 RiversEdge Blvd., along St. Johns River frontage at the 34-acre residential, retail, office, hotel, park and marina development.

The architect is Marc Fornes, who leads TheVeryMany, a New York City-based studio that says it specializes in large-scale, site-specific structures “that unify skin, support, form, and experience into a single system.”

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